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Governor approves plan for Isla Vista CSD

Written on 8 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that allows for the creation of a community services district in Isla Vista. Assemblyman Das Williams, a Santa Barbara Democrat, authored AB 3 in response to recent sexual assaults, riots and the... (Continue reading)

Correction: DA will prosecute prostitutes

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

The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday it plans to prosecute adult prostitutes who it does not deem are victims. In a March Tribune article, “SLO County prosecutors to view prostitutes as victims, not criminals,” it says the... (Continue reading)

California’s Economic Cooling Act

Written on 7 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

OPINION by SENATOR JOHN MOORLACH Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) issued the following statement Wednesday in response to the governor signing Senate Bill 350 (De León), the California “Economic Cooling” Act, at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles: “This law should... (Continue reading)

Man survives Oceano apartment fire by jumping

Written on 7 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man ran into a burning apartment building in Oceano in order to save lives, and another man jumped from a second floor window in order to survive the fire. [KSBY] Shortly before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a fire broke out... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian hit by car in SLO

Written on 7 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Within minutes of a fatal collision in Los Osos Tuesday night, an accident involving a car and a pedestrian also occurred in San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] At 8:42 p.m., a female driver collided with a man who was crossing Broad... (Continue reading)

Los Osos family suffers third accidental death

Written on 7 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

In a span of less than a year, a Los Osos family has lost three of its members in fatal crashes. The 24-year-old man killed Tuesday night in Los Osos has been identified as Michael Brito. Brito was struck by... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in Los Osos

Written on 6 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 24-year-old Los Osos man died Tuesday night after being struck by a car on Los Osos Valley Road in front of the Trinity United Methodist Church. [KSBY] At about 8:30 p.m., the victim, who lives near the site of... (Continue reading)

7 great things you can buy at this SLO online auction

Written on 6 Oct, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

You might have heard about the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum’s yearly fund-raising auction, but this year the non-profit is auctioning an interesting mix, from a sky diving package that includes the drafting of a simple will to a haunted... (Continue reading)

What happened to ethics?

Written on 6 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by TOM SALMON The Los Osos Community Service District does more disservice than service to our community. Now it appears its General Manager, Kathy Kively, has been serving up more to herself than she’s contractually allowed. This is self-service,... (Continue reading)

Assisted suicide legalized in California

Written on 6 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. The End of Life Option Act will allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to the terminally ill. In order to receive a lethal... (Continue reading)