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Morro Bay picks new site for sewage plant

Written on 11 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to attempt to move its sewage plant to a location near Highway 41 about a mile outside the city limit. [Tribune] Following the direction of a consultant, the council chose the 187-acre... (Continue reading)

Man hospitalized after cow attack

Written on 11 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A 65-year-old ranch hand is in the hospital after a cow attacked him during a branding operation at a ranch on Wednesday in the Cuyama Valley. Shortly after 10 a.m., the cow charged the man and pinned him against a... (Continue reading)

California district attorneys sue Uber

Written on 11 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The district attorneys of Los Angeles and San Francisco counties have filed suit against Uber, the world’s leading smarthphone-based taxi service. [New York Times] The joint lawsuit alleges that Uber has misleading safety practices and mischaracterizes the extent to which... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission to decide if Cayucos home is built

Written on 10 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The California Coastal Commission will determine the fate of a proposed beachfront Cayucos house that may or may not be located on a coastal bluff. [Tribune] In 1965, builders created a narrow sloping lot at the end of Studio Drive... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande denies Courtland project

Written on 10 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

Arroyo Grande City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to deny a four and a half acre proposed mix of commercial and residential units near the city’s border with Grover Beach. In Nick Tompkins’ current proposal, he would partner with Andy Mangano... (Continue reading)

SLO council approves high-density housing in flight path

Written on 10 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved a plan to overrule a county commission and allow for construction of high-density housing near the regional airport. On Tuesday night, the council voted 4-1 to override the airport land use commission, which... (Continue reading)

Eric Garner protests turn violent in Northern California

Written on 9 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 61 comments

Bay Area protests have turned violent, and they led to more than 150 arrests on Monday night as unrest spreads in response to the decision of a New York grand jury not to indict a police officer for allegedly strangling to death... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles juveniles burglarize skate shop

Written on 9 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Three juveniles allegedly burglarized a skate shop in Paso Robles Sunday night. Atascadero police caught the suspects less than two hours later. Paso Robles police received a report of the burglary at Alliance Board Shop in the 1200 block of... (Continue reading)

Shooting in Santa Maria

Written on 9 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Police discovered a man with a gunshot wound in a Santa Maria alleyway Monday night. [KEYT] Officers responded to calls of gunshots in the 600 block of West Cypress Street around 10:30 p.m. They found the man lying in the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero seeking to outlaw dumpster diving

Written on 9 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The Atascadero City Council is scheduled to vote on whether or not to enact an anti-dumpster diving ordinance at Tuesday’s council meeting. After receiving multiple complaints about people rummaging through dumpsters searching for recyclables, city staff is proposing an anti-scavenging... (Continue reading)