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Woman drowns in ocean off Big Sur

Written on 30 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 20-year-old woman drowned Friday after slipping off a Big Sur cliff and falling into the ocean. At around 2:30 p.m., Medina Faraz of Union City was hiking in the area of McWay Falls, near Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara doctor convicted of drug trafficking

Written on 29 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Santa Barbara-area physician who wrote numerous prescriptions for powerful painkillers, such as OxyContin, for “patients” – many of whom were drug addicts, and some of whom died from drug overdoses – was convicted Friday of 79 drug trafficking charges,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Harbor District manager leaving

Written on 29 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Port San Luis Harbor District Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Thursday not to renew harbor manager Steve McGrath’s contract. His contract expires Nov. 30. [Tribune] After 10 years with the district, three fisherman board members voted against renewing... (Continue reading)

Another SLO finance boss departing

Written on 28 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Wayne Padilla, director of finance and information technology for the city of San Luis Obispo, has resigned his post. Padilla told CalCoastNews Friday he will be leaving Sept. 15 to take a job in Fresno in the private sector. Padilla... (Continue reading)

California bill calls for restrictions on releasing illegal immigrants

Written on 28 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

As a response to the killing of Cal Poly grad Kathryn Steinle, Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill restricting transfers of illegal immigrants from federal to local custody. [LA Times] SB 57, authored by senators Bob Huff and Shannon Runner,... (Continue reading)

Manson follower again eligible for parole from CMC

Written on 28 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Prison officials have again found Manson family member Bruce Davis eligible for parole from the California Men’s Colony. Davis, 72, has been serving life sentences for two 1969 murders, as well as conspiracy to commit murder. He was not directly... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay councilman requests time off

Written on 28 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Morro Bay Councilman Matt Makowetski is requesting up to 90 days off as he battles what he describes as a “very persistent eye infection.” In a letter to Mayor Jamie Irons, Makowetski said he has been battling the eye infection... (Continue reading)

Husband of Lompoc daycare provider arrested for sexual molestation

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Lompoc police arrested the husband of a daycare provider on child molestation charges, which include alleged sexual intercourse with a child 10-years-old or younger on Tuesday. [KSBY] The arrest Salvador Moreno Mojarras Jr. at the home of a licensed daycare... (Continue reading)

Environmental group threatens SLO County over water use

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A California advocacy group is threatening to sue San Luis Obispo County for not applying state environmental regulations when issuing permits for the construction of wells. An attorney for the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) sent a notice to the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles house fire kills 75-year-old man

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 75-year-old Paso Robles man died as a result of an accidental house fire, according to city officials. Shortly before 6 p..m Tuesday, emergency services personnel responded to a medical call in the 32000 block of Pine Street. When the... (Continue reading)