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Torres sues private investigator over questions about abuse of homeless

Written on 27 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 196 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Dee Torres, homeless services coordinator for Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO), has filed a slander lawsuit against private investigator Mike Brennler. The suit, filed by attorney Roy Ogden, alleges that Brennler slandered Torres in... (Continue reading)

High court eyes gay marriage

Written on 27 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

High-level legal arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the fate of this state’s Proposition 8 appear to be sharply dividing justices. (San Jose Mercury News) The voter-approved same-sex marriage ban marks the first time the high court has needed... (Continue reading)

Season of the Beast

Written on 27 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Literary Corner | No comments

(Editors note: Season of the Beast is chilling tale of a gripping evil that blossoms in an unfortunate autumn for the residents of a small Wisconsin college town. Ray Bradbury said it scared him. You have been warned.Chapter 2 will... (Continue reading)

Deputies catch burglars in action in Paso Robles

Written on 27 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies located and arrested two north county residents burglarizing a Paso Robles tractor dealership early Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office received a call around 2:30 a.m. about two men using bolt cutters on the chain... (Continue reading)

Bill Benica signs off from KYNS

Written on 27 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo County veteran radio broadcaster Bill Benica said goodbye to his listeners last Friday before leaving his keys at the front desk. Benica, who has been on the San Luis Obispo airwaves for more than 35 years, said... (Continue reading)

California commission floats idea of outsourcing Hearst Castle operations

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A California government oversight commission is suggesting that a private organization may be better suited to operate Hearst Castle than the State Parks system. The Little Hoover Commission released a report Monday to the governor and prominent members of the... (Continue reading)

Coincidence? You be the judge

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By LIN HILL Oceano Community Services District General Manager Thomas Geaslen appeared on the March 6 episode of Charter California Edition. Hosted by attorney Brad Pomerance, this show broadcasts locally on cable channel 41 and statewide on the California... (Continue reading)

Governor wants new fire retardant rules

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Chemical flame retardants in household furniture pose health hazards and “better ways” are available to provide public safety, Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday as he urged state regulators to take action against those “toxic” substances. (Sacramento Bee) “Toxic flame retardants... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police release findings on U-Haul dumping murder

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Three days after the conclusion of the Dystiny Myers murder trial, the Santa Maria Police Department released its finding into the investigation of another Santa Maria homicide victim whose body the alleged killers attempted to disappear. [KCOY] The police department... (Continue reading)

Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center CEO retiring

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Candace “Candy” Markwith announced on Monday her plan to retire as Chief Executive Officer at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center effective September 15. She has been at Sierra Vista, the City’s largest private employer, since March 2005. “Candy Markwith has... (Continue reading)