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March, 2016

Firefighters enter home, elderly woman opens fire

Written on 29 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

After firefighters responded to an accidental medical alert signal inside a San Luis Obispo home, a disoriented elderly woman feared burglars had entered her house, grabbed a revolver and fired two shots, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department.... (Continue reading)

First home hooked up to the Los Osos sewer plant

Written on 28 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Following the successful inspection of the new Los Osos sewer plant, a local contractor connected the first home to the plant on Monday. Gellerman Construction, one of about 80 contractors working on the project, plans to connect two homes on... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria child airlifted after hit-and-run

Written on 28 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A suspect drove a pickup truck through a Santa Maria apartment complex, hit a 5-year-old boy and fled on Saturday, according to the city’s police department. A helicopter then airlifted the boy to a Santa Barbara hospital. [KCOY] The child... (Continue reading)

Deputies chase driver on Highway 101 in North County

Written on 28 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Northern California man driving with a suspended license led San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies on an approximately 15-mile chase Sunday afternoon. Deputies arrested the suspect in Paso Robles. At 4:06 p.m., a deputy tried to stop a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Easter fire burns Morro Bay homes and cars

Written on 28 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Morro Bay duplex and three vehicles burned after barbecued coals ignited a garbage can on Easter Sunday. The fire also damaged a nearby home, downed power lines and ruptured a gas line. The coals were doused with water on... (Continue reading)

Who win$ if state controls Paso Robles water basin?

Written on 27 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

Editor’s Note: This is first in a two-part series examining economic rewards tied to North County water. Cindy Steinbeck’s letter is at the bottom of this article. By DANIEL BLACKBURN A quiet but frenetic land rush in the North County... (Continue reading)

Judge Jac A. Crawford to retire

Written on 27 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Judge Jac A. Crawford has announced his plan to retire from the San Luis Obispo Superior Court on March 24. Crawford’s announcement marks the fourth judge or commissioner to leave their position since Nov. 2015. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Crawford... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputy testifies against DA investigator

Written on 26 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy testified Thursday that a former District Attorney investigator was stubborn, inexperienced and untruthful while working with the Narcotics Task Force. [Tribune] After deputies reported A.J. Santana lied to a judge in an affidavit... (Continue reading)

Man arrested in brutal Santa Barbara slaying

Written on 26 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Deputies arrested a suspect Friday in the murder of a Santa Barbara doctor, his wife and their five-year-old daughter. Late Wednesday afternoon, Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies discovered the bodies of Dr. Weidong “Henry” Han, his wife Huijie “Jennie” Yu,... (Continue reading)

Bob Cuddy, facts matter

Written on 25 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Not much has changed for the retired Robert C. Cuddy, former reporter for the San Luis Obispo Tribune, just as he often failed to check facts for his news articles, he failed to fact check his... (Continue reading)