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Oceano board members quit

Written on 29 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 79 comments

Two members of the Oceano Community Services District board have resigned, citing disagreements with district manager Raffaele Montemurro over his accounting practices and failure to follow the board’s direction. Board members Jim Hill and Carole Henson tendered their resignations on... (Continue reading)

A racist Stormfront hits Arroyo Grande

Written on 28 Mar, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 56 comments

The Arroyo Grande woman whose house was the scene of a cross burning earlier this month, has retained an attorney and wants to know why police officers investigating the crime asked her about her sexual history from the last ten... (Continue reading)

The shame of Camp Roberts

Written on 27 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The California Army National Guard has come to depend upon Camp Roberts, on the northern tip of San Luis Obispo County, as its primary training facility, but a new investigation reveals a facility in great disrepair amid waste on a... (Continue reading)

Los Osos sewer dispute not over?

Written on 27 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

A divisive, 30-year dispute over a new sewer for Los Osos and the financial cost to residents may soon be a San Luis Obispo County issue if federal funding falls through leaving county residents partially on the hook for funding... (Continue reading)

Four more radio stations drop Glenn Beck

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The controversy over right wing radio talk show host Glenn Beck continues with the news that Buckley Radio is dropping the hot-button program from four of its stations in Connecticut. [Media Matters] Buckley officials announced Beck would be removed from... (Continue reading)

Blakeslee and Rachel Maddow discuss Diablo

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

State Sen. Sam Blakeslee spoke out about his safety concerns at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Thursday. In response to inquiries about the safety of the Diablo Canyon power plant, Blakeslee, a geophysicist with a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County adds 2,000 jobs in February

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo County added 2,000 new jobs in February which dropped the unemployment rate from 10.3 percent in January to 9.8 percent in February, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. The numbers of... (Continue reading)

Costa Mesa pink slips entire fire department

Written on 24 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 69 comments

As part of a plan to solve a looming pension crisis and budget gap by outsourcing services, Costa Mesa officials handed pink slips to their entire fire department. [NewYorkTimes] Almost half of the city’s workers were told late last week... (Continue reading)

Environmental coalition rejects Gibson for Coastal Commission

Written on 24 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A coalition of 10 statewide environmental and coastal advocacy groups researched and interviewed five of the seven nominees for the Coastal Commission and put their support behind a Ventura and a Santa Barbara County public official while recommending that Gov.... (Continue reading)

Two schizophrenic murder suspects competent to stand trial

Written on 23 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Two schizophrenic men who murdered multiple people have been found competent to stand trial. On Christmas night, Andrew Downs, 20, allegedly shot and killed sisters Kathy Yeager and Beverly Reilly in Santa Margarita. During a ten hour period, he is... (Continue reading)