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Bag ban challenge fails as ordinance takes effect

Written on 2 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A challenge to the newly implemented San Luis Obispo County plastic bag ban failed in court Monday. [SLO Tribune] On the same day the ban went into effect, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Charles Crandall ruled that the county... (Continue reading)

Supervisor threatens Pismo Beach Council

Written on 2 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill said that a county agency he does not sit on is planning to sue the city of Pismo Beach if it does not cough up funds to fight a lawsuit contending he improperly... (Continue reading)

Governor Brown approves whistleblower protection, military reform

Written on 2 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By LISA RIZZO The California Military Whistleblower Protection Act, prompted by an investigation at Camp San Luis Obispo into bonus and incentive fraud among the ranks of the California National Guard, was signed into law Friday. The military reform package,... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district’s objections shot down

Written on 2 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE All but one of six complaints filed by the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District objecting to actions taken and rulings by the Regional Water Quality Control Board during a Sept. 7 hearing were overruled Thursday.... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man accused of embezzling $50 million

Written on 1 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 52 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Nipomo business owner is accused of forging numerous loan documents as part of a more than $50 million fraud scheme he allegedly implemented against three local banks, business associates and several members of his family, sources... (Continue reading)

Brown signs immigrant driver’s license bill

Written on 1 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sunday that will let as many as 350,000 undocumented immigrants qualify for California driver’s licenses. [LATimes] Those under 30-years-old who came to this country before they were 16-years-old, would qualify if they are... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for attempting to murder his neighbor

Written on 1 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Police arrested a 59-year-old San Luis Obispo man for allegedly attempting to murder his 46-year-old neighbor early Sunday morning following an argument over a cell phone. Shortly after midnight, officers responding to calls of a disturbance at the Bullock Garden... (Continue reading)

Plastic bag ban starts Monday

Written on 1 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

San Luis Obispo County residents need to add reusable bags to their shopping lists or pay 10 cents apiece for paper bags to comply with a new ordinance that goes into effect on Monday. Following impassioned arguments for and against... (Continue reading)

28th Annual Central Coast Writers’ Conference, event photos

Written on 30 Sep, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The 28th Annual Central Coast Writers’ Conference at Cuesta College was a weekend excursion into the world of accomplished authors, agents and eBook publishing. If you would like to buy a high-resolution print of any of these photos, aside from... (Continue reading)

Background says a lot about Pismo Beach candidates

Written on 29 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By DAVID PECCI Before I look at a candidate’s viewpoints, I look at their backgrounds. I try to look for someone most similar to me and for the person who best represents the area. Erik Howell went to Harvard... (Continue reading)