Allegedly intoxicated driver rams parked truck in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a suspect who allegedly rammed a vehicle multiple times while driving intoxicated Tuesday night. Shortly before p.m., witnesses reported a male causing a disturbance in the neighborhood near Capistrano Court and Portola Street. The suspect was driving through the neighborhood and...
SLO County partisan politics in a non-partisan race
By ERIK GORHAM San Luis Obispo County’s District 2 supervisor race is officially nonpartisan. But a closer look at Democratic candidate Jim Dantona’s record, public statements, and associations raises serious questions about whether he is prepared to serve all constituents in the district regardless of their political affiliation. In early...
Train collides with pickup truck near Goleta
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck west of Goleta on Wednesday, leaving one woman with minor injuries with minor injuries. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the train crashed in the 120 block of Hollister Ranch Road, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Train traffic...
Bicyclist struck and killed in Edna Valley
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a bicyclist in the Edna Valley area on Wednesday. Shortly after noon, a caller reported the crash at the intersection of Orcutt and Tiffany Ranch roads, according to the CHP. Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and attempted life-saving measures, but they...
Fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backs up traffic
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach backed up traffic in South County on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., a Mini Cooper crashed and caught on fire on northbound Highway 101 near Wadsworth Avenue, according to Cal Fire. The crash blocked both lanes of...
Gibson and Dow battle over SLO County District Attorney Office funding
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson and District Attorney Dan Dow clashed on Tuesday over funding for the prosecutors’ office, a partisan dispute that could result in a lawsuit. Amid the past several years of budget cuts, Dow’s office cut five positions saving the county $3.5...
Teen arrested for arson near Goleta
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old man whose use of fireworks allegedly ignited a blaze that burned an acre of vegetation near Goleta on Tuesday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., deputies responded to the area of Farren Road following reports of a vegetation fire. A...
