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Paso council deadlocked on marijuana delivery ban

Written on 18 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

An attempt to ban marijuana delivery services in Paso Robles stalled Tuesday when the city council deadlocked over the proposed moratorium Citing public safety concerns and enforcement costs, Paso Robles city staff asked the council to institute an urgency ordinance... (Continue reading)

Six Californias measure could appear on 2016 ballot

Written on 18 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The campaign for an initiative to divide California into six separate states says it has collected enough signatures to place the measure on the 2016 ballot. [LA Times] In order to qualify for the ballot, the six Californias campaign must... (Continue reading)

Fire breaks out at Morro Bay Power Plant

Written on 18 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out at Morro Bay Power Plant Thursday morning and burned some of the plant’s vents. [KSBY] The fire occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. while workers at the plant were taking apart machinery, according to Morro Bay fire... (Continue reading)

Lompoc City Council loosens sex offender regulations

Written on 17 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

In response to a lawsuit filed by an Arroyo Grande man regarding Lompoc’s regulations about where sex offenders can visit and live, the Lompoc City Council voted Tuesday to suspend enforcing residential limits and to revise laws on where sex... (Continue reading)

SLO County property values reach all-time high

Written on 17 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

The total assessed property value in San Luis Obispo County has reached an all-time high of $43.6 billion. [Tribune] County property values are up 5.81 percent from 2013. The increases in home equity means property taxes will also increase for... (Continue reading)

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)