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SLO County supervisors give themselves raises

Written on 17 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

The San Luis Obispo County supervisors granted themselves a 5 percent pay raise on Tuesday, increasing their annual salaries by about $4,000 annually. The board of supervisors approved the raises on a 4-1 vote with Supervisor Debbie Arnold dissenting. Arnold... (Continue reading)

NRC responds to allegations of collusion

Written on 16 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

Statement by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission The emails Friends Of the Earth reference in a press release issued today show internal efforts within NRC Public Affairs to understand the agency’s actions related to the report PG&E planned to issue the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Christmas Parade, event photos

Written on 16 Dec, 2014 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Hundreds of people marched in the 39th Annual Holiday Parade Dec. 5 while thousands of spectators watched. See the photo gallery here... (Continue reading)

Did the NRC and PG&E collude to hide danger?

Written on 16 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

Statement by Friends of the Earth Internal emails show that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. may have worked together to counteract widespread news coverage. Numerous outlets reported that the former chief inspector of the... (Continue reading)

Large boulder wreaks havoc on Highway 101

Written on 16 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A large boulder fell on Highway 101 at the bottom of the Cuesta Grade causing several accidents and traffic backups in both the north and southbound lanes. Shortly after 10 p.m., the boulder, about 5 feet by 5 feet across,... (Continue reading)

Dumb crook of the week over-shops at Paso Robles WalMart

Written on 16 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

An Atascadero man went on a free-of-charge shopping spree at the Paso Robles WalMart, but failed to fit his overload into the getaway vehicle. Around 6 p.m. on Saturday, the suspect entered WalMart and walked directly to the electronics section.... (Continue reading)

SLO 13-year-old earns $25,000 on Shark Tank

Written on 16 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A 13-year-old San Luis Obispo entrepreneur pitched her company on an episode of ABC’s Shark Tank show, which aired Friday night, and came away with a $25,000 investment and the praise of a demanding investor. [Inc.] Andrea Cao started a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman convicted of second-degree murder

Written on 16 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury convicted an alleged jealous lover of second-degree murder in the death of her ex-boyfriend. [Tribune] Maria del Carmen Granados Fajardo of Paso Robles faced a first-degree murder charge, but the jury opted to convict her... (Continue reading)

Wallace purged sanitation district documents

Written on 15 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 34 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER To audit or not to audit? That is the question at the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD). An audit may find accounting inaccuracies and/or other wrongdoing. At this point, with so many questions... (Continue reading)

Neighbors battle over Santa Margarita quarry

Written on 15 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE As the application for a conditional use permit for a Santa Margarita property zoned for mining winds through the county, neighbors are taking sides in the heated battle over potential transformations to the community if the permit... (Continue reading)