Articles Tagged With ‘Morro Bay’




Headding a winner in Morro Bay council race

Two days after incumbent Councilwoman Nancy Johnson announced she was conceding her bid for the final seat on the Morro Bay City Council, the city of Morro Bay announced that pharmacist John Heading had won the position outright. In the... (Continue reading)

Nancy Johnson concedes Morro Bay council race

The city of Morro Bay no longer needs to pick a winner or non-winner in the race for its final council seat. [Tribune] Incumbent Councilwoman Nancy Johnson said Sunday that she is conceding the election to challenger John Headding. Johnson... (Continue reading)

Vote count complete in SLO County but Morro Bay council race undecided

San Luis Obispo county elections officials have counted all of the votes cast in the 2014 primary election, but the results of the Morro Bay city council race are still unclear. Newcomers Matt Makowetski and John Headding finished first and... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man robs The Sub in SLO

A Morro Bay man suspected of shoplifting assaulted an employee of a San Luis Obispo party store Thursday evening, then escaped by foot into the creek, prompting a multi-agency police chase. Eric Abril, 26, attacked an employee of The Sub... (Continue reading)

Killer, humpback whales visit the Central Coast

Two popular species of whales paid visits to the Central Coast Thursday. [KSBY] Killer whales appeared in Morro Bay, while humpback whales entangled themselves in nets and crab pots off the Channel Islands. A whale entanglement team has yet to... (Continue reading)

Former Morro Bay Mayor Bill Yates dies at 66

Former Morro Bay Mayor Bill Yates died Wednesday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 66. Yates, a former businessman and yachtsman, served four terms as mayor from 1992 to 2012. He was unseated by Jamie Irons in 2012.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay staff accused of suppressing business competition

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Antique shop owner Jeffrey Specht and his staff spent months clearing out, cleaning and painting a shop so he could open a business in Morro Bay. But city staff refused to grant him the operating permits for... (Continue reading)

Mayor and council race heating up in Morro Bay

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)

Morro Bay pays $20,000 to settle taser case

Morro Bay agreed to pay $20,000 to a man who police officers pepper sprayed and repeatedly tasered during an arrest at the Fuel Dock Saloon in 2012. [NewTimes] Officers initially charged Brian Lopez Martinez, 23, with public intoxication, resisting arrest,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay blast deemed firework-like device

A blast that prompted a series of 911 calls in Morro Bay Sunday night was caused by a high-powered, improvised firework device, according to the Morro Bay Police Department. [Tribune] The illegal device sounded around 10:07 p.m. Sunday and created... (Continue reading)