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Santa Maria farms laying off 878 workers

Written on 6 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By John Lindt, publisher of Sierra2theSea Some strawberry fields are not forever. El Dorado Berry Farms, a family owned and operated farming company which has grown its own strawberries and raspberries in California for more than eight years, permanently closed... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man hires cop for contract killing

Written on 6 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Los Osos man was arrested Thursday evening after he allegedly paid an undercover officer to kill a business associate with whom he had a falling out. Anthony Gene Stevens, 52, is charged with solicitation to commit murder. Stevens owns... (Continue reading)

SLO father and son arrested for fatal stabbing

Written on 5 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A father-son duo from San Luis Obispo were arrested this week for the December 2014 murder of a 14-year-old boy in Northern California. The teen was stabbed in Eureka and left bleeding for more than eight hours before he died... (Continue reading)

Higginbotham out, Waage in Pismo mayoral race

Written on 5 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Pismo Beach Mayor Shelly Higginbotham has said she will not seek reelection in November, and Councilman Ed Waage has announced he is running for the mayoral seat. Higginbotham has served as mayor for three two-year terms and was previously a... (Continue reading)

Hundreds descend on SLO to protest Phillips 66 rail spur

Written on 5 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Opponents of Phillips 66’s proposed rail spur came from across California Thursday to protest the project as it appeared before the San Luis Obispo County Planing Commission. An estimated total of more than 500 people showed up to the first... (Continue reading)

5 officials in Texas city arrested for corruption

Written on 5 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

All but one top official in Crystal City, Texas was arrested Thursday under a federal indictment that accuses them of taking bribes and having city employees perform work at an illegal gambling facility, according to an announcement by United States... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police investigating suspected teen suicide

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Paso Robles Police responded to a 911 call Wednesday at a home on the 1100 block of Linda Circle and discovered a 12-year-old girl who had apparently committed suicide. Shortly before 8 p.m., along with officers, Paso Robles Department of... (Continue reading)

Judge John Trice accepts disciplinary action

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge John Trice admitted to misconduct and accepted public censure, according to a Feb. 4 California Commission on Judicial Performance decision and order. Of the six types of disciplinary actions available, public... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar to redraw its inner boundaries

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Lucia Mar school board voted Tuesday in favor of redrawing the district’s internal boundaries based on population. [Tribune] Lucia Mar has seven trustees on its school board. The trustees represent four areas, each having one to three representatives. Area... (Continue reading)

North County thieves caught after alarm goes off

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A car alarm awoke a sleeping resident early Wednesday morning and led to the capture of two thieves, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. Around 3:40 a.m., a resident in the 900 block of St. Ann Drive went outside... (Continue reading)