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PG&E’s pending assault on the sea and gray whales

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION By ROGER CLEARY Some say, short of thermonuclear war, PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, with its radioactive, spent fuel posing a toxic hazard lasting longer than we Homo sapiens have populated this planet presents the biggest threat to... (Continue reading)

Public pension reform bill inked

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday called the state’s public pension system “a big ship” which is slowly being turned in the right direction by reform legislation he’s set to sign. (Sacramento Bee) But faced with complaints that the pension reduction bill... (Continue reading)

Prescription drug use epidemic linked to violent crime

Written on 12 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Police said a recent string of assaults in Grover Beach may be linked to an increase in prescription drug use. [KSBY] In all three cases, victims were beaten by their alleged assailants. In one case, the suspect demanded a man... (Continue reading)

Transient threatens 3 women in Cayucos

Written on 11 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A transient forced his way into a Cayucos home at 2:30 a.m. today while three women hid in a bedroom and called 911. Richard Lugo, 42, was allegedly pounding on the victim’s front door while claiming to have a gun.... (Continue reading)

Search starts for new CSU chief

Written on 11 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Eight trustees of the California State University system are interviewing candidates for chancellor over the next two days. (Sacramento Bee, CalState) The new boss of the 23-campus system — one of which is Cal Poly — may be among those... (Continue reading)

University student sentenced for Avila Beach crash

Written on 11 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A university student has been sentenced to four years in prison for an Avila Beach crash that killed two of his friends. Evan Green, 22, of Chico, was driving on Avila Beach Drive near Cave Landing Road when he lost... (Continue reading)

Firefighter Mason claims alcohol to blame

Written on 11 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The attorney for a San Luis Obispo firefighter on trial for beating a man during a wedding after party is claiming his client was defending himself against a drunk aggressor. [Tribune] In June 2011, John Ryan Mason, 34, allegedly beat... (Continue reading)

AWOL Abel Maldonado a no show again

Written on 10 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 75 comments

By KAREN VELIE Congressional candidate Abel Maldonado’s biggest obstacle may not be his Democratic challenger, but instead members of the GOP who have dubbed him AWOL Abel. There have been at least 10 occasions when Maldonado has backed out on... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly youth drowned in river

Written on 10 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The body of a Cal Poly student missing since Sept. 2 following a Sacramento River float was discovered Sunday during a widespread search. (Chico Enterprise-Record) Brett Olson, 20, was part of an alcohol-fueled, all-day event that attracted thousands of Labor... (Continue reading)

Atascadero’s Sunken Gardens rife with crime

Written on 10 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 59 comments

OPINION By DR. JASON PAMBRUN I read “Atascadero police accused of illegal searches” and felt compelled to comment directly. It’s really a shame CalCoastNews didn’t find the time to interview some of us who work every day in the Sunken... (Continue reading)