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SLO issuing $8.3 million highway interchange bond

Written on 18 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo will issue $8.3 million in lease revenue bonds to secure the final funding needed to widen a busy interchange at the edge of town. Plans have been in the works for more than a... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach council approves new hotel

Written on 18 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Pismo Beach City Council approved a new hotel development in the heart of town during its meeting Tuesday, rejecting an appeal by city residents. [Tribune] The Inn at the Pier is expected to fill a dirt lot located at... (Continue reading)

Al Moriarty sentenced to 5 years

Written on 18 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced Grover Beach financier Al Moriarty to a five-year county jail sentence Thursday, but the convicted felon will likely have to remain behind bars for just a little more than a year. [KSBY] Last month,... (Continue reading)

Central Coast health care provider spending millions on football stadium

Written on 17 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Nonprofit hospital operator Dignity Health, which runs three care facilities on the Central Coast, is pouring money into the San Francisco 49ers’ new football stadium. [SF Gate] Dignity Health purchased luxury suites, known as a skybox, at the recently opened... (Continue reading)

Do Los Angeles school police need grenade launchers?

Written on 17 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Los Angeles Unified School District police are sitting on a cache of military equipment that includes a tank and grenade launchers. [CBS LA] Like police departments across the country, the Los Angeles school police received their combat equipment from the... (Continue reading)

Recent Pismo Beach councilman dies

Written on 17 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Former Pismo Beach councilman Ted Ehring died earlier this month at the age of 84. [Tribune] Ehring, an air force veteran and former oil and gas company executive, served on the Pismo Beach council from 2006 to 2012. He died... (Continue reading)

Governor inks local water bill

Written on 17 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Expressing concern over California’s future water supplies, Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday signed legislation to create a structure for formation of a “hybrid” district to manage the Paso Robles basin, as well as a package of bills aimed at regulating basins... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly football players plead not guilty to robbery charges

Written on 16 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Four Cal Poly football players accused of involvement in an August robbery of a fraternity house pleaded not guilty to a host of charges Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. [Tribune] Last month, San Luis Obispo police arrested five... (Continue reading)

California drivers to face fines for coming close to bicyclists

Written on 16 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 88 comments

Motorists in California must now stay three feet away from bicyclists when passing them on the road or risk receiving traffic tickets. A new state law takes effect Tuesday, which allows officers to cite those who do not obey the... (Continue reading)

Avila Beach partygoers protest Forever Never Land

Written on 16 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Upset partygoers are taking to social media and threatening a lawsuit over a 21-and-up festival in Avila Beach over the weekend that did not deliver what it promised. Forever Never Land, a weekend-long music festival with booze-filled activities occurred as... (Continue reading)