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January, 2013

Family files lawsuit against Grover Beach man, trucking company

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The family involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer truck that left their vehicle dangling off of a Highway 101 bridge last year has filed a lawsuit against the trucking company and the estate of the Grover Beach driver. [Noozhawk]... (Continue reading)

San Francisco bus workers making six figures in overtime

Written on 14 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Ten San Francisco transit workers received more than $100,000 in overtime pay alone in the last fiscal year. [SF Gate] Head of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency signal shop Khoa Trinh clocked nearly 2,000 hours of overtime at a... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria Police shoot and kill another suspect

Written on 14 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

In the latest in a string of officer involved shootings, Santa Maria Police shot and killed a man Sunday night at a home on East Sunset Avenue. This is the fifth officer involved shooting in the north Santa Barbara County... (Continue reading)

Marx’s martial arts and Hill’s “kumbaya” highlight SLO homeless meeting

Written on 13 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx recalled getting punched in the arm outside city hall, Councilman John Ashbaugh proposed video surveillance of the homeless and County Supervisor Adam Hill delivered a “kumbaya” moment during a city workshop Saturday on the... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara Police chief’s bogus statistics

Written on 13 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Santa Barbara Police Chief Cam Sanchez’s claims that 50 percent of all burglary arrests in November were committed by former state prisoners released because of realignment has been shown to be completely false. [Noozhawk] Speaking in front of the Santa... (Continue reading)

Women killed on Highway 154 high on drugs

Written on 13 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Law enforcement officials have confirmed that the two women who were struck and killed on Highway 154 had a variety of narcotics in their systems at the time of their deaths. [Noozhawk] Sara Ornelas, 54, of Santa Barbara, and Barbara... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly professor accused of indecent exposure

Written on 12 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 93 comments

A professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is accused of exposing his genitals to people at the campus library on May 27. At the time of the alleged indecent exposure, Shaun Kelly was an assistant professor in the Cal... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man arrested for possession of child porn

Written on 12 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a registered sex offender on Thursday for possession of child porn. Police received a tip that Robert McGuire, 37, was browsing Facebook at the Apple Store in San Luis Obispo. McGuire is barred from possessing a... (Continue reading)

Commission decision could lead to Morro Bay Cayucos split

Written on 11 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday voted to deny the rebuilding of a sewer plant for Morro Bay and Cayucos at the site of the current outdated plant which could lead to the two communities building separate plants. The unanimous... (Continue reading)

Women punched in the face and spit on in downtown SLO

Written on 11 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

A currently unidentified man punched a woman in the face and spit on two other women in downtown San Luis Obispo Friday. The assailant, described by each of the three women as a white man in his 50s, first punched... (Continue reading)