California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Tuesday that will allow family members to seek court orders temporarily prohibiting their relatives from possessing firearms. [Sacramento Bee] Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy...
Read MoreBy JOSH FRIEDMAN Against the recommendation of its staff, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has rescinded orders that required some Los Osos homeowners to spend thousands of dollars treating their septic...
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California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that prohibits state government agencies from selling or displaying items containing the Confederate flag. [Mercury News] Democratic...
Read MoreCalifornia Govenor Jerry Brown is expected to sign into law the first statewide plastic bag ban in the U.S. [ABC News] Brown has until Tuesday to sign the bill, which would ban single-use plastic bags in large grocery stores...
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California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that creates new rules for college students in the state who engage in sexual activity. [LA Times] The new law defines sexual consent as an...
Read MoreA former U.S. Army commander, who recently lost his post as the head of a base in Vicenza, Italy, is taking over Monday as Morro Bay’s new city manager. In August, the Morro Bay City Council hired retired Army Colonel David...
Read MoreA small oil spill occurred Saturday morning near Highway 101 in Santa Maria after an underground pipe broke. [KSBY] Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the spill at 1348 East Battles Road just after 7 a.m. When they...
Read MoreThe California Department of Fish and Wildlife is warning people to stay away from sections of Pismo Beach after numerous bird carcasses appeared in the sand. [KSBY] “I leave my dogs in a stroller until we get to a spot where I...
Read MoreA man attempting to to rob a Central Valley marijuana farm died in a violent gun battle last week. [Fresno Bee] Law enforcement officials say three people tried to rob an illegal marijuana farm on Sept. 18 in Cutler, about 35...
Read MoreA Ventura woman testified Thursday against a San Luis Obispo man she accuses of torturing and attempting to kill her. His attorney says the couple was into bondage. Earlier this month, 33-year-old Timothy Hayes allegedly bound...
Read MoreThe California Highway Patrol is paying out $1.5 million to a 51-year-old great-grandmother who was punched in the head repeatedly by an officer on a Los Angeles freeway. [Huffington Post] On July 1, Marlene Pinnock was walking...
Read MoreA pedestrian died on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Wednesday night after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Nipomo woman. [KSBY] Around 9:05 p.m., the pedestrian appeared to be walking across the number one lane on the southbound...
Read MoreThe Arroyo Grande City Council and its embattled city manager received a barrage of criticism Tuesday night from both members of the public and city police officers. About 75 people attended Tuesday’s council meeting, many of...
Read MoreThe nation’s largest marijuana policy organization is launching a fundraising effort to place a legalization initiative on the 2016 California ballot. The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is filing a committee Wednesday with the...
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Paso Robles police arrested two North County teenagers for allegedly stabbing a man in a drive-through line Friday night. Atascadero resident Tyler Dwayne McKinney, 18, and Paso Robles resident...
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