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Look out for mountain lions, Cuesta College says

Written on 20 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Two mountain lion sighting occurred on the Cuesta College campus over the past three weeks, prompting the college’s police department to warn students and faculty. Both sightings occurred near the college’s maintenance yard close to the O’Connor Road entrance along... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to pay $480,000 to rid Moriarty’s name from scoreboard

Written on 20 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Cal Poly has agreed to pay $480,000 to remove Ponzi scheme architect Al Moriarty’s name from the scoreboard of the university’s football stadium. The funds from the settlement will come from the Cal Poly Foundation, not tuition money, according to... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita evacuation lifted, fire grows

Written on 20 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The evacuation for Santa Margarita was lifted Wednesday evening after winds moved the Cuesta Fire southeast. The burn area has grown to 3,500 acres with 20 percent containment. Nearly 1,000 firefighters continue to battle the blaze started Sunday afternoon by... (Continue reading)

Macaroni & Cheese Festival 2015, event photos

Written on 19 Aug, 2015 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

American General Media Radio produced the grand wine and cheese lovers event of the year on the Central Coast, the Gourmet Macaroni and Cheese Festival at Avila Beach Resort. See the photo gallery here Get links to photo galleries, like... (Continue reading)

Proposed Paso Robles water district tax unjust

Written on 19 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 29 comments

OPINION By SUE HARVEY Open Letter to San Luis Obispo County LAFCO Commissioners: San Luis Obispo County Supervisors approved a funding plan for their proposed Paso Robles Groundwater District that unfairly taxes and penalizes rural residential users, vacant parcels, and... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man Tased after threatening cop with shovel

Written on 19 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

Officers Tased a man who used a broom and then a deadly shovel to assault a California Highway Patrol officer on Tuesday, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Around 11 a.m., the CHP officer was working a traffic assignment... (Continue reading)

North County men arrested for California theft spree

Written on 19 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two North County men allegedly teamed up to steal more than $35,000 worth of property, including a Mercedes Benz and a Norwegian passport, from victims in locations ranging from Los Angeles County to Paso Robles. On Sunday, Paso Robles police... (Continue reading)

Father shoots son, police arrest son

Written on 19 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A man shot his son during an argument at a Santa Maria home Monday night, but when police responded, they arrested the son. [KCOY] Around 11:10 p.m., Santa Maria police responded to a reported shooting in the 3400 block of... (Continue reading)

Fire delays Santa Margarita Elementary School opening day

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Classes at Santa Margarita Elementary School will not start on Wednesday as previously planned, the Atascadero Unified School District announced Tuesday. Approximately 1,000 firefighters are battling a blaze burning on the southwest side of the town. The last estimate, on... (Continue reading)

Does California have a hotel bubble?

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Hotel buyers are spending in record fashion in California this year. [OC Register] Buyers spent $4.4 billion on 174 California hotels in the first half of 2015, according to Atlas Hospitality Group of Irvine. That surpassed the annual total spent... (Continue reading)