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Forbes Magazine notes SLO County as government run amok

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 74 comments

In a Forbes Magazine article about relentless government bureaucracy, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution District salaries and Supervisor Adam Hill are used as examples. “Today, local governments in the U.S. are just as careerist, self-seeking, and mindlessly bureaucratic as... (Continue reading)

What do council members make in SLO County?

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Some part-time city council members and mayors in San Luis Obispo County earn high compensation rates for the hours they work. The top earners among council members in the county received approximately $27,000 to $30,000 in total... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man applies to live on Mars

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Los Osos man is vying to attain a one-way ticket to Mars. [KSBY] Los Osos native Spencer Harris, who is currently studying geology at Northern Arizona University, has applied to be one of the first four humans to inhabit... (Continue reading)

Man survives SLO condo fire

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A San Luis Obispo condominium caught on fire early Monday morning, nearly killing a tenant. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo firefighters responded to a fire at the Pine Creek condominium complex on Foothill Blvd. around 3:40 a.m. Monday. The firefighters rescued... (Continue reading)

Sheriff considering abandoning search for missing plane

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s dive team is contemplating abandoning the search for a missing plane that went down off the coast of Oceano last Tuesday with two people aboard. For the past six days, the department utilized sonar... (Continue reading)

Sierra Vista facing allegations of fraud and conspiracy

Written on 19 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and an affiliated surgeon will battle against allegations of medical malpractice, fraud and conspiracy in a case headed to court later this month. [PacificCoastBusinessTimes] In the lawsuit, the hospital is accused of conspiring to hide... (Continue reading)

Oceano plane crash victims flew from Santa Maria airport

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

The plane that crashed off the coast of Oceano Tuesday left the Santa Maria airport at about 1:30 p.m. with two people aboard. On Friday, the FAA confirmed two people were killed in the crash. David Casey, 63, of Friday... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart and James Miller receive another reprieve

Written on 17 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the fifth time, former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s fraud trial and Hurst Financial president James Miller’s sentencing hearing have been delayed. A federal judge continued Gearhart’s trial from Feb. 18 to June 17. Miller’s hearing... (Continue reading)

SLO temperature highest in the country Thursday

Written on 17 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The temperature at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport reached 91 degrees Thursday, the highest in the U.S., according to the National Weather Service. [Tribune] Cal Poly reached a high of 89 degrees Thursday, setting a record temperature and... (Continue reading)

Brown’s drought emergency significant to farmers

Written on 17 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown is slated to declare a drought emergency today which could lead to the reallocation of water from seasonal crops to permanent crops. [CNBC] Brown’s declaration means that crops such as avocado trees would have priority over crops... (Continue reading)