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Two SLO County top administrators to retirement

Written on 14 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Within a two day period, San Luis Obispo County Administrator Jim Grant and County Council Warren Jensen both announced this week they plan to retire in the fall. Following a sex scandal that ended in both former county administrator David... (Continue reading)

Apple must defend data stalking charge

Written on 13 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that owners of iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches may pursue claims against Apple for allegedly allowing advertisers to secretly track activities of mobile device users. (San Jose Mercury News) Apple, Google and four other smaller... (Continue reading)

DNA evidence helps convict Paso Robles poacher 

Written on 13 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A Paso Robles man was recently convicted of deer poaching after a DNA analysis linked him conclusively to an illegally killed buck. [HuntingNews] Jason Allan Domingos, 37, plead no contest in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court to the poaching... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo employee union agrees to new contract

Written on 13 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

After nine months and an impasse, San Luis Obispo’s largest employee group and city management reached a tentative agreement following a fact finding hearing where it was revealed that the city of San Luis Obispo has $63 million in cash... (Continue reading)

Manson family member seeking parole

Written on 13 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A former Manson family member whose release was squelched two years ago by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, is scheduled to have another parole hearing today at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. [UTNews] Bruce Davis, 69, is serving life... (Continue reading)

Evidence points to evidence mismanagement

Written on 12 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

It costs county taxpayers nearly $700,000 annually to underwrite the maintenance of property and evidence rooms for county law enforcement agencies, yet those functions — vital to the administration of justice — are in chaos in many county agencies. That’s... (Continue reading)

Voters to ponder three-strikes law

Written on 12 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Should California’s sometimes-controversial “Three-Strikes Law” be modified? Voters in November will have a say in the law’s future following qualification of a initiative that would ostensibly reduce the number of convictions. If endorsed by voters, the initiative would change the... (Continue reading)

Local man barred from homeless services

Written on 12 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 76 comments

CORRECTION: Randall Reed said he was not a veteran or a recipient of several medals. He apologized for trying to embellish his past and asked that the story be corrected. By KAREN VELIE Following the discovery of a San Luis... (Continue reading)

Wine, Waves and Beyond 2012 bikini fashion show, event photos

Written on 11 Jun, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 11 comments

At the Wine, Waves and Beyond Friday night Ampsurf fundraiser, the models were gorgeous, the suits were skimpy and the crowd was ready to party. The action started when the first model set a high heeled foot on the runway... (Continue reading)

State voters still like tax plan

Written on 11 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

Potential voting support for Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax increase initiative plan remains fairly strong, according to the results of the latest Field Poll. The measure would increase for seven years state personal income taxes on persons earning more than $250,000,... (Continue reading)