Cornell Eugene Wilson, Jr., of Inglewood, Donte Toyron McFarland of Moreno Valley, Marico Maurice La Flora of Riverside, and Crystal Sue Bruhn of Fontana were sentenced in a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on multiple charges stemming from the armed robbery of Los Padres Bank branches in Pismo Beach and Atascadero. The sentences range from time in prison to payments of restitution for the robberies that happened in August and September of 2000. Cambria CSD fills vacancies Vern Hamilton, interim fire chief for the city of Pismo Beach, changes hats this week to become the interim general manager for Cambria's Community Services District. Hamilton will lead the CSD board of directors on a variety of issues, many water-related, from preliminary steps to declaring a water shortage to creating a water master plan. City urges tolerance, wants public input The San Luis City Council authorized the Human Relations Commission on Tuesday, Sept. 18 to place paid advertisements in local newspapers urging tolerance of the county's diverse population.
All life is sacred.
Only by respecting this country's rich diversity, by being tolerant of each other, and by upholding the civil and human rights of all our citizens, can we thwart the diabolic goals of terrorism. The HRC reviews grant applications and makes recommendations to the council. The money to place the ads comes out of the HRC's own small budget, according to Human Resource Director Ann Slate. In addition to human service grants, the HRC recommends disbursement of Community Development Block Grant money, and is holding a workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 3 to solicit public comments on community needs in the city for the 2002 grants. For information on that meeting, call Jeff Hook at 781-7176.