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Deal made with Real Property Lenders Jarmin and Jordan

Written on 18 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Two days after the trial of Real Property Lenders of Paso Robles principals Rod Jarmin and Tammy Jordan began, a plea agreement was reached. A plea agreement the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s office is attempting to have reversed. In... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College closes small pool because of leaks

Written on 17 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Cuesta College announced Wednesday it is closing its small 60,000 gallon pool to make emergency safety repairs to the pool lining. The small pool will be closed indefinitely, Cuesta College officials said in a press release. The unplanned repairs have... (Continue reading)

House catches fire near Cal Poly

Written on 17 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out Monday evening at a home one block away from the entrance to Cal Poly. San Luis Obispo firefighters and Cal Fire responded to and extinguished the house fire at the corner of Slack Street and Graves... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay hires department head in closed process

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

Morro Bay City Manager Dave Buckingham hired a new deputy city manager without any public advertising of the position, forgoing the usual process of allowing multiple people to apply. Buckingham said he pursued Sam Taylor, the former assistant city administrator... (Continue reading)

Are California’s concealed carry requirements too strict?

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 53 comments

A federal appeals court in San Francisco is hearing arguments Tuesday on whether California’s restrictions on concealed carry permits can stand the test of the Second Amendment. [Wall Street Journal] In California, applicants who wish to carry concealed handguns in... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 76 acres near SLO County line

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A grassfire has spread across at least 76 acres of northwestern Kern County. The fire started at 3:46 p.m. Monday, according to Cal Fire. The blaze is situated in the Cottonwood Pass area near Highway 41 and close to the... (Continue reading)

Crash victims escape SLO cemetery alive

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A pickup truck left the road, drove through a fence and into San Luis Cemetery Monday evening. [KSBY] The driver and passenger sustained just minor injuries in the crash. An ambulance responded to the scene and medical personnel treated the... (Continue reading)

Spanish TV station vandalized in Santa Maria

Written on 15 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An attack on Spanish-language television station KPMR has left the Santa Maria Univision affiliate with broken windows and damaged vehicles and satellite dishes. [KEYT] The vandalism occurred overnight, and KPMR employees discovered it Monday morning. The vandal or vandals attempted... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly scraps plan to build on farmland

Written on 15 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Following public outcry, Cal Poly announced it has dropped a plan to develop farmland that agriculture students use as classrooms. As part of the university’s master plan update, Cal Poly officials were considering building housing, hotels and a convention center... (Continue reading)

Panga delivers at least $18 million of pot to Big Sur

Written on 15 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A panga boat with approximately $18 million worth of marijuana popped up in Big Sur Friday, prompting Monterey County investigators to track down four suspects who were traveling in San Luis Obispo County. [Mercury News] The Monterey County Sheriff’s narcotics... (Continue reading)