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Fatal crash in Arroyo Grande

Written on 4 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An Oceano man was killed early Tuesday after his vehicle ran into a tree in rural Arroyo Grande, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 4 a.m., the man was driving south on Los Berros Road just south of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman on trial for murder

Written on 4 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of a Paso Robles woman who is accused of hiring several people to rough up her ex-boyfriend. [Tribune] Maria del Carmen Granados Fajardo, 51, allegedly paid a group of teenagers a total... (Continue reading)

Election day: the races to watch

Written on 4 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisors Adam Hill and Bruce Gibson are not on today’s ballot, but their leadership style could lead to a switch from a liberal board to a conservative one. Supervisors Gibson, Hill and Caren... (Continue reading)

79-year-old hit by trailer on Highway 101

Written on 4 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 79-year-old man walked onto Highway 101 in Atascadero Monday afternoon and suffered major, but non life-threatening injuries after getting hit by a trailer. California Highway Patrol officials identified the man as Chico resident Jo Lillis. They have yet to... (Continue reading)

Are pot smokers causing problems in Paso Robles?

Written on 4 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Paso Robles police are targeting individuals who congregate in parks to smoke marijuana. In recent weeks, the police department received numerous complaints about people smoking marijuana in Centennial Park, located near Paso Robles High School. Last week, detectives conducted a... (Continue reading)

Has SLO gotten a grip on its pension problem?

Written on 4 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Ahead of Tuesday’s vote on San Luis Obispo’s half-cent sales tax, state pension reports have emerged indicating that the city’s unfunded liabilities have decreased slightly, but its annual retirement costs will likely rise by several million dollars... (Continue reading)

Basin adjudication does not solve our groundwater problems

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION By ROBERT BROWN Laurie Gage’s fact-based analysis which exposed the fallacy that adjudicated basins are better managed obviously struck a nerve with the litigants who have filed the quiet title lawsuit. While they are oblivious to the fact that... (Continue reading)

Keep Cuesta strong, vote yes on Measure L

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION By H. HUNTER PERRY In August of 2014, the Classified Union of Cuesta College, aka CCCUE, ratified our 2014-15 contract and overwhelmingly endorsed Measure L; the $275,000,000 bond measure that will be appearing on the November ballot to upgrade... (Continue reading)

Did Ferrara throw Adams under the bus

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 50 comments

OPINION By OTIS PAGE To protect his reputation, did Arroyo Grande Mayor Tony Ferrara throw City Manager Steve Adams under the bus? The Adams indiscretion occurred on July 3. A record of the event was prepared by five police officers... (Continue reading)

Keep taxpayers’ monies at home

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By JIM GRIFFIN We are constantly told we don’t have enough money as a society to pay for various social programs, fix the roads, fund schools, rebuild infrastructure, etc. And yet when it comes to a new war or... (Continue reading)