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Lady Gaga appears in California PSA on water conservation

Written on 17 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Several months after filling Hearst Castle’s 345,000-gallon Neptune Pool with water for a music video shoot, Lady Gaga is instructing Californians to practice water conservation. Early this year, a leak prompted workers at Hearst Castle to drain the Neptune pool.... (Continue reading)

Three dead in violent Stockton bank robbery

Written on 17 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A foiled bank robbery in Stockton left two robbers and one hostage dead and a third 19-year-old suspected robber in police custody. [KCRA] At about 2 p.m., the three Stockton residents entered the Bank of the West. When police arrived,... (Continue reading)

Is SLO prepared for possible loss of Measure Y money?

Written on 16 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council received a staff report Tuesday on a contingency plan for the loss of around $6.7 million in annual revenue from the city’s half-cent sales tax. The council responded to the report... (Continue reading)

Californians increase water usage amid drought

Written on 16 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Amid the worst drought to hit California in decades, Californians have increased their water usage. In January, Gov. Jerry Brown asked Californians to slash their water use by 20 percent. Nevertheless, a California Water Resources Board report shows a 1... (Continue reading)

SLO council approves $10 million plan to restore Laguna Lake

Written on 16 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obipso City Council unanimously approved a 10-year, more than $10 million plan Tuesday to restore the city’s rapidly drying lake. The plan to save Laguna Lake will involve restoring eroding creek banks and shorelines and removing sediment... (Continue reading)

John Shoals running for Grover Beach mayor

Written on 15 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Former mayor of Grover Beach John Shoals announced Monday that he is running to reclaim the city’s mayoral seat. Shoals served on the Grover Beach City Council from 2008 to 2012, including four stints as mayor. He was termed out... (Continue reading)

Paso council weighing marijuana delivery ban

Written on 15 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

The Paso Robles City Council will consider Tuesday a proposed ban on medical marijuana delivery services. Paso Robles already has a ban on brick and mortar medical marijuana dispensaries. City staff is now requesting that the council adopt an urgency... (Continue reading)

SUV nearly misses elderly couple as it slams into Oceano home

Written on 15 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An SUV crashed into an Oceano home Monday night, narrowly avoiding an elderly couple sitting in the living room. [KSBY] A woman driving a Chevy Yukon lost control of her vehicle around 9:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of 16th... (Continue reading)

Four police pursuits in Atascadero

Written on 14 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

In just eight days, Atascadero police officers were involved in an unprecedented number of vehicle pursuits in the city of Atascadero. Officers were involved in four vehicle pursuits in Atascadero in July. The first, on July 6, started when a... (Continue reading)

Salinas interpreter molests deaf students

Written on 14 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A former sign language interpreter for deaf students at North Salinas High School pled no contest to sexually molesting three underage students, officials announced Friday. On March 14, school authorities contacted the Salinas Police Department to report inappropriate sexual contact... (Continue reading)