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Illegal painters target Santa Barbara newspaper

Written on 9 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 60 comments

The Santa Barbara News-Press offices became a target this week for protesters and vandals who objected to the newspaper’s use of the word “illegals” in a front-page headline. On Saturday, the News-Press published a headline stating, “Illegals line up for... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita quarry ruling again postponed

Written on 9 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission again made no decision Thursday on a mining proposal for rural Santa Margarita that is dividing neighbors and county residents. Longtime Santa Margarita residents Mike Cole and Steve Souza are applying for a... (Continue reading)

Barbara Boxer won’t run for reelection

Written on 9 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Just as the 2014 election season comes to close, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer announced she won’t seek reelection in 2016. After serving 22 years in the Senate, Boxer announced she would not run for a fifth six-year term. Boxer’s retirement... (Continue reading)

Atascadero execs fleeing troubled Walmart project?

Written on 8 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

All Atascadero executives who participated in 2012 negotiations with Wal-Mart have now left their positions with the city. [Tribune] Atascadero Community Development Director Warren Frace announced this week that he is leaving the city for the same position in his... (Continue reading)

Thieves target Atascadero car wash

Written on 8 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A pair of thieves stole a generator from an Atascadero car wash and evaded capture, but they did not manage to sidestep the business’s surveillance camera. On Sunday night, the thieves showed up to El Camino Car Wash, and one... (Continue reading)

Cambria man arrested for child porn, drugs

Written on 8 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office sexual assault and narcotics units, as well as the gang task force, teamed up to bust a Cambria man Wednesday who had reportedly been downloading and distributing child pornography from his home. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Public speaking now encouraged in SLO County?

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

New chairman of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Frank Mecham has made changes to board meetings, which include easing restrictions on public participation. At the board’s first regular meeting of 2015, Mecham reorganized the seating alignment of... (Continue reading)

SLO council sets rules for vacation rentals

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that allows homeowners to place their houses on the vacation rental market if they comply with several regulations and pay permit fees and taxes. In Nov. 2013, the council reversed... (Continue reading)

Customers dine, snatch and dash in Santa Maria

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A coupled opted not to pay for their dinner at a popular Santa Maria steakhouse Monday night, choosing instead to demand payment from the restaurant. [KEYT] Shortly before Cool Hand Luke’s steakhouse closed, a man and woman called the restaurant... (Continue reading)

Fake CAPSLO check fraud scheme

Written on 7 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A car decal scheme using fake California Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo checks has made its way across the country. [Tribune] People responding to an online ad offering monthly checks of $300 to $400 for placing a CAPSLO logo... (Continue reading)