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San Onofre nuclear plant’s flawed system

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released a report detailing how a flawed system of steam generators led to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, which has now lasted more than a year. Mistsubishi Heavy Industries, which replaced... (Continue reading)

Firefighter injured in student housing fire

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo student housing complex caught on fire Saturday morning, causing one firefighter to end up in the hospital. The fire began around 11:02 a.m. Saturday on the third floor of the Stenner Glen apartment complex at 1050... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teachers demand superintendent tell the truth

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 34 comments

OPINION By PASO ROBLES TEACHERS UNION After delivering a 97 percent vote of no confidence in Superintendent Dr. Kathleen McNamara at the Feb. 5 meeting of the Paso Robles School Board, teachers plan to return en masse to this Tuesday’s... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist dies in Santa Margarita crash

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A motorcyclist died Sunday afternoon after crashing his bike in Santa Margarita. [KCOY] The California Highway Patrol received a call around 3 p.m. Sunday about the crash on West Pozo Road south of Las Positas Road. Officers said the fatal... (Continue reading)

Federal agency starts investigation of Family Ties and Niesen

Written on 10 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 124 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) Federal officials launched a probe of Family... (Continue reading)

LA mayor eyeing governor’s mansion

Written on 10 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Wednesday that he would like to run for governor. [KTTV] “One day I’d like to run for governor, but there’s not a vacancy the last time I looked,” Villaraigosa said on KTTV’s Good Day... (Continue reading)

Nipomo cockfighting ring uncovered

Written on 9 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Sheriff’s deputies discovered a cockfighting ring while serving a search warrant at Orchard Road in Nipomo on Friday morning. During their search, deputies from San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s offices discovered two large compounds that were walled... (Continue reading)

Gibson’s costly affair

Written on 8 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 86 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER In a Tribune exclusive Nov. 16, 2012, San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson admitted a longtime extramarital affair between he and his Legislative Assistant, Cherie Auspiro. The couple had disclosed their personal relationship... (Continue reading)

$1 million in pot discovered at Vandenberg Air Force Base

Written on 8 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The United States Air Force received a million dollar donation Thursday in marijuana. [Lompoc Record] Vandenberg Air Force Base personnel discovered an overturned panga boat and at least $1 million of marijuana around 1 p.m. Thursday just north of Wall... (Continue reading)

Nine Santa Maria police officers disciplined

Written on 8 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin fired two top managers and reprimanded seven officers Thursday in connection with the shooting death of officer Alberto Covarrubias, Jr. [KSBY] In Jan. 2012, police had discovered that Albert Covarrubias, Jr., 29, knew he... (Continue reading)