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Terrorist sentenced to an extra 20 years for attacking prison warden

Written on 14 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man who was already serving a 25-year sentence for providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization was sentenced Monday to serve an additional 20-year prison term for trying to kill the warden of the federal prison where he... (Continue reading)

Hearst Castle’s Neptune Pool filling with water

Written on 14 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The iconic 345,000-gallon Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle is getting filled with water again after sitting empty for the better part of five years because of leaks and the California drought. [Cal Coast Times] Several years ago, workers determined the... (Continue reading)

Rent control measure is California’s costliest initiative battle

Written on 13 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The campaign for and against an initiative that would allow cities and counties to adopt rent control ordinances has emerged as the biggest fundraising battle over a 2018 California ballot measure pitting a large healthcare foundation against the real estate... (Continue reading)

Recreational marijuana now on sale at second Grover Beach shop

Written on 13 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Both marijuana stores currently operating in Grover Beach are now selling pot to any customer who is 21 or older and has a valid identification. [Cal Coast Times] Last month, Natural Healing Center became the first business in the county... (Continue reading)

Citizens seek action from the IWMA board, video

Written on 12 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Before the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to place the agency’s manager on paid administrative leave because of criminal allegations of misuse of public funds,members of the public asked them to take... (Continue reading)

Police investigating string of burglaries in Pismo Beach

Written on 12 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Pismo Beach police are investigation if a recent string of burglaries are connected. During a four day span last week, burglars broke into three homes. [Cal Coast Times] On Monday evening, a thief or thieves forced their way into a... (Continue reading)

Coleen Kubel throws her hat into the Arroyo Grande Council race

Written on 11 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

On the last day to officially join the Arroyo Grande Council City race, Coleen Kubel filed nomination papers and joined four other candidates vying for two seats. [Cal Coast Times] A member of the Arroyo Grande Architectural Review Committee, Kubel... (Continue reading)

Billionaire drops plan to split California into three states

Written on 10 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Following a decision by the California Supreme Court to remove or postpone an initiative on dividing the state in three, the Silicon Valley billionaire behind the measure is giving up his effort to split up California. [Cal Coast Times] Tim... (Continue reading)

Two people contracted the flu from pigs at the Mid-State Fair

Written on 10 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced Thursday tests have confirmed that two people caught influenza viruses from contact with pigs at the California Mid-State Fair. [Cal Coast Times] Both patients had extended contact with pigs at the... (Continue reading)

Is Abel Maldonado’s pot or hemp grow legal?

Written on 10 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Republican politician and former Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado has entered the Central Coast marijuana cultivation business, and he now claims to be growing hemp in San Luis Obispo County as well. [New Times] SLO County officials are probing Maldonado’s purported... (Continue reading)