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Lucia Mar teacher pay dispute not done yet

Written on 26 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Neither a rally Tuesday, nor a school board meeting brought an end to an ongoing pay dispute between Lucia Mar teachers and district officials, but a resolution to the money disagreement may come soon. About 400 people, including students and... (Continue reading)

SLO rental shops ripped off in fake card scheme

Written on 26 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man and his female companion who used fraudulent credits card and fake IDs to steal Honda generators and a pricey bicycle from rental shops last month. On Jan. 27, a man dressed... (Continue reading)

Will Morro Bay Power Plant sell soon?

Written on 25 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Energy firm Dynegy announced Tuesday that it did not succeed in a search for a buyer for the Morro Bay Power Plant, but the company likely faces pressure to eventually unload the closed facility. [Tribune] A Dynegy spokesman said the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man busted for bad drug batch

Written on 25 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An Atascadero man who attends Wesleyan University in Connecticut is one of four students facing charges in connection with a batch of the party drug Molly that sent 12 people to the hospital. [LA Times] Andrew Olson, 20, faces two... (Continue reading)

Atascadero murder suspect believes he’s a werewolf

Written on 25 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An Atascadero man accused of murdering his neighbor has believed for 20 years that he is a werewolf, a psychologist testified Tuesday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. [KSBY] Mark Andrews, 51, is accused of killing his neighbor Colleen Marie... (Continue reading)

Dozens injured in Ventura County train derailment

Written on 24 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A northbound commuter train hit a produce truck injuring 28 people Tuesday morning in Ventura County near Oxnard. Rail cars skidded onto their sides and passengers were launched from their seats as the train struck the truck. Of the 49... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar students side with teachers in pay dispute

Written on 24 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

CORRECTION:An earlier version incorrectly said that teachers at Lucia Mar Unified School District had not received a raise in several year. However, Lucia Mar teachers received a 2 percent raise in 2012/2013 and a 4.3 percent raise in 2013/2014. Students... (Continue reading)

South County council rejects pot shop plans

Written on 24 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A South County advisory body declared Monday night that it does not support a Santa Cruz woman’s plan to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Nipomo. [Tribune] The South County Advisory Council voted 9-2 against the project. However, the project... (Continue reading)

Weekend crash victims identified

Written on 24 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 22-year-old man killed in a crash near Pozo as Arroyo Grande resident Tyler Johns. Johns was a passenger in a Dodge truck driven by 18-year-old Arroyo Grande resident Paul Kravtsov, whom officers arrested... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart’s sentencing hearing delayed again

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The sentencing hearing for former Atascadero developer Kelly Gearhart has been changed three times in the past month and is currently set for June 1. In May, Gearhart pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of... (Continue reading)