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Higginbotham out, Waage in Pismo mayoral race

Written on 5 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Pismo Beach Mayor Shelly Higginbotham has said she will not seek reelection in November, and Councilman Ed Waage has announced he is running for the mayoral seat. Higginbotham has served as mayor for three two-year terms and was previously a... (Continue reading)

Hundreds descend on SLO to protest Phillips 66 rail spur

Written on 5 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Opponents of Phillips 66’s proposed rail spur came from across California Thursday to protest the project as it appeared before the San Luis Obispo County Planing Commission. An estimated total of more than 500 people showed up to the first... (Continue reading)

5 officials in Texas city arrested for corruption

Written on 5 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

All but one top official in Crystal City, Texas was arrested Thursday under a federal indictment that accuses them of taking bribes and having city employees perform work at an illegal gambling facility, according to an announcement by United States... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police investigating suspected teen suicide

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Paso Robles Police responded to a 911 call Wednesday at a home on the 1100 block of Linda Circle and discovered a 12-year-old girl who had apparently committed suicide. Shortly before 8 p.m., along with officers, Paso Robles Department of... (Continue reading)

Judge John Trice accepts disciplinary action

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By CCN STAFF San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge John Trice admitted to misconduct and accepted public censure, according to a Feb. 4 California Commission on Judicial Performance decision and order. Of the six types of disciplinary actions available, public... (Continue reading)

John Wallace’s attorney threatens sanitation district

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 95 comments

By KAREN VELIE An attorney for former South County Sanitation District administrator John Wallace asked the district board Wednesday to rescind their decision to send allegations of criminal malfeasance to multiple law enforcement agencies and then alleged the district faced... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar to redraw its inner boundaries

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Lucia Mar school board voted Tuesday in favor of redrawing the district’s internal boundaries based on population. [Tribune] Lucia Mar has seven trustees on its school board. The trustees represent four areas, each having one to three representatives. Area... (Continue reading)

North County thieves caught after alarm goes off

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A car alarm awoke a sleeping resident early Wednesday morning and led to the capture of two thieves, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. Around 3:40 a.m., a resident in the 900 block of St. Ann Drive went outside... (Continue reading)

Woman hit by train in Pismo Beach

Written on 4 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A train struck a 22-year-old woman who was apparently walking her bicycle on a railroad bridge in Pismo Beach Wednesday night. The woman survived with undisclosed injuries. At approximately 10:13 p.m., police officers found Pismo Beach resident Alena Gribanova lying... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Printery headed to tax auction

Written on 3 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE Because of unpaid taxes, the historic Printery building in Atascadero is headed to a tax auction. Bidders for the Printery Building, located at 6351 Olmeda Avenue, will need to start with a minimum bid of $1.3 million... (Continue reading)