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Woman airlifted from North County crash

Written on 19 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Emergency personnel airlifted a woman early Tuesday morning from a car crash on Highway 46. [Tribune] Around 4:13 a.m. Tuesday, a woman driving east on Highway 46 near Gruenhagen Flat veered into the westbound lane and clipped a Peterbuilt truck... (Continue reading)

Supervisors vote for Paso Robles water district

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

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in favor of creating a water district for the Paso Robles groundwater basin. Supervisors Frank Mecham, Adam Hill and Bruce Gibson voted to support legislation to create the district while... (Continue reading)

Person injured in Santa Margarita fire

Written on 19 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An apartment fire in Santa Margarita early Wednesday morning left one person in a local hospital. [KSBY] The fire broke out around 2:20 a.m. in an apartment in the 22800 block of El Camino Real in the Santa Margarita area.... (Continue reading)

Lady Gaga’s Hearst pool filling not OK with state

Written on 18 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Lady Gaga’s much publicized video-taping gig at Hearst Castle Feb. 11 had everything a fan of the singer could imagine — music, dancing, plastic swans, fake flowers, and a giant seashell — everything, it seems except proper... (Continue reading)

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Written on 18 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Support CalCoastNews in our mission to provide in-depth and investigative reporting to the Central Coast by supporting our advertisers, donating and shopping at the CalCoastNews store. By supporting our advertisers — such as Blakeslee and Blakeslee, Karen Scott Audiology, ABC... (Continue reading)

Nuanced definitions muddy water debate

Written on 18 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors are preparing the framework for facilitating a North County-based water district even while advocates scramble to describe what such a district would, or could, do. A widening rift over... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay blast deemed firework-like device

Written on 18 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A blast that prompted a series of 911 calls in Morro Bay Sunday night was caused by a high-powered, improvised firework device, according to the Morro Bay Police Department. [Tribune] The illegal device sounded around 10:07 p.m. Sunday and created... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles home destroyed in fire

Written on 18 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles home was destroyed Tuesday in an early morning fire. At 12:32 a.m., firefighters arrived at 842 Red Cloud Road to find the home fully engulfed in flames. In addition, the fire had spread to the residence next... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay officials shut down business competitors of council members

Written on 17 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 386 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN (Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about allegations of abuse of power and selective enforcement of laws in Morro Bay. Several videos, showing police and planning staff interacting with people who have business interests... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly baseball exceeds expectations on opening weekend

Written on 17 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Cal Poly baseball team begins the 2014 season on the cusp, college baseball experts say. “They may be good enough to take that next step and win a regional,” Baseball America writer Aaron Fitt said on... (Continue reading)