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Senator Leland Yee arrested for corruption

Written on 27 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

California secretary of state candidate State Sen. Leland Yee was arrested on federal corruption charges during an FBI sting on Wednesday. [LATimes] According to the indictment, Yee is accused of sidestepping campaign donation rules in exchange for political favors, and... (Continue reading)

Compton leads in San Luis Obispo County supervisorial fundraising

Written on 26 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 76 comments

By KAREN VELIE After sporting the largest number of contributors during the latest reporting period, San Luis Obispo County supervisorial candidate Lynn Compton has jumped further ahead of her South County rivals Caren Ray and Mike Byrd, according to their... (Continue reading)

California gubernatorial candidate is registered sex offender

Written on 24 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Republican candidate for the California governorship, Glenn Champ, has a criminal record that includes convictions of voluntary manslaughter and assault to commit rape. He is a registered sex offender. [Washington Post] A jury convicted Champ of two counts of assault... (Continue reading)

Candidates finalized for June primary

Written on 13 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The filing period has closed, and the list of candidates for the June 3 primary election is complete. No new names surfaced in the last week despite election officials extending some of the deadlines. Two supervisorial seats are up for... (Continue reading)

Mayor and council race heating up in Morro Bay

Written on 8 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

Morro Bay’s qualifying period for mayoral candidates has ended with two candidates vying for the office, incumbent mayor Jamie Irons and former council woman Carla Wixom, then known as Carla Borchard. Irons and Wixom were contestants in the 2012 race... (Continue reading)

Cambria Community Services District director officially files to run For Supervisor

Written on 5 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Muril Clift, a director with the Cambria Community Services District, formally filed his paperwork Tuesday to run for supervisor in San Luis Obispo County’s District 2. He is challenging incumbent supervisor Bruce Gibson. “With my extensive record of public service... (Continue reading)

Brown weary of potheads, opposes legalization

Written on 3 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown, who recently declared that he would run for a fourth term as governor, stated Sunday that he opposes the legalization of marijuana. [Mercury News] “The world’s pretty dangerous, very competitive,” Brown said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet... (Continue reading)

Los Osos officials playing games

Written on 25 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON Shame on the Los Osos Community Services District, they have scheduled a Special Meeting, to appoint a replacement for Director David Vogel, who inadvertently moved outside the district boundaries in December, at a time few will... (Continue reading)

SLO financial planner running for city council

Written on 20 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

San Luis Obispo financial planner Gordon Mullin announced Wednesday that he will run for city council in 2014. Mullin owns a financial planning firm and has hosted a radio show on financial matters. He is the first candidate to publicly... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay mayor running for reelection

Written on 14 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 92 comments

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons announced Thursday that he is running for reelection. Irons became mayor in late 2012 after securing a majority of the vote in the June primary. Less than one year into his term, though, Irons faced... (Continue reading)