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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)

Cayucos fire spreads to 89 acres

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A grass fire that broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday east of Cayucos has grown to 89 acres. Cal Fire tweeted that the fire burning near Toro Creek and Montecito road is 30 percent contained. Additional engines, crews and... (Continue reading)

Cambria man guilty of murder

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Cambria man who stabbed his brother in the head with a screwdriver was found guilty of first degree murder on Monday. A jury found Brandon Henslee, 23, guilty of murdering his brother Tyler Hanks, 20, in 2012 at a... (Continue reading)

Prof banished from class after GOP slurs

Written on 23 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Republicans are “dead or dying white people” who have “raped this country,” a Michigan State University professor told his students — just before being relieved of his teaching duties by university officials. (The Blaze) The comments from Professor William Penn... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigrants may soon become lawyers in California

Written on 23 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 67 comments

A bill that would allow illegal immigrants to become lawyers is sitting on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk. [SacramentoBee] Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez introduced Assembly Bill 1024 as urgency legislation earlier this month after the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly police searching for attempted robbery suspect

Written on 23 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Cal Poly University Police are searching for a man believed to have punched a student in the face Saturday afternoon. [KSBY] A Cal Poly student told police that he was walking alone on campus near Poly Canyon Village around 12:50... (Continue reading)

Woman drives car off cliff by Ragged Point

Written on 23 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A woman drove her car off a cliff near Ragged Point Saturday evening but came away uninjured. [Tribune] The car veered off the roadway around 8:15 p.m. Saturday near the Ragged Point Inn. After leaving the roadway, the woman’s car... (Continue reading)