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Panga boat with passengers spotted off SLO County coast

Written on 7 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A San Luis Obispo County resident spotted what appeared to be a panga boat loaded with passengers off the coast between Cayucos and Harmony. The witness did not report the sighting until several days later, and authorities failed to locate the... (Continue reading)

Patient robs marijuana deliveryman in Ventura

Written on 6 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A medical marijuana deliveryman working for a Paso Robles-based mobile dispensary was robbed while making a delivery in Ventura. Officers say one of the suspects in the robbery may have posed as a patient receiving the delivery. [KCOY] On Friday... (Continue reading)

Thief steals plants from Atascadero jewelry store

Written on 6 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A police search is on for a woman whom surveillance footage caught stealing from an Atascadero jewelry store. The woman stole succulent plants, not jewelry. K-Jon’s Fine Jewelers posted a video on its Facebook page showing a thief driving up... (Continue reading)

Hillary Clinton holds gathering in Santa Barbara

Written on 6 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in Santa Barbara on Saturday. Unlike her challenger Bernie Sanders, Clinton held a private gathering and drew a crowd of protesters outside. Earlier Saturday, Clinton held a public rally at a... (Continue reading)

Tribune to cut costs by outsourcing labor to India

Written on 5 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The San Luis Obispo Tribune’s parent company, McClatchy, is hiring large numbers of workers through the federal H-1B program with plans to train foreigners to replace U.S. citizens who are currently performing skilled labor. [The Charlotte Observer] Under the H-1B... (Continue reading)

Brush fire burns over 2,000 acres near Cuyama

Written on 5 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Soda Fire in southeastern San Luis Obispo County is 80 percent contained at 2,003 acres. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, the fire broke out about 7 miles north of Cuyama on Bureau of Land Management property. There are... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district votes to stop litigation

Written on 4 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District voted unanimously Wednesday to stop fighting the state in court over a $1.1 million fine levied because of a 384,000 to 3 million gallon raw sewage spill that flowed... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed in crash identified

Written on 4 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Atascadero man killed in a rollover accident on Highway has been identified as Ronald Joshua Montgomery, 42. Shortly before 3 a.m., Montgomery was driving a Chevy truck southbound on Highway 101 between Santa Barbara Road and Santa Rosa Road... (Continue reading)

Pipe bursts in SLO, floods part of Farmers’ Market

Written on 4 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

F. McClintocks did not serve tri-tip and ribs at Farmers’ Market Thursday evening. A water main burst and flooded McClintocks’ section of Higuera Street. [KSBY] Shortly after 4:30 p.m., a 10-inch water main burst underneath Higuera Street. The broken pipe... (Continue reading)

Woman sues for $10M, claims developer beat her repeatedly

Written on 3 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 64 comments

By KAREN VELIE At first, Michelle Jewsbury loved Ryan Petetit’s romantic gestures and, she said, the feel of his touch. Then he began choking her and slamming her against walls, according to a lawsuit filed in April. Jewsbury, after filing... (Continue reading)