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SLO City takes citizens on a wild ride

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

By RICHARD SCHMIDT Usually I write about very serious San Luis Obispo City politics — water rates, tax elections, other boring stuff. Today, dear readers, we’ll talk about goofy little things our city people do, the warp and weft of... (Continue reading)

California plans to seize farms to build water tunnels

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

California officials are preparing to take as many as 300 Central Valley farms by eminent domain in order to build water tunnels, according to a report prepared by state contractors. [ABC News] Governor Jerry Brown is calling for the state... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district wiped away records, audit finds

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Four and a half years of accounting data were wiped away from South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District computers under the leadership of John Wallace, a former IRS investigator alleges. In May, the sanitation district board... (Continue reading)

Man who forced girls into prostitution sentenced

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A 34-year-old man who forced two teenage girls into prostitution in Fresno and San Luis Obispo received a federal prison sentence of more than 12.5 years. Fresno resident Michael Anthony Andrade was one of two men who pleaded guilty to... (Continue reading)

Cuesta Fire burns 2,000 acres

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

UPDATE 8 a.m.: The Cuesta Fire burn area stayed at 2,500 acres and is 15 percent contained. The evacuation for Santa Margarita south of the railroad tracks remains in place. UPDATE 7:15 p.m., The Cuesta Fire has scorched 2,500 acres... (Continue reading)

Cuesta Fire scorches 300 acres

Written on 17 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

UPDATE 7 p.m.: The Cuesta Fire has burned 500 acres and prompted the evacuation of the town of Santa Margarita south of the railroad tracks. Approximately 500 people in 350 homes were evacuated Monday afternoon. No structures have been damaged... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigrant a no-show in court

Written on 17 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

An illegal immigrant whom the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office recently let out of jail did not appear Thursday at his first court appearance for the alleged near-fatal beating of a 2-year-old girl. Francisco Chavez, 27, is accused of... (Continue reading)

Oceano murder victim leaves two children behind

Written on 17 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Oceano woman who was stabbed to death on Sunday was the mother of two young children. Patty Merino attended Arroyo Grande High School before graduating from Santa Barbara Business College in 2011, according to her Facebook page. At the... (Continue reading)

Majority say no to a water district tax

Written on 17 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By CODY FERGUSON The Paso Robles Water Integrity Network or PR-WIN, a large group of landowners and concerned citizens residing over the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, is mounting a formal protest to the proposed formation of an AB 2453... (Continue reading)

California marijuana users run 4.2 miles

Written on 17 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

In attempt to prove that marijuana users are not lazy, lethargic stoners, cannabis advocates are holding a series of athletic events in California dubbed the 420 Games. [SF Gate] The games kicked off Saturday in San Francisco with a 4.2-mile... (Continue reading)