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Santa Margarita quarry points and counterpoints

Written on 15 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

OPINION By T. KEITH GURNEE With the recent spate of articles and opinion pieces on the proposed Las Pilitas Quarry in CalCoastNews, the responses generated have been interesting to say the least. Now that the applicants are appealing the San... (Continue reading)

Atascadero hash lab blows while toddler home

Written on 15 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 1-year-old child came away uninjured from a fire caused by a hash oil lab explosion in an Atascadero home. The toddler is now in the custody of San Luis Obispo County Child Welfare Services, and the child’s father is... (Continue reading)

Blakeslee considering run against Adam Hill

Written on 14 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 48 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former state Senator Sam Blakeslee said Friday that he is considering running for the San Luis Obispo County District 3 Supervisor’s seat currently held by Adam Hill. Blakeslee said his primary reason for a possible campaign against... (Continue reading)

Steve Adams files claim against Arroyo Grande

Written on 14 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 84 comments

By KAREN VELIE Less than a month after the Arroyo Grande City Council agreed to pay former city manager Steve Adams a $71,000 settlement, Adams filed a claim of involuntary separation with the city’s insurance carrier. If the California Joint... (Continue reading)

Templeton woman accused of dealing meth out of her car

Written on 14 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Templeton woman Thursday for allegedly dealing methamphetamine from a car she parked in front of the Tree Man Nursery on Ramada Drive. At about 1:30 p.m., deputies received a report that a... (Continue reading)

Can your doctor help you die in California?

Written on 13 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A group of cancer patients and doctors are suing the state of California, demanding that terminally ill people be allowed to obtain prescription drugs that will speed up their death if they find their suffering unbearable. [LA Times] California law... (Continue reading)

Two Pismo Beach police officers axed

Written on 13 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three Pismo Beach police officers were reprimanded and two were let go late last year because of issues in their romantic relationships that allegedly impacted their ability to serve as peace officers. Two of the officers had... (Continue reading)

Board of Supervisors to rule on Santa Margarita quarry

Written on 13 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will choose whether or not to let two Santa Margarita residents construct a rock quarry on the outskirts of their town. Project applicants Mike Cole and Steve Souza are... (Continue reading)

NRC tags PG&E with Diablo Canyon safety breach

Written on 13 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a violation, but no fine, to Pacific Gas & Electric for maintaining a faulty warning system for a potential radioactive emergency at Diablo Canyon Power Plant. In 2005, PG&E removed a section of its... (Continue reading)

SLO makes top 10 crime surging list

Written on 12 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

While crime rates in the United States have been dropping for two decades, in the past five years the San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles area has recorded a 48.3 percent increase in violent crime. [24/7 Wall St.] Between 1991... (Continue reading)