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Sanitation district violates Brown Act amid Brown Act violation investigation

Written on 7 May, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District may have violated the Brown Act while conducting an investigation into an alleged Brown Act violation. On April 19, during a closed session meeting, sanitation district board member and... (Continue reading)

Templeton Maker’s Faire shows off student’s abilities

Written on 6 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By RICHARD BASTIAN Templeton High School hosted the Maker’s Faire, a learning and tinkering opportunity for students, last Wednesday. More than 1,100 people turned out to see what these incredible students created. Developer and physics teacher Jason Diodati started the... (Continue reading)

Lawmaker files initiative to repeal California gas tax

Written on 6 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

California voters may have a say on the gas tax increase that Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed into law. Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) filed an initiative on Friday that calls for the repeal of SB 1, the gas tax... (Continue reading)

3 injured in helicopter crash near Santa Barbara

Written on 6 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A helicopter crashed at the La Cumbre Country Club golf course in Santa Barbara County Friday afternoon injuring the three people on board. Shortly after 2:04 p.m., the pilot reported engine trouble and attempted to land the helicopter at the... (Continue reading)

Suspect allegedly beats a man with guitar for appearing gay

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A hate crime suspect allegedly attacked a man with a guitar in Santa Barbara County on April because he believed the victim was gay. The victim suffered a serious injury in the attack, during which the suspect was shouting a... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay mountain climber dies on Mount Whitney

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Morro Bay man slipped and fell while climbing near the 14,494-foot peak of Mount Whitney last month. Jose “Ramiro” Leon Penloza, 29, died in the accident. On April 21, Penloza, an avid climber, was heading up Mount Whitney’s Mountaineer’s... (Continue reading)

Hillary still doesn’t get it

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 38 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE After reading accounts of Hillary Clinton’s latest interview on why she lost the 2016 election, she’s unbelievably still in denial. Blaming the FBI Director and WikiLeaks for her defeat on the brink of what she... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclists evades officers in high speed chase

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A motorcyclist led a California Highway Patrol officer on a high speed chase from Pismo Beach to Nipomo on Thursday before the officer lost sight of the suspect. Shortly before noon, the officer directed the motorcyclist to pull off Highway... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay City manager loses bid for a new job

Written on 5 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Morro Bay City Manager David Buckingham was a finalists for the town manager position in Vail, Colorado. However, the Vail Town Council decided to reopen the selection process. Information that Buckingham had applied for the town manager position in Vail... (Continue reading)

Man who died in Shell Beach fire identified

Written on 4 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Pismo Beach Police Department has identified the man who was found dead in a Shell Beach home following a house fire last week as Erik Joseph Rosene, 55. On April 27, a fire broke out on the second floor of... (Continue reading)