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Drought hits NorCal pot farms

Written on 25 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Drought conditions in Northern California may be prompting marijuana farmers to evacuate, leaving behind tens of thousands of dollars worth of pot cultivation. (San Jose Mercury News) Law enforcement officials report finding fields of pot with no one tending them,... (Continue reading)

Record breaking heat wave continues

Written on 30 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Forecasters are calling for more high digit temperatures today as the heat wave that broke records in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday continues. On Saturday, temperatures in Paso Robles shot up to 111 degrees, two degrees over the previous... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Morro Bay boating accident

Written on 24 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

One man is dead and another injured after the boat they were fishing from overturned south of the jetty in Morro Bay. Because of dense fog and low visibility, the friends drifted too close to shore and a wave capsized... (Continue reading)

Lightning strikes plane landing in Los Angeles

Written on 29 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A lightning bolt struck a Delta Air Lines plane just before it landed at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday morning. [LA Times] Flight 284 had nearly completed a 10-hour, 15-minute journey from Tokyo when lighting struck the plane around 8... (Continue reading)

Megastorms could flood portions of California’s Central Coast

Written on 30 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 63 comments

Editor’s note: The article will appear in the January 2013 issue of Scientific American. They are making it freely available now because of the flooding underway in California. By Michael D. Dettinger and B. Lynn Ingram Huge flows of vapor... (Continue reading)

Thousands of squid attract sharks to the Central Coast

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

An abundance of Humboldt squid, which have been spotted in the Pacific Ocean along the Central Coast of California, could be attracting sharks. [KCOY] During El Niño years, the squid, which grow up to 6 feet and 100 pounds, venture... (Continue reading)

Second lawsuit filed against the air quality district

Written on 18 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

A San Luis Obispo man filed a second lawsuit against the air quality district over its contentious Oceano Dunes dust rule, this one focusing on alleged procedural errors. The lawsuit, filed by Kevin Rice on Tuesday, charges the air quality district... (Continue reading)

Air quality district internal emails expose manipulations

Written on 15 Nov, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 73 comments

(Editor’s note: This is the second in a multi-part series about questionable activities of the San Luis Obispo County Air Quality Control District. Part one was Air quality district’s bloated salaries. See Alleged flaws in the study at the bottom... (Continue reading)

Flooding fix sought by supervisors

Written on 14 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Oceano’s annual winter flooding will be addressed by San Luis Obispo County officials with a short-term solution search in order to deal with looming inclement weather. No “simple fixes” exist for the long term, according to one county supervisor. Supervisor... (Continue reading)

Oceano’s flooding debate continues

Written on 3 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County Public Works officials discussed the history of Oceano’s flooding problems and possible solutions before a turnout of about 50 people, many state and local government employees, at a public meeting on Saturday. Members of the public... (Continue reading)