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Morro Bay rodeo legend dies at 81

Written on 9 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

John W. Jones Sr., Morro Bay rancher and world champion rodeo man, died Sunday at 81-years-old. With four world champions among his many rodeo titles, Jones was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979. He “may have won... (Continue reading)

State board tosses petition for Cayucos students to attend Morro Bay High

Written on 3 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A petition to transfer Cayucos High School students from the Coast Unified School District to the San Luis Coastal Unified School District has stalled on a technicality. [Tribune] Numerous Cayucos parents have petitioned the California State Board of Education to... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay mayor responds to recall notice

Written on 1 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons filed a response Monday to the recall effort levied against him. Last week, a group of Morro Bay citizens filed a notice of intent to circulate a petition to recall Irons. The mayor spurned the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council to hire legal help as battle between mayor and executives escalates

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 86 comments

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons progressed Tuesday night in his bid to fire the city’s two top executives, while opponents of his advanced an effort to recall him. The Morro Bay City council voted Tuesday to hire an outside attorney... (Continue reading)

Old Morro Bay council improperly changed contracts of city manager and attorney

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The former Morro Bay City Council violated the Ralph M. Brown Act in November 2012, when it increased the severance pay of the city manager and city attorney in closed session without notifying the public. [Tribune] In a a November... (Continue reading)

Los Osos sewer contractor dumping millions of gallons of water into Morro Bay

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 70 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Every three days, contractor W.A. Rasic dumps more water into Morro Bay than an Olympic-size pool can hold. It’s part of the Los Osos Wastewater Project, putting in a sewer system for the area. As workers dig... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay still considering firing city manager and attorney

Written on 20 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 66 comments

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons is resuming his effort to terminate the contracts of City Manager Andrea Lueker and City Attorney Rob Schultz. At next Tuesday’s city council meeting, Irons will request that the council obtain outside legal counsel to... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay manager and attorney still employed after fiery meeting

Written on 13 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 123 comments

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons led a special city council meeting Thursday to discuss the possibility of firing City Manager Andrea Lueker and City Attorney Robert Schultz. But, the capacity crowd in attendance showed more interest in recalling the mayor... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Council looking to terminate city manager and attorney

Written on 12 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 73 comments

The Morro Bay City Council has scheduled a special meeting for 1 p.m. Thursday to discuss terminating the city’s manager and attorney. Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons and council members Christine Johnson and Noah Smukler called the special meeting to... (Continue reading)

Cayucos woman pleads guilty in death of bicyclist

Written on 11 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Cayucos woman who crashed her car into two bicyclists last week, killing one and injuring the other, pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter and driving under the influence on Tuesday. [KSBY] Four days earlier, Jessica Whitney Goddard, 29, pleaded... (Continue reading)