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California cuts $170 million from pension costs

Written on 19 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

California is slated to save $170 million in pension fund payments mostly because new union contracts shift some of the costs to state worker. [MercuryNews] New agreements with unions have boosted employee contributions by anywhere from two percent to five... (Continue reading)

Measles in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 18 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health department reported on Tuesday that measles has been confirmed in a resident who recently returned from a trip to France, a country which has battled a measles epidemic during the past two years.... (Continue reading)

SLO voters to decide on binding arbitration

Written on 18 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council voted Tuesday in favor of a mail in election on binding arbitration and a charter that requires voter approval to make changes in retirement benefits. Facing a $4.4 million shortfall in the 2011-2012 fiscal year,... (Continue reading)

Nipomo woman arrested for tax and loan fraud

Written on 17 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Nipomo woman was arrested Monday on charges she orchestrated a tax scheme involving stolen identities, as well as a loan fraud scheme in which she allegedly submitted false income tax returns that overstated her income in an effort to... (Continue reading)

Maria terminates Arnold after learning of love child

Written on 17 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Former California First Lady Maria Shriver left her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger last January after the former governor admitted fathering a child more than a decade ago with a longtime member of their household staff. [LA Times] Shriver moved out of... (Continue reading)

Third student rape reported to Cal Poly

Written on 16 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 18 comments

A third woman in a matter of days reported she was raped, in a trio of unrelated cases alarming the Cal Poly community. The University Police Department said a woman reported she was raped in her room at the school’s Poly... (Continue reading)

SLO police union’s binding arbitration challenge denied

Written on 16 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo Police Officers’ Association’s request for a temporary restraining order against the city in order to stop the public from voting on binding arbitration and a charter that requires voter approval to make changes in retirement benefits was... (Continue reading)

Teacher pink slips out of sync with budget impasse

Written on 16 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Dozens of San Luis Obispo County teachers received final layoff notices last week in compliance with the state-imposed deadline of May 15, even though school districts are still in the dark about their financial status for the coming school year.... (Continue reading)

Prison union battles staff searches

Written on 15 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Random staff searches that are part of an effort to curb the smuggling of cell phones into state prisons are drawing objections from the powerful union representing correctional officers. [CaliforniaWatch] Union officials contend the monthly searches of all employees are... (Continue reading)

Plane crash at Oceano Airport

Written on 14 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A single engine aircraft crashed at the Oceano airport at about 11 a.m. today, said San Luis Obispo Sheriff department officials. The small plane crashed as it was landing on the runway. Rescue personnel were not called and no one... (Continue reading)