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Morro Bay considering building moratorium, or is it?

Written on 13 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

The Morro Bay City Council is set to discuss an emergency citywide ban on new construction, even though no council member supports the proposal, a report prepared by Mayor Jamie Irons states. Following a public meeting and an email campaign... (Continue reading)

Race relations on the mend in California, poll finds

Written on 13 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A recent poll of voters across the state indicates that Californians believe race relations are improving, but racial discrimination remains widespread. [LA Times] Nearly two-thirds of participants in the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll said they believe race relations are... (Continue reading)

Los Osos officials fail to comprehend water conservation

Written on 12 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 47 comments

OPINION BY TOM SALMON The Tribune reports that the Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) has implemented a 50 gallon per day per person water restriction and no potable water can be used for irrigation outside. The LOCSD fails to... (Continue reading)

Dog killed in Atascadero fire

Written on 12 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A dog died Friday after the motor home it was left in caught fire in Atascadero. [KSBY] Shortly after 10 a.m., firefighters arrived to a parking area next to La Rosa Automotive on El Camino Real, where the vehicle was... (Continue reading)

California judge reduces child rapist sentence

Written on 12 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A California judge reduced the prison sentence of a man who raped a three-year-old girl, because the rapist did not seek out his victim, he just became sexually aroused. Last week, Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly reduced... (Continue reading)

Two Lompoc police officers attacked

Written on 11 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Officers arrested a father and son who allegedly attacked two Lompoc Police officers who were responding to a domestic dispute call Friday evening. Shortly after 8:30 p.m., the two officers arrived at a home on the 400 block of M... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly staff and teachers to get pay raises

Written on 11 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Cal Poly administrators announced Friday that the university has committed $2.5 million to staff and teacher pay increases over a four-year period. [Tribune] The announcement was made after the California State University faculty union released a report detailing the struggles... (Continue reading)

SLO prosecutors lose paid time off after whistleblower complaint

Written on 10 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office is halting a longstanding practice in which prosecutors receive paid time off in exchange for taking on around-the-clock shifts in which they work on-call to assist law enforcement officers. The practice dates... (Continue reading)

Playing the racist card

Written on 10 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Are two members of the Oceano Community Services District Board trying to stop the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District from performing a managerial audit by attempting to connect citizen volunteers to dozens of racist... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara supervisor enters congressional race

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

Democratic Santa Barbara County Supervisor Salud Carbajal announced Thursday that he will enter the race to replace retiring Congresswoman Lois Capps. Capps announced Wednesday that she will retire when her current term expires at the end of 2016. Later Wednesday,... (Continue reading)