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California fielding hundreds of illegal marijuana business complaints

Written on 17 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The state of California has received 304 complaints in recent weeks about alleged violations of marijuana regulations, many of which have come from newly licensed pot businesses who say illicit cannabis operations are cutting into their market share. [LA Times]... (Continue reading)

California seeking to fine employers for complying with ICE

Written on 15 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 14 comments

In the aftermath of the passage of legislation aimed at limiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in California, the state has released rules employers must follow or risk fines of up to $10,000 per offense. The Immigrant Worker Protection Act... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s $9.95 million settlement in Los Osos sewer lawsuit

Written on 14 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo County has agreed to pay $9.95 million to a Los Osos Wastewater Project contractor who filed a law suit demanding payment for uncompensated construction work. The settlement agreement is slated to go before the SLO County Board... (Continue reading)

Best-selling SLO author accused of sexual harassment

Written on 13 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 14 comments

  Jay Asher Amid a wave of swirling sexual harassment controversies gaining attention as part of the Me Too movement, best-selling author Jay Asher, a resident of San Luis Obispo, was ousted from a prominent writers’ organization. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College in deficit spending, union pushing raises

Written on 11 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 24 comments

While the Cuesta College Board of Trustees is looking at strategies to offset a $551,000 budget deficit, the faculty union is pushing for higher pay. [Cal Coast Times] Lower enrollment coupled with increased unfunded pension liabilities have led to the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police chief tussles with YouTuber

Written on 9 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 38 comments

During a dispute on Tuesday between Morro Bay police and a YouTuber who films officers, Police Chief Greg Allen and another officer physically took the cameraman to the ground after he refused to provide identification, video shows. Footage of the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly Democrats join in on allegations of racism

Written on 9 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 25 comments

After student activists and local media teed off on a conservative political commentator invited to participate in a panel discussion on fake news, Cal Poly’s College Democrats announced they are pulling out of the event. A couple of the panelists... (Continue reading)

Fraudulent Facebook and Twitter scheme lands Montecito man in jail

Written on 8 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

FBI agents arrested a Montecito resident on Wednesday for allegedly running several fraudulent investment schemes, one related to Facebook and Twitter stock. [Cal Coast Times] Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos, 71, operated two Santa Barbara investment services firms – Prima Capital and... (Continue reading)

Oil drilling referendum rejected by SLO County

Written on 7 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday not to support a Surfrider Foundation’s resolution against offshore oil because it appeared redundant, unverified and without teeth. On Monday at about 4:30 p.m., a member of the Surfrider Foundation,... (Continue reading)

Large mixed-use development proposed for SLO

Written on 7 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 9 comments

With two major housing developments currently in the works in San Luis Obispo, plans for a new high-density residential development with compact living quarters are expected to go before the city’s Architectural Review Commission next week. Initial plans call for... (Continue reading)