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Santa Margarita Hill Fire burns 1,500 acres

Written on 27 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The fast moving Santa Margarita Hill Fire has burned 1,500 acres and was 40 percent contained Tuesday morning. One structure has burned, many others are threatened and approximately 250 people have been evacuated. It has not yet been reported if... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita fire burns more than 500 acres

Written on 26 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A rapidly moving fire off Highway 58 in rural Santa Margarita has grown to more than 500 acres. The evacuation zone has been expanded to include the area of Huer Huero Road to Highway 58 including Black Mountain Resort Road,... (Continue reading)

Atascadero cyclist wins race from Canada to Mexico

Written on 26 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An Atascadero man emerged victorious in a rough-terrain cycling race from Canada to a Mexican border town in New Mexico. Brian Lucido, 41, finished first on Saturday in the 2017 Tour Divide, an approximately 2,750 mile race. The mountainous route... (Continue reading)

Hill Fire near Santa Margarita scorches more than 100 acres

Written on 26 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire that started Monday afternoon east of Santa Margarita has burned over 100 acres. Cal Fire is fighting the fire from the air and the ground. The fire is burning grass and oak woodlands. Several structures are endangered. At... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court partially reinstates Trump’s travel ban

Written on 26 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s “travel ban” can take effect, albeit with exceptions allowing some individuals from targeted countries to enter the United States. [USA Today] Monday’s ruling states Trump may bar individuals from six Muslim... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man dies in Nipomo house fire

Written on 26 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 61-year-old Thomas Edward Gingell of Arroyo Grande man died in a Nipomo house fire Sunday morning. Around 7:30 a.m., a fire broke out at a house located at 1885 Pomeroy Road. The fire significantly burned the second floor of... (Continue reading)

Father buries stranger’s body following coroner mishap

Written on 25 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The Orange County Coroner’s Office called an 83-year-old man in May and mistakenly told him his son had died. The coroner’s office informed the man his son had been identified through his fingerprints. [Orange County Register] Eleven days after Frank... (Continue reading)

The public union negotiation trap

Written on 24 Jun, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION by MIKE BROWN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ recent ratification of several expensive employee labor contracts reminds us that the process is devastating for the taxpayers and the public interest. The problem is that the contracts... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man drowns off Avila Beach

Written on 24 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Rescue personnel were unable to find the body of a 35-year-old man Arroyo Grande man who  drowned while fishing three miles off the coast of Port San Luis on Friday afternoon. Shortly before noon, Nicholas Deloss Marold was fishing with... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Lynn Compton announces re-election campaign

Written on 24 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo County 4th District Supervisor Lynn Compton announced plans to run for a second term on Friday, a sign that the 2018 campaign season is under way. “We need government to work for the people and implement policies... (Continue reading)