Home  »  Archives

Featured


Man stabbed during argument over sunglasses

Written on 11 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

One man is in the hospital with three stab wounds and another is in jail following a violent dispute over a pair of sunglasses outside the Sportsman in Santa Barbara on Wednesday. Shortly after noon, while people ate their lunches... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council passes on public comment crackdown

Written on 11 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The Morro Bay City Council discarded the advice of its city attorney who suggested cracking down on public speakers who use council meetings to announce political campaigns. [Tribune] At the Jan. 12 council meeting, Morro Bay resident and former councilwoman,... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission chief fired in Morro Bay

Written on 11 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

At the conclusion of a jam-packed meeting in Morro Bay, the California Coastal Commission voted 7-5 to fire its executive director, Charles Lester. Hundreds of environmentalists and supporters of Lester converged upon the Morro Bay Community Center Wednesday in an... (Continue reading)

Judge rules: Atascadero sub-basin part of Paso Robles basin

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Clara County judge ruled Wednesday that the Atascadero sub-basin is part of the Paso Robles basin raising new questions regarding an offset ordinance and a proposed water district. In 2013, the San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Partisanship and participation: A reply to Matt Kokkonen

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in CalCoast Forum, Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by MICHAEL LATNER On Jan. 30, candidate for the 24th Congressional District Matt Kokkonen published an editorial in CalCoastNews, in response to his not being initially invited to a Congressional debate held at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. ... (Continue reading)

Auditor rebuts John Wallace’s explanation

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

Editor’s Note: Carl Knudson’s addendum to his report on the past management practices of John Wallace is at the bottom of this article. By KAREN VELIE In response to former South County Sanitation District administrator John Wallace’s claim that a... (Continue reading)

SLO fire burns homeless woman’s belongings

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A homeless woman who was sleeping on the property of a San Luis Obispo Vons awoke late Tuesday night to find her belongings on fire. The blaze destroyed her possessions, San Luis Obispo Battalion Chief Bob Bisson said. At about... (Continue reading)

Monning calls for economic study on closing Diablo Canyon

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) has introduced a bill that would require officials to begin planning for the economic repercussions of closing the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Diablo Canyon’s current licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. While PG&E is... (Continue reading)

Elderly AG woman led police on high-speed chase

Written on 10 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 70-year-old Arroyo Grande woman led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday that covered more than 20 miles. The CHP is investigating whether she was drunk at the time. [KSBY] Shortly after 3... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay attorney sentenced for grand theft

Written on 9 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A former attorney and Morro Bay planning commissioner was sentence Monday to 240 days in jail. John Patrick Fennacy, 50, pleaded no contest last year in a grand theft case involving elderly clients. [KSBY] Prosecutors initially alleged Fennacy embezzled at... (Continue reading)