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December, 2016

8 Zika virus cases on the Central Coast

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Health officials have confirmed a total of eight cases of the Zika virus in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Seven of the eight locals who contracted the virus are Santa Barbara County residents. Local public health workers confirmed... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach identifies officer involved in dog attack

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Grover Beach Police Department has identified the owner of a dog that attacked two people last week, killing a 64-year-old man, as Officer Alex Geiger. He is currently on paid administrative leave while the attack is investigated. Last week, two... (Continue reading)

Trump, Merle Haggard and promises that must be kept

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION by MICHAEL F. BROWN Editor’s note: A column by Republican Mike Brown will run in CalCoastNews every other Thursday, rotating with a column by Democrat Stew Jenkins. Recoiling from the defeat of Hillary Clinton, the more astute and serious... (Continue reading)

SLO high arson suspect arrested again

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

One of the three former San Luis Obispo High School students accused of setting the school’s computer lab on fire is back in jail. For the second time in a period of eight days, San Luis Obispo police arrested Jacob... (Continue reading)

Two drivers charged with manslaughter over SLO County crashes

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Prosecutors have charged two drivers with manslaughter over separate deadly crashes that recently occurred in San Luis Obispo County. A Nipomo man is facing a misdemeanor charge pertaining to the death of a French woman, while a Templeton man is... (Continue reading)

CalPERS lowers investment forecasts, liabilities to increase

Written on 22 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has decided to lower its discount rate from 7.5 percent to 7.0 percent, which will cause pension costs to rise for state and local government agencies. CalPERS’s discount rate is... (Continue reading)

TSA finds hand grenade trailer hitch at SLO airport

Written on 21 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The TSA recently found a hand grenade trailer hitch inside luggage at San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport. The item was determined not to be an explosive, but it did crack the TSA’s list of the “Top 10 Most Unusual... (Continue reading)

Jan Marx accused of breaking SLO campaign finance law

Written on 21 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A campaign finance complaint was filed against former San Luis Obispo mayor Jan Marx over multiple violations of campaign contribution laws she helped put in place. And while allegedly breaking election finance rules, Marx lectured her opponent... (Continue reading)

Man arrested in Texas for 2010 Grover Beach machete attack

Written on 21 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

After more than six years on the run, a man who allegedly carried out a bloody machete attack in Grover Beach is now sitting in San Luis Obispo County Jail. Damaso Labra, 41, was arrested in Texas. Around 9:30 on... (Continue reading)

Merry Christmas party and drag show, photo gallery

Written on 20 Dec, 2016 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 2 comments

“The holidays are here and there is nothing I want more than to spend some time with my fellow gays,” the announcement for the drag show last week said. “We learn that there is the family you are born with... (Continue reading)