April, 2013

San Luis Obispo Chamber mixer, event photos set 1

The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff unveiled their new offices at a mixer on April 17. Find local events as at CalCoastNews’ Event Calendar. If you would like to buy a high-resolution print of any... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into CHP vehicle and parked car in Nipomo

A minivan crashed into a parked California Highway Patrol vehicle and another stopped car on the side of Highway 101 Sunday in Nipomo, injuring an officer and those inside the stopped vehicle. [Tribune] Around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, a CHP officer... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man accused of assaulting his neighbor

A dispute Sunday afternoon between three Grover Beach neighbors leaves one man in critical condition and another behind bars, police said. Shortly before 2 p.m., the 69-year-old victim, his 32-year-old son and their neighbor Jerry Odom began arguing. Odom is... (Continue reading)

Another person injured in fall from Isla Vista cliff

A man who fell from the cliffs in Isla Vista early Sunday morning is in serious condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. [Noozhawk] Emergency crews responded to the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive shortly after midnight and found the... (Continue reading)

Magic Flute at Cal Poly, event photos

Cal Poly’s Student Opera Theatre and Opera San Luis Obispo presented the second “co-opera” collaborative partnership in a full production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” on April 11 through April 13, in the Spanos Theatre. Find local events as at... (Continue reading)

67-year-old crash lands into vineyard

A 67-year-old Novato man crashed landed his plane into a Sonoma County vineyard on Saturday and then walked away unhurt. [SanFranciscoChronicle] Patrick Bell took off from Petaluma Airport and was flying over unincorporated Bennetts Valley when he discovered that his... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man arrested for felony DUI

San Luis Obispo Police arrested an Arroyo Grande man, who drove his car into a tree early Saturday morning injuring himself and his passenger, for felony DUI. Ethan Michael Dodgen, 25, drove his 2011 Volkswagen into a tree at the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero grad’s parents awarded $7.7 million

A San Luis Obispo County jury awarded the parents of an Atascadero grad who died in 2010 during a struggle with her caregivers $7.7 million. [Tribune] The jury’s award is $2.2 million more than the $5 million the plaintiffs, Kathleen... (Continue reading)

Marijuana farmers’ market buds in Northern California

A farmers’ market for marijuana has sprouted in Northern California’s Sonoma County. [Modern Farmer] The Organicann Harvest Market takes place every third Saturday of the month in a purple warehouse in unincorporated Sonoma County. The Organicann dispensary operates the farmers’... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo’s homeless barred from services

By JOSH FRIEDMAN, KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Scores of homeless, barred from Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo’s homeless services, spend their days begging for food, looking for shelter and avoiding city police who target them. CAPSLO receives... (Continue reading)