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Man killed in Nipomo hit and run

Written on 14 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A man walking along the northbound U.S. Highway 101 off ramp near State Route 166 was hit and killed by driver who fled the scene on Sunday at about 1 a.m. Officials with the California Highway Patrol are asking for the... (Continue reading)

Nipomo water pipeline vote closes Wednesday

Written on 7 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Voting on whether or not Nipomo should pay about $29.8 million for a supplemental water pipeline from Santa maria is scheduled to end Wednesday morning. [SantaMariaTimes] About half of the ballots, 4,006, have been received by the assessment district. However,... (Continue reading)

Pit Bulls attack dog in Nipomo

Written on 3 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

On March 22, Mary O’Hara was walking her boxer Cassius in Nipomo when two unleashed pit bulls attacked her dog. [KSBY] One of the unleashed dogs grabbed the boxer’s back and the other his neck. A neighbor of O’Hara beat... (Continue reading)

Nipomo construction manager’s truck firebombed

Written on 29 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The construction manager of a housing project in Nipomo awoke early Wednesday morning to find his truck engulfed in flames, the result of a firebombing. [KSBY] Caught on video, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are looking for an arsonist... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man sentenced for sister death

Written on 23 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Grover Beach man who plead no-contest to a charge child endangerment that followed the drug overdose death of his 17-year-old sister was sentenced to 91 days credit for time served in the San Luis Obispo County Jail. [Tribune] Theo... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man arrested for attempted murder

Written on 21 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Police arrested a Nipomo man suspected of stabbing an Oceano man repeatedly on Thursday for attempted murder. Luis Mendoza, 24, allegedly stabbed Fabian Medina, 23, following a fight in Medina’s truck. Following the altercation, the victim checked himself into the... (Continue reading)

Mesa Community Alliance to NCSD: Fess up

Written on 14 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION By MESA COMMUNITY ALLIANCE In mid-March, Nipomo Mesa customers of the four water companies – Nipomo community Service District (NCSD), Golden State, Woodlands Mutual and Rural Water – will be sent ballots to vote on whether to increase their... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck by car in Avila Beach

Written on 12 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Nipomo woman crashed into a pedestrian walking on Avila Beach Drive near the hot springs shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday. The extent of the victim's injuries are currently unknown. Colleen Werneke, 79, was traveling west in a maroon... (Continue reading)

Judge orders Nipomo landscaper to rehire employees, bargain with union

Written on 5 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 60 comments

A U.S. District Court judge ordered a landscaping company in Nipomo to temporarily rehire two employees who were laid off after seeking to organize a union, filing complaints, and offering testimony to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), according to... (Continue reading)

Air pollution control board approves Oceano dunes rule

Written on 17 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District voted 7-4 with one abstention to approve a new regulation that requires state parks to reduce particulate matter blowing from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area or face fines of... (Continue reading)