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Updating Morro Bay parks commissioner story: clarification

Written on 22 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

In a Feb. 23 story about former Morro Bay parks commissioner Aaron Ochs and a robo-call regarding his online activity, CalCoastNews erred when it wrote that Ochs was considering getting a gun. To clarify Ochs’ statement, he said it was... (Continue reading)

Will Lois Capps’ daughter run for Congress?

Written on 22 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

Democratic Rep. Lois Capps’ daughter and son-in-law have given up their bicoastal life to settle fulltime in Santa Barbara fueling speculation the Laura Capps plans to run for her mother’s 24th District seat in 2016. Rumors have been circulating for... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach pays $1 million to reduce pension liability

Written on 22 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Pismo Beach City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a $1 million payment to reduce the city’s unfunded pension liability costs. Currently, the city has an unfunded pension liability of $13.6 million. This includes $6.3 million in the safety... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit claims wines contain dangerous arsenic levels

Written on 21 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Lawsuit filed Thursday against more than two-dozen wineries claims they are producing low-cost wines that contain dangerously, high levels of arsenic, according to the lawsuit filed in Los Angele Superior Court. The suit claims dozens of wineries are violating... (Continue reading)

SLO settles lawsuit over convicted cop

Written on 21 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo has settled a lawsuit filed by two confidential informants of a former police officer who was convicted of extortion. FBI agents arrested Cory Pierce in Feb. 2013 after an undercover investigation revealed that the... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria teacher pleads no contest to sex with student

Written on 20 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A former teacher and girls’ basketball coach at Santa Maria’s Pioneer Valley High School pleaded no contest on Thursday to three felony charges pertaining to a sexual relationship he had with a 16-year-old student. [KSBY] Prosecutors accused Hook of engaging... (Continue reading)

Alleged sexual assault near SLO

Written on 20 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s office received a report Monday afternoon that a sexual assault occurred near San Luis Obispo. A mandatory reporter said the sexual assault occurred on a property in the 1400 block of O’Connor Way, according... (Continue reading)

Hundreds of California sea lions starving

Written on 20 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Along Central Coast beaches, more than 500 dead or starving sea lions have washed up on the shore this year. Typically, there would be about 10 stranded pups by this time of the year. [KSBY] People and agencies are dropping... (Continue reading)

Dan Carpenter announces bid for SLO County supervisor seat

Written on 20 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

San Luis Obispo Councilman Dan Carpenter announced Friday his candidacy for the San Luis Obispo County supervisor seat currently held by Adam Hill. Earlier this week, Carpenter filed papers required to start campaigning. Carpenter joins former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie... (Continue reading)

SLO Sex offender rips off bracelet, but caught

Written on 19 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A San Luis Obispo sex offender ripped off his ankle bracelet on Wednesday, but did not evade parole agents for long. Avril Leroy King, 40, served a six-year prison sentence for a violent sexual assault he committed in San Luis... (Continue reading)