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Can sex industry proceeds land a California water district seat?

Written on 23 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The original owner of the domain name sex.com is spending at a record pace to grab a government post in Silicon Valley. [Mercury News] Palo Alto resident Gary Kremen, who sold the sex.com domain in 2006 for $15 million, is... (Continue reading)

‘Ten Commandments’ sphinx rises from Guadalupe dunes

Written on 23 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The body of a sphinx has risen from beneath the sand at the Guadalupe Dunes nearly 100 years after it served as part of the set in Cecil B. Demille’s classic film, “The Ten Commandments.” [LA Times] In preparation for... (Continue reading)

Bakersfield responds to attack by Caren Ray

Written on 22 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 61 comments

A columnist from Bakersfield wrote an editorial Tuesday on the “slugfest” between San Luis Obispo County District 4 supervisor candidates Caren Ray and Lynn Compton and Ray’s negative comments about Bakersfield. At a recent debate and on the Dave Congalton... (Continue reading)

Pro-water district opinion full of holes

Written on 22 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION By CINDY STEINBECK If you read Ms. Gage’s recent pro AB2453 water district editorial you may have been as bemused as I was. In the opinion piece Ms. Gage argues that adjudication is not an appropriate basin management tool.... (Continue reading)

Friends perform CPR, help save man in SLO

Written on 22 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A man collapsed and stopped breathing in San Luis Obispo Monday afternoon, but friends of the victim performed CPR and helped resuscitate him. The victim, who is unidentified due to HIPAA rules, collapsed while walking with family friends in the... (Continue reading)

SLO council minority halts progress of Grossman development

Written on 22 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council majority failed to muster enough votes Tuesday night to further several large housing projects, including one belonging to a politically connected developer. The city’s general plan update calls for high-density residential... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly fraternity president pleads not guilty to drug charges

Written on 22 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The former president of Cal Poly’s Delta Sigma Phi fraternity pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of possession of marijuana for sale and possession of a controlled substance for sale, both felonies. [KSBY] In September, San Luis Obispo police arrested... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s Laguna Lake needs dredging

Written on 21 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION By JIM FOLEY The Laguna Lake Natural Reserve Conservation Plan is long and complicated and the dredging permit process itself is also long and complicated. According to the city biologist there may be agencies that don’t even want us... (Continue reading)

Terrible choices for leadership in Los Osos

Written on 21 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON The Los Osos Community Services District has three seats up for election on Nov. 4. While some are optimistic to see change, I’d like to shed some light on who remains on the board for another... (Continue reading)

A crooked road to Arroyo Grande?

Written on 21 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 255 comments

Editor’s note: The Arroyo Grande ordinance limiting how the mayor and city council members may legally interact with city staff is at the bottom of this story. By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Business owners and city staffers in Arroyo... (Continue reading)