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Morro Bay Kite Festival, event photos

Written on 7 May, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Morro Bay’s annual Kite Festival provided fun for the entire family with a parade, arts and crafts and kites of many shapes and sizes. Find local events as at CalCoastNews’ Event Calendar. If you would like to buy a high... (Continue reading)

State Parks’ plan seeks to avoid closures

Written on 5 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A variety of plans to manage the state park system to avoid widespread closures of California’s 278 facilities has been completed by the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) and distributed to lawmakers. Financial problems plaguing the system still may result in... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay chief tapped for undersheriff

Written on 2 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Cal Poly graduate who now heads a beach city police force is San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson’s choice as undersheriff. Tim Olivas, chief of the Morro Bay police department, will replace the retiring Martin Basti. Olivas was... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay considering smoking ban

Written on 20 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Morro Bay City Council voted 3-2 last week to ask its city attorney to draft a regulation that would ban smoking in all outdoor public places. [Tribune] Both Mayor Bill Yates and Councilman George Leage voted against having City Attorney... (Continue reading)

8 Morro Bay stores accused of selling alcohol to a minor

Written on 18 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Clerks at eight Morro Bay businesses were cited for selling alcohol to a minor as part of a decoy operation conducted on Thursday. Agents with the California Alcoholic Beverage Control and Morro Bay police officers instructed an underage decoy to... (Continue reading)

Taco Temple in Morro Bay raided for drugs

Written on 2 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 66 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies raided Taco Temple in Morro Bay on Wednesday afternoon in connection with a drug operation, sources and witnesses said. Deputies arrested Efrain Ramirez, 44, the restaurant's kitchen manager, for transporting narcotics. He remains in San... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man arrested for having sex with a minor

Written on 26 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Morro Bay man already being held for burglarizing a home was charged Sunday with sexual assault of a minor. On Sunday, police arrested Adam Bearden, 28, and charged him with 16 felony counts in the molestation of a young... (Continue reading)

Did stolen guns prompt Brown’s resignation?

Written on 18 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Morro Bay Police department is looking for a new police officer. That’s because Paul Brown, one-time San Luis Obispo restaurateur and city council member, has resigned from his officer-training position with the Morro Bay Police department. Officials said Brown turned... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay woman jailed for beating 86-year-old mother

Written on 6 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A Morro Bay woman allegedly entered her sleeping mother’s bedroom and started beating the 86-year-old woman on Monday at about 3 a.m. Neighbors heard the altercation and called police who arrived to find the elderly woman suffering from visible injuries.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police officer’s guns stolen

Written on 3 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 102 comments

A Morro Bay police officer who left two guns in an unlocked vehicle parked in San Luis Obispo discovered early Friday morning someone had stolen the weapons. Former San Luis Obispo City Councilman and Mothers Tavern owner Paul Brown left an... (Continue reading)