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Bradley woman pleads no contest in North County arson case

Written on 15 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Bradley woman who reportedly admitted to starting several fires in North County last year pleaded no contest to two charges on Monday. [Tribune] Debra Kay Collins is facing up to six years in prison after pleading no contest to... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors reject rail spur project

Written on 14 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to shoot down Phillips 66’s Nipomo rail spur project. The vote brought an end to a long series of county hearings, but the dispute over the project may continue to... (Continue reading)

Bill calls for eliminating state income tax for California teachers

Written on 14 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

In response to a statewide teacher shortage, a pair of California senators have introduced a bill that would exempt educators from paying state income tax after five years on the job. [Sac Bee] California is struggling to recruit and retain... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors begin hearings on Phillips 66 rail spur

Written on 14 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Dozens of people protested Philips 66’s planned Nipomo rail spur both inside and outside of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors chambers on Monday. This week, the board of supervisors is holding a series of appeal hearings in... (Continue reading)

California Democrats call for boosting financial aid to students

Written on 13 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Democratic California lawmakers unveiled a plan Monday that would create the nation’s most generous college aid system, covering living expenses as well as tuition. [LA Times] The new program would cost an estimated $1.6 billion a year when fully implemented.... (Continue reading)

Special election on SLO rental inspections still looms

Written on 13 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Though the San Luis Obispo City Council is currently in the process of repealing the city’s controversial rental inspection ordinance, it appears the council must soon choose between adopting an alternative ordinance pushed by opponents of the inspection program and... (Continue reading)

Video shows Cal Poly police pinning man during disputed arrest

Written on 13 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

Many Cal Poly students are enraged over footage showing university police pinning a 21-year-old man to the ground outside a San Luis Obispo liquor store. Friends of the suspect allege an undercover officer placed him in a chokehold and tackled... (Continue reading)

PG&E announces electricity rate increases

Written on 12 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Pacific Gas and Electric raised rates on March 1 and has changed the way it charges customers. The changes will positively impact those in warmer areas of the Central Coast while increasing the bills of those in moderate climates. On... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for felony DUI crash in San Luis Obispo

Written on 12 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 27-year-old man Saturday morning on a felony DUI charge following a crash in San Luis Obispo that injured four people. At 1:29 a.m., Nicholas Adam Hembree was driving eastbound on Monterey Street when... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly kidnapped Pismo Beach officer

Written on 11 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

While running away from a Pismo Beach police officer, a man allegedly yanked the policeman inside a vehicle and then drove off with cop inside the car, according to documents filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. [Tribune] On... (Continue reading)