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Coastal Commission staff recommends denial of PG&E seismic testing

Written on 3 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Coastal Commission staff recommended on Friday that the board vote to deny PG&E’s seismic testing permit application and object to its consistency certification, according to a staff report. Renewal of Diablo Canyon’s nuclear power plant’s operating... (Continue reading)

House deemed uninhabitable, child taken from parents

Written on 3 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

While serving a warrant at a home in Grover Beach, deputies discovered a 2-year-old living in deplorable conditions and placed the child with child protective services. The house on the 100 block of Park View Avenue has been deemed uninhabitable... (Continue reading)

State GOP chair quitting

Written on 2 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Tom Del Beccaro will not seek another term as chairman of the California Republican Party, he announced this week in an email. (Sacramento Bee) Elected in 2010, Del Beccaro said, “It is time for me to pause from party politics.”... (Continue reading)

GMO prop drops in poll as spending against soars

Written on 2 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

As food and biotechnology giants spend millions of dollars battling Proposition 37, support for the mandatory genetically modified food measure is sinking. [California Watch] An October 25 poll by the Los Angles Times and the USC Dornsife College of Letters,... (Continue reading)

Roads, who do we believe?

Written on 2 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION By GARY NEMETH The Paso Robles City Council and Manager Jim App have told us for years that there is no road repair fund. Last week I was in a meeting with Councilman Fred Strong and seven other people.... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed several times at Heritage Ranch

Written on 2 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An attacker stabbed a man several times during an argument Thursday evening at Heritage Ranch outside of Paso Robles. [SLO Tribune] Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the suspect, who fled before they arrived at a home on Eagle Point lane... (Continue reading)

Thousands of squid attract sharks to the Central Coast

Written on 2 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

An abundance of Humboldt squid, which have been spotted in the Pacific Ocean along the Central Coast of California, could be attracting sharks. [KCOY] During El Niño years, the squid, which grow up to 6 feet and 100 pounds, venture... (Continue reading)

State prisoner decline stalls

Written on 1 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

California judges are proving to be the biggest impediment to officials’ mandated efforts to reduce state prison populations. (Los Angeles Times) An analysis of plans by California administration and prison officials to comply with a federal court order is faltering,... (Continue reading)

State Democrats file FPPC complaint on Maldonado

Written on 1 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

California Democrats requested Wednesday that the California Fair Political Practices Commission investigate whether Republican Congressional candidate Abel Maldonado violated state law by not disclosing two campaign fundraisers in 2007 [McClatchy]. The California Democratic Party complaint attempts to link Maldonado’s tax... (Continue reading)

SLO builders face steep fees for minor development

Written on 1 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

San Luis Obispo business and property owners who wish to make additions to their buildings and homes face a common obstacle in the city, higher than usual fees. Though local developers face fees no matter their location, builders in the... (Continue reading)