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Trampling the First Amendment in Cayucos

Written on 7 May, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

By Stacey Warde, editor of the Rogue Voice In the early days of the Rogue Voice, when it was still merely a monthly newsprint journal, we published a story about what prisoners do when they get horny. Tito David Valdez,... (Continue reading)

Smith flips, gives SLO sales tax needed support

Written on 7 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Following a change of mind by outgoing Councilwoman Kathy Smith, the San Luis Obispo City Council can place a renewal of the city’s half cent sales tax on the November ballot without skirting the law. State law requires a two-thirds... (Continue reading)

Steve Martin eyes Paso Robles mayor seat

Written on 7 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Paso Robles City Councilman Steven Martin announced Monday he plans to run for the mayor’s seat in the November 2014 election. Martin served on the council from 1987 through 1996 and as mayor for two of those years. He was... (Continue reading)

Inn evacuated during Avila Beach fire

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

The San Luis Bay Inn was evacuated for a short time Tuesday evening as firefighters battled a blaze burning behind the Avila Beach Golf Resort. Firefighters responded to two fires and downed power lines at approximately 5:45 p.m., one behind... (Continue reading)

SLO medical marijuana advocates prevail

Written on 7 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 4-1 to table a proposed law to ban mobile medical marijuana and outside pot cultivation on Tuesday. Last year, the city received several complaints about a medical marijuana growing operation in the backyard... (Continue reading)

Sierra Club California pans Paso Robles water bill

Written on 6 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Editor’s Note: Letters from the Sierra Club California, North County Watch, The Center for Biological Diversity and Katcho Achadjian about a Paso Robles water basin bill are at the bottom of this article. The bill begins its... (Continue reading)

Lompoc foster mother arrested for child abuse

Written on 6 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Lompoc police arrested a 37-year-old woman last week for physically abusing a boy she was raising as a foster child. [KEYT] A week ago, Santa Barbara County Child Welfare Services received a tip about physical abuse of a 9-year-old boy... (Continue reading)

Assault with a deadly fork?

Written on 6 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Paso Robles police boarded an Amtrak train Saturday and arrested a passenger for stabbing another traveler with a fork. Amtrak operators called the police around 5:30 p.m. Saturday after a fight broke out on a northbound train headed for Paso... (Continue reading)

SLO County DA’s Office lacks civility

Written on 5 May, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION By LESLIE SANDS In 2006, I worked at the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. I found the environment lacking civility, appropriate supervision and common decency. A departmental supervisor relentlessly hounded me with her unbridled and caustic intimidation.... (Continue reading)

Body of UCSB student found on Isla Vista beach

Written on 5 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A bicyclist spotted the body of a 20-year-old UCSB student lying on a beach beneath an Isla Vista cliff Sunday morning. [KEYT] Emergency responders arrived shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday and ruled Sierra Markee-Winkler dead at the scene. Investigators are... (Continue reading)