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Marijuana group pushing for 2016 legalization measure

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The nation’s largest marijuana policy organization is launching a fundraising effort to place a legalization initiative on the 2016 California ballot. The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is filing a committee Wednesday with the California Secretary of State to begin raising... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police chastise city council

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 71 comments

UPDATE: Following are the opinions of six members of the Arroyo Grande Police Officers’ Association. OPINION By SHAWN COSGROVE Hello, my name is Shawn Cosgrove and I am the president of the Arroyo Grande Police Officers’ Association. First, I would... (Continue reading)

Open letter to the City Council of Arroyo Grande

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

OPINION By OTIS PAGE Since the complaint to the Grand Jury has been fulfilled, we have been advised by the office of the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney it will not “interfere” at this time because of the decision... (Continue reading)

Six Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies sentenced to federal prison

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

Six sworn deputies who were working in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department each were sentenced today to federal prison terms for interfering with a federal civil rights investigation into misconduct at the Men’s Central Jail. The six defendants received prison... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande City Council behaving badly

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 56 comments

OPINION By LEANN AKINS I am writing this letter to share my thoughts on the current situation facing Arroyo Grande residents and the city leaders. I have not lived in Arroyo Grande for long (close to two years), but the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande candidate stances vary on Adams’ scandal

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Only one of the three candidates for Arroyo Grande City Council agrees with the way the current council handled allegations the city manager violated city policy during a late-night interlude with a subordinate. For more than two months, city official... (Continue reading)

Two teens arrested for stabbing in Paso Robles drive-through

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Paso Robles police arrested two North County teenagers for allegedly stabbing a man in a drive-through line Friday night. Atascadero resident Tyler Dwayne McKinney, 18, and Paso Robles resident Daniel Flores, 19, are accused of attacking a 31-year-old man in... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County anti-fracking activists wildly outspent

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

The proponents of a ballot measure calling for a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Santa Barbara County are being outspent on the campaign trail by a ratio of more than 20 to 1. [KEYT] If passed, Measure P... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Caren Ray ‘s unwarranted self-promotion

Written on 22 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 66 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER In a recent mailer and Smart Voter bio, San Luis Obispo County District 4 Supervisorial Candidate Caren Ray lists some of her accomplishments. She must be underestimating the intelligence of the District 4 voter, expects they... (Continue reading)

South County officials fixing troubled dispatch system

Written on 22 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A month after an Oceano home burned while public safety agencies played phone tag, South County officials say they have corrected their troubled dispatch system. [KSBY] After neighbors first reported the Oceano house fire on Aug. 21, it took dispatchers... (Continue reading)