State Sen. Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo, made it official Friday night that he will not seek another term in the wake of the California Supreme Court decision to uphold the Senate maps drawn last year by an independent redistricting commission.

In a step Morro Bay police Chief Tim Olivas called “critically important,” the city will join a newly reorganized gangs and narcotics task force under the Sheriff’s Office.

By her own admission, Roxanne Carr has energy to spare. Her drive to do everything “110 percent” has been a key ingredient in her success in the mortgage finance business, and it’s what will keep her going in retirement, she said.

The new attorney for the woman convicted of second-degree murder for causing the wreck that killed a CHP officer in 2010 will be given more time to file a motion for a new trial.