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Mud slides shut down portion of Highway 1

Written on 12 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Highway 1 is closed from Ragged Point near the Monterey and San Luis Obispo coujnty lines to Big Sur because of mud and rock slides. Caltrans reports multiple mud slides throughout the 42 mile stretch. Crews are on site assessing... (Continue reading)

Los Osos manager gets a raise

Written on 12 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Kathy Kivley, the general manager of the Los Osos Community Services District received a $9,000 raise at a CSD board of directors meeting last week. Kivley began work as the head of the Los Osos CSD in October 2013 with... (Continue reading)

Storm related power outages throughout SLO County

Written on 11 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

From Nipomo to Cambria, hundreds of San Luis Obispo County PG&E customers are in the dark Thursday evening because of storm related issues. Strong winds have downed trees and power lines. At 10:30 p.m., the National Weather Service reported southward... (Continue reading)

More Californians signing up for health care plans

Written on 11 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

California’s state health exchange, Covered California, is reporting large numbers of residents signing up for health care plans under provisions in the nation’s new health care law. [Mercury News] Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 3, 300,000 Californians submitted applications to... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande axes prayer from council meetings

Written on 11 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

Following a threat of Satanism preaching at council meetings, the Arroyo Grande City Council voted to eliminate its longstanding invocation practice. The council voted 3-2 on Tuesday to stop holding invocations and replace them with moments of silence. Council members... (Continue reading)

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)