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Music and wine: Earth, Wind and Fire

Written on 3 Aug, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By COLIN JONES So what do you get when you mix wine, boogie rock and the pungent smell of farm animals? An alignment of cultural planets that can only be one thing: music and wine night at the California Mid-State Fair. Fast becoming... (Continue reading)

Capps Maldonado tax controversies

Written on 3 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Following an election-cycle challenge that her competitor Abel Maldonado post his tax returns, Congresswoman Lois Capps discovered that for five years she had not reported income from a room she rents out. Capps discovered the error while placing her returns... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police shoot and kill another suspect

Written on 3 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

Santa Maria police officers shot and killed a man Thursday following a high-speed chase. This is the fourth recent officer involved shooting in north Santa Barbara County and the second time in less than a week that a suspect involved... (Continue reading)

Man finds a stranger dead in his van

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

After stopping for a drink downtown on Thursday afternoon, a San Luis Obispo man returned to his van to find an unconscious stranger inside, police said. After an unsuccessful attempt to wake the man, David Harrell drove him to French... (Continue reading)

Searcy wants back on the Oceano board

Written on 2 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Former Oceano Community Services District Board Member Richard Searcy has filed papers to run for the seat he recently vacated after being arrested for driving under the influence. CHP officers arrested Searcy, 59, in May for DUI after he swerved... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputy accused of beating Nipomo man

Written on 2 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

A Nipomo man contends a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy assaulted him after spotting him driving about 15 miles an hour over the speed limit on July 15. [Tribune] Jesus Raul Ruiz, 28, told the Tribune deputy Steven Hurl... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man arrested for bomb threat

Written on 2 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Paso Robles man allegedly used his cell phone to call a bomb threat into the Arroyo Grande Walmart on Monday. Police arrested Daniel Joseph McPherson, 53 on a felony making a false bomb threat charge and booked him into... (Continue reading)

Chick-Fil-A battle reaches Cal Poly

Written on 1 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 213 comments

In support of GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s proclamation that today is Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, several church groups plan to bus parishioners to Cal Poly to support the restaurant’s anti-gay marriage stance by purchasing meals at Chick-fil-A. The fast food... (Continue reading)

Excelaron seeking continuance on oil drilling application

Written on 1 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Officials with Excelaron, the company seeking to drill as many as 12 oil wells in the Huasna Valley near Arroyo Grande, plan to ask the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors for a continuation. [Tribune] Excelaron’s planner Carol Florence... (Continue reading)

Felon firefighter forces dwindling

Written on 1 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Even as California’s fire season reaches its peak, state officials are learning that a new prison policy will drastically affect the numbers of firefighters available in emergencies. (SF Chronicle) State prison trustees who have been trained to provide critical, physical... (Continue reading)