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Los Osos man attacks wife with Samurai sword

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Los Osos man allegedly attacked his wife Tuesday with a Samurai sword causing injuries to her hands, fingers and stomach. Investigators also believe that Charles Haig Guenther, 36, threatened his wife with a handgun, according to the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Regulators, utilities called cozy

Written on 8 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Pointing to ongoing operational deficiencies on the part of Pacific Gas & Electric, California lawmakers are focusing angry attention on the utility’s regulatory agency, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), according to a report in the Sacramento Bee. PG&E owns and... (Continue reading)

Fresno man jailed for park shooting

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 19-year-old Fresno man has been arrested in connection with a Nov. 7, 2012 shooting in San Luis Obispo’s Santa Rosa Park that left a man partially paralyzed. Benjamin Adam Ma was taken into custody April 19 by Fresno police... (Continue reading)

Spatafore drops out of SLO council race

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Attorney John Spatafore withdrew from the race for the open San Luis Obispo City Council seat Monday, shortly after the Tribune endorsed one of his opponents, Carlyn Christianson. [KSBY] Spatafore said he ended his candidacy because he believed he might... (Continue reading)

High court zones out pot stores

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Cities and counties in California can use zoning restrictions to scotch medical marijuana dispensaries, the state’s supreme court ruled Monday. (Los Angeles Times) The decision reaffirms prohibitions now in place in about 200 California cities, officials of which have sought... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest five for drug charges

Written on 7 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Paso Roble Police Department’s newly created Special Enforcement Team arrested five people Sunday for drug related charges. Shortly before 6 p.m., officers noted five people acting suspiciously around a vehicle in the parking lot of the City Library. The... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man arrested for fraud

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A 79-year-old Grover Beach man was arrested in Washington State under a fugitive from another state charge on Sunday. [Tribune] Al Moriarty, former owner of Moriarty Enterprises, is being held without bail at the Kitsap County Jail. Former investors have... (Continue reading)

SLO council considering another raise for city attorney

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will decide Tuesday whether to grant City Attorney Christine Dietrick a 4.5 percent raise in pay based on performance while line level employees salaries are either frozen or facing cuts. On March 27, the... (Continue reading)

Letter to the editor: State ranking system flawed

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

By ALEX HARRISON MD I am a proponent of public reporting and transparency in medicine but sometimes statistics and rankings can be misleading. This is the case with Dr Freyaldenhoven and his ranking as one of the bottom five cardiac... (Continue reading)

Tax filings show CAPSLO does not report sales of donated goods

Written on 6 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 123 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN, KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN They’re small items: razors, socks, sometimes tampons. Community Action Partners of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) sells those goods, donated by local and national businesses, to the homeless people it serves, current and... (Continue reading)