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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)

Tom Geaslen’s new gig

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Former Oceano CSD general manager Tom Geaslen is embarking on a business venture with the aim of becoming the king of short-term RV rentals. [Pacific Business Times] Geaslen is one of the founders of Nipomo startup RVPlusYou, a business modeled... (Continue reading)

California may repeal ‘welfare queen’ law

Written on 23 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

California Democrats are calling for the repeal of a law that bars families from receiving increases to their welfare checks if they give birth to an additional child while on benefits. [Sac Bee] Sen. Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles says... (Continue reading)

Storefront marijuana dispensary proposed for Nipomo

Written on 22 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Santa Cruz woman is proposing a medical marijuana dispensary in Nipomo, not far from the Santa Barbara County line. Stephanie Kiel is the owner of a mobile dispensary that operates out of Watsonville delivering to Monterey and San Luis... (Continue reading)

Fatal roll-over accident near Pozo

Written on 22 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

One person was killed in a Sunday morning crash near Pozo, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 1 a.m., a dodge truck rolled more than 100 feet off Hi Mountain Lookout Road near the High Mountain Campground. It... (Continue reading)

7 injured in Highway 154 collision

Written on 22 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Seven people were injured in a two vehicle head-on collision Saturday night on Highway 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley. Shortly before 10 p.m., a driver in a Cadillac CTS was headed eastbound at about 65 mph when it swerved... (Continue reading)

Fourth Lompoc police officer arrested in under 12 months

Written on 21 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Lompoc police officer accused of domestic violence on Friday, marking the fourth arrest of a member of the Lompoc Police Department in less than 12 months. According to police, an unnamed police officer... (Continue reading)