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Tsunami debris reaching Central Coast?

Written on 22 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Central Coast residence are getting their first dose of tsunami debris with several items with Japanese lettering being found in the Cambria area. [Tribune] During the past two weeks, beach combers have come across a fishing or mooring float, a... (Continue reading)

Shark attacks kayak in Cambria

Written on 15 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A great white shark took a bite out of the kayak of a Paso Robles man who was fishing with friends off the waters of Cambria on Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. Joey Nocchi, 30, of Paso Robles was fishing... (Continue reading)

Cambria man suspected of sexual abuse of a child

Written on 23 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Cambria man twice this month for charges of sexual assault of a child and domestic violence. Deputies first arrested  Enrique Merlos, 45, on March 8 for allegedly committing numerous sex crimes involving... (Continue reading)

Still no word from Pedro Garcia

Written on 22 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A laudatory letter from his bosses extolling the professional virtues of Coast Unified School District Superintendent Chris Adams was sent home with students last week, further fractioning a divided community and raising — once again — the... (Continue reading)

Cambria Man Killed on Highway 1

Written on 11 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Cambria man was hit by a car and killed Thursday night on Highway 1 near Moonstone Beach. Milton Torell, 64, was standing next to his bike just north of Cambria when he was hit by a 1996 Dodge Neon... (Continue reading)

Search for Pedro Garcia fizzles

Written on 9 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 136 comments

For a guy who doesn’t seem to exist, Pedro Garcia is the talk of the town in Cambria. That’s the name printed at the bottom of a Dec. 15 letter faxed to the editor of the local newspaper, The Cambrian, a... (Continue reading)

School chief’s wife defends contracts with district

Written on 23 Dec, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 152 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Rancorous relations among factions in the Coast Unified School District (CUSD) fester after the wife of district Superintendent Chris Adams angrily and publicly derided “lies and accusations about our family that pervade our district and community and... (Continue reading)

Sewage spill closes Moonstone Beach

Written on 19 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Moonstone Beach was closed Sunday after 10,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the ocean because of a a power outage at Cambria’s sewage treatment plant. The sewage was released into Santa Rosa Creek in the vicinity of Windsor Blvd. and... (Continue reading)

Cambria desalt plant plan hits snag

Written on 16 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Current plans for a desalination plant to serve the Cambria area were waylaid Thursday by the California Coastal Commission when the panel ruled Santa Rosa Creek is off limits for intake and outfall facilities. Specifically, the commission agreed unanimously that... (Continue reading)

Weekend spotlight: Make Merry at the Lighthouse

Written on 9 Dec, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

“Make Merry at the Lighthouse” is the theme for the third annual holiday celebration at the Point San Luis Lighthouse being held Saturday. Besides the dazzling trolley ride, spectacular decorated lighthouse buildings, and coastal vistas, this 1890 celebration includes musicians,... (Continue reading)