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Has the Supreme Court already held SLO City’s Low Campaign Contribution Limits Unconstitutional?

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION By STEW JENKINS In 1974, the City of San Luis Obispo limited campaign contribution for mayor and council candidates to $100. This is equivalent to $465 in today’s dollars, but the limit has only been raised once: now at... (Continue reading)

Tim Donnelly calls Velie CPS case payback

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In an interview with CalCoastNews, gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly explains his reason for sending San Luis Obispo County Child Welfare Services a letter condemning their treatment of the family of CalCoastNews publisher Karen Velie. “It was absolutely... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Cayucos collision identified

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The man who was found dead in a car he crashed into a Cayucos home last weekend has been identified as former Morro Bay realtor John Detomaso. Detomso, 79, from Cayucos crashed into the home on Hacienda Drive, east of... (Continue reading)

Victim killed in Paso Robles shooting identified

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of killing Billy Don Lawson in rural Paso Robles on Friday. Shortly after 3 a.m., a physician at a local hospital informed law enforcement that he was treating a person... (Continue reading)

Stabbing at Last Stage West

Written on 8 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

One man is in jail and another is in the hospital following a stabbing on Friday outside the Last Stage West BBQ restaurant on Highway 41 between Morro Bay and Atascadero. At about 4 p.m., an argument culminated with the... (Continue reading)

Export power is still on the table

Written on 7 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION By CINDY STEINBECK Paso Robles Agricultural Alliance for Groundwater Solutions and Pro Water Equity (PRAAGS/ PWE) has stated that I have participated in a “smear campaign to deceive and confuse residents” with “deception and half-truths.” These accusations are false.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles restaurant owner charged with defrauding elderly woman

Written on 7 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The owner of Robert’s Restaurant and Wine Bar in Paso Robles is accused of stealing a 17-acre Templeton property from a 99-year-old woman. [KSBY] Restaurant owner Robert Clouston was arraigned in San Luis Obispo Superior Court Thursday on felony fraud... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles snowboarder in the Winter Olympics

Written on 7 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The youngest member of an American snowboard racing team now in Sochi, Russia hails from Paso Robles. [Tribune] Trevor Jacob, 20, grew up in Mammoth, where he learned to snowboard, but recently moved to Paso Robles. Jacob said he would... (Continue reading)

California gubernatorial candidates’ war chests

Written on 7 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari raised nearly $1 million during the first two weeks of his campaign. [MercuryNews] Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official, reported Wednesday that he raised $976,000. Donors include several bankers at Goldman Sachs, former Treasury Secretary... (Continue reading)

Person shot and killed in Paso Robles

Written on 7 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person is dead and another victim is in the hospital following a shooting in rural Paso Robles early Friday morning. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are investigating the shooting which occurred on the 700 block of Klau Mine... (Continue reading)