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Are Morro Bay officials attempting to chip away at Measure D?

Written on 20 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 34 comments

OPINION by LINDA STEDJEE A Morro Bay law popularly known as “Measure D” is once again under serious assault by city government. Measure D can be modified or removed from the municipal code only by a vote of the people.... (Continue reading)

Tribune’s criticism of France is overreaching

Written on 20 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by OTIS PAGE The San Luis Obispo Tribune joined Obama and the Democrat’s Islamic appeasement tactic in its editorial “The burkini bigotry in France has gone too far” and in a commentary by Cathleen Parker titled “Burkinis are not... (Continue reading)

4 arrested in Grover Beach drug bust

Written on 20 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Grover Beach police arrested three men and one woman Thursday in a bust that produced methamphetamine, paraphernalia, prescription pills and gang propaganda. At approximately 4 p.m., officers served a search warrant at a home in the 1000 block of Nice... (Continue reading)

Chimney Fire threatens Hearst Castle

Written on 20 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The Chimney fire has burned 15,439 and is currently threatening Hearst Castle. The fire is 35 percent contained. Saturday morning tours of the castle have been canceled though the visitor center remains open. The fire is burning roughly three miles... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria woman tested for Zika virus

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria woman honeymooned in Costa Rica this month and returned to the Central Coast with numerous mosquito bites and a suspected case of the Zika virus.  [KCOY] Lab results are not expected to be ready for three weeks,... (Continue reading)

Chimney fire burns 11,999 acres

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

With strong winds on Thursday, the Chimney Fire near Nacimiento Lake grew to 11,999 acres and is 33 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. While the fire continues to burn in inaccessible rugged terrain, it is currently burning in a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman arrested for animal cruelty

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Law enforcement officers seized 40 dogs from an Atascadero woman Thursday before arresting her on animal cruelty charges. Suzanne Sollenne and her dogs were living in unsanitary conditions and many of the dogs needed treatment for physical ailments. There were... (Continue reading)

Oceano man gets 18 years to life in prison for wife’s murder

Written on 19 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 27-year-old Oceano man who slit his wife’s throat while she was sleeping in a bed with the couple’s 3-year-old son has received a sentence of 18 years to life in prison. Humberto Jacobo Chavez received the maximum sentence based... (Continue reading)

Father receives year in prison for illegal campaign donations

Written on 18 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An 83-year-old La Palma man was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in prison for making illegal campaign contributions to his son’s bid for U.S. Congress, according to acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. In 2010 and 2012,... (Continue reading)

SLO County resident tests positive for West Nile Virus

Written on 18 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo County resident has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the county public health department. The positive test marks the first confirmed case of a person in the county contracting the virus since 2009. Health... (Continue reading)