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Santa Maria woman’s torture trial starts next week

Written on 30 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

A Santa Maria woman who allegedly punished her then 2-year-old daughter for playing with her makeup by holding the child’s hands in scalding tap water almost three years ago is scheduled to begin trial next week. [SantaMariaTimes] Lorena Arenas, 26,... (Continue reading)

Hash oil lab causes explosion in Morro Bay

Written on 30 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Morro Bay police discovered a hash oil lab Wednesday after responding to a gas explosion that burned a man. [Tribune] An explosion around 4:30 p.m. blew out the windows of a Morro Bay duplex on the 800 block of Napa... (Continue reading)

Union Bank to lay off up to 400 Central Coast employees

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Union Bank officials are heading up the coast from Santa Barbara, through San Luis Obispo County to Monterey, handing out layoff notices to hundreds of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust employees at 14 branches, several employees said. Union Bank’s purchase... (Continue reading)

Supervisor’s zipper costly to county taxpayers

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 94 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE Supervisor Bruce Gibson’s adulterous, long-term affair with a subordinate — his legislative assistant of six years — will cost county taxpayers $68,870 in annual salary plus benefits for a parallel county position she’s been... (Continue reading)

Young San Luis Obispo man falsely charged?

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION By JIM GRIFFIN A good-hearted young man, active for economic and social rights for all here in San Luis Obispo, Austin Sarna (nickname Smokie), has been charged by the SLO police and the SLO County District Attorney with attempted... (Continue reading)

Supervisors battle property advocates on ag ordinance

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is trying to finalize revisions to a contentious “ag cluster” ordinance before Debbie Arnold replaces Jim Patterson in January. [Tribune] Proposed changes to the ordinance make it more difficult for rural landowners... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande votes for new police station

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council voted 3-2 to on Tuesday to approve the construction of a new police station to be built on a portion of Old Ranch Road and West Branch Street. [NewTimes] Staff recommended the West Branch location... (Continue reading)

NCR supports Diablo Canyon’s earthquake study

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday supported a recent study by PG&E that found that Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant could withstand an earthquake along the newly discovered Shoreline Fault. [Tribune] During two open houses held in San Luis Obispo,... (Continue reading)

Avila Beach to host 2013 Amgen Tour

Written on 28 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Amgen tour, the largest cycling race in the United States, will include Avila Beach as a host city in 2013. On May 16, the fifth stage of the week-long race will begin in Santa Barbara and finish in Avila... (Continue reading)

Salinan tribal justice

Written on 28 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

Salinan tribal justice OPINION By JOSE FREEMAN and GREGG CASTRO This is to comment on an article published in Cal Coast News by Karen Velie on June 26, 2012. The article was entitled Tribe Losing Permission to Climb Morro Rock... (Continue reading)