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Maldonado meets with Trump over ag secretary job

Written on 29 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing Santa Maria farmer and former California lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado as the United States secretary of agriculture. Trump met with Maldonado on Wednesday at the president-elect’s Mar-A-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida. Another... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash near Arroyo Grande identified

Written on 28 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash near Arroyo Grande on Christmas Day as Fabian Hernandez-Americano, 27, of Santa Maria. Shortly before 4 p.m., Hernandez-Americano was traveling with three other motorcyclists on Los Berros Road when... (Continue reading)

Animal Services sends Grover Beach dog case to DA’s office

Written on 28 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo County Animal Services has competed its investigation into the deadly Grover Beach dog attack and has submitted the case to the District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors are expected to announce later this week whether they will file charges.... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach drops its pot business ban

Written on 28 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Pismo Beach’s urgency ban on most marijuana business activity will expire on Friday, following a city council vote Tuesday. Last month, despite stiff opposition from Councilman Erik Howell, the Pismo Beach Council adopted an urgency ordinance prohibiting outdoor cultivation, manufacturing,... (Continue reading)

SLO High arson damage climbs to about $2 million

Written on 28 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The computer lab fire that three former San Luis Obispo High School students allegedly set caused more than $1.8 million worth of damage, according to several estimates. Police have now arrested each of the defendants twice, and one of the... (Continue reading)

Two die in plane crash near Fresno

Written on 27 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A small experimental aircraft barely made it off a northwest Fresno runway Monday afternoon before crashing, snapping in half and landing partially submerged in the San Joaquin River. Both people on board died. [KFSN] The single-engine Express S-90 plane took... (Continue reading)

California to work with foreign countries on climate change policy

Written on 27 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

California Gov. Jerry Brown and leaders in the state Legislature are vowing to go around the incoming Trump administration and work directly with other nations and states in order to defend and strengthen California’s climate change policies. [New York Times]... (Continue reading)

SLO YMCA trying to keep out sex offenders

Written on 27 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The San Luis Obispo County YMCA is attempting to prevent sex offenders from accessing its gym. [KSBY] Starting in 2017, the YMCA will conduct background checks on all members and applicants. The local YMCA will use the National Sex Offender... (Continue reading)

California’s new laws for 2017

Written on 26 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The New Year is right around the corner and with it comes new laws about hands-free cell phones, minimum wage, drinking alcohol at beauty shops and many other issues. Here are some of the laws that will likely impact California... (Continue reading)

Monning, Cunningham push for water board loan to Paso Robles

Written on 26 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Correction: The recycled water is intended to go to the agricultural community, not to an agricultural facility. In a display of bipartisanship, Central Coast representatives Democratic State Senator Bill Monning and Republican Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham are asking the State Water... (Continue reading)