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Shandon man gets 7-year sentence for fatal DUI crash

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Shandon man received a 7-year prison sentence Wednesday after pleading no contest to charges stemming from a drunk driving crash that killed a Bakersfield couple last month. [KCOY] Vicente Muniz Montez, 38, allegedly crashed head on into a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Fugitive arrested at Atascadero home

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a fugitive Wednesday who rammed his vehicle into a sheriff’s car in December 2012. Marc Steele, 38, evaded arrest for more than nine months after ramming his Lexus sedan into a Sheriff’s K-9... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles supervisor departs under criminal cloud

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

The former building, parks and streets maintenance supervisor for Paso Robles is under investigation for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from the city. Charles Lorenzen, 52, was placed on paid administrative leave a week ago and then resigned his position... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council to hire legal help as battle between mayor and executives escalates

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 86 comments

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons progressed Tuesday night in his bid to fire the city’s two top executives, while opponents of his advanced an effort to recall him. The Morro Bay City council voted Tuesday to hire an outside attorney... (Continue reading)

County investigating possible water ordinance violators

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo County code enforcement staffers are investigating a dozen reports of people violating a temporary water ordinance that prohibits the planting of new vineyards in the Paso Robles groundwater basin area under most circumstances. On Aug. 27, the... (Continue reading)

Old Morro Bay council improperly changed contracts of city manager and attorney

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The former Morro Bay City Council violated the Ralph M. Brown Act in November 2012, when it increased the severance pay of the city manager and city attorney in closed session without notifying the public. [Tribune] In a a November... (Continue reading)

Los Osos sewer contractor dumping millions of gallons of water into Morro Bay

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 70 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Every three days, contractor W.A. Rasic dumps more water into Morro Bay than an Olympic-size pool can hold. It’s part of the Los Osos Wastewater Project, putting in a sewer system for the area. As workers dig... (Continue reading)

29th Central Coast Writers’ Conference, event photos

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The 29th Cuesta College Central Coast Writers’ Conference featured keynote speaker Rebecca Rasmussen, fiction and nonfiction writers, journalists, screenwriters, agents and editors. If you would like to buy a high-resolution print of any of these photos, aside from those of... (Continue reading)

Saving for retirement, affordability or priority

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

By GORDON MULLIN Often when I’m meeting a new client, I ask about whether they have any sort of savings plan in place. Perhaps, I inquire, they could be saving for a home, a new car, further schooling or their... (Continue reading)

SLO County residents aided by settlement

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Nearly 700 San Luis Obispo County homeowners have benefited since Jan. 2012 from an $18 billion boost, part of a national mortgage settlement with major lenders, according to the state’s appointed monitor of the settlement program. That settlement totaled $25... (Continue reading)