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July, 2017

The Tribune and Tom Fulks

Written on 4 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 37 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE What is it about this pairing? Since the San Luis Obispo Tribune’s decision some months ago to “balance” conservative and liberal commentary between Andrea Seastrand and Tom Fulks, the Trib seems to have clearly favored... (Continue reading)

Suspected DUI driver starts cross-county chase and standoff on highway

Written on 4 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A driver suspected of DUI and hit-and-run led authorities on a chase in both southern San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County, which culminated with a standoff on Highway 101. [KSBY] Around 8:15 p.m. Monday, a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Robber punches 7-Eleven clerk in the face in Paso Robles

Written on 4 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 7-Eleven clerk in Paso Robles decided to confront a pair of robbers as they were stealing alcohol from his store early Sunday morning. One of the robbers then punched the clerk in the face, and both of the suspects... (Continue reading)

Suspects open fire in between vehicles in Santa Maria

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Shots were fired in between vehicles in Santa Maria Sunday evening near the intersection of Gibson and Stowell streets . [KSBY] Shortly before 6 p.m., a car crash in the area led to a fight. Officers detained everyone involved in... (Continue reading)

Judge temporarily stops California from confiscating high-capacity magazines

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Thousands of Californians who own large-capacity magazines were due to turn them in on Saturday in accordance with a new state law. However, shortly before the deadline, a federal judge issued an injunction temporarily putting a halt to the California... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student crowned Miss California

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Cal Poly student now holds the crown of Miss California after winning the state pageant held in Fresno on Saturday. Jillian Smith, 22, is a broadcast journalism senior at Cal Poly who comes from Grass Valley. Smith won the... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district board’s failures costing rate payers

Written on 2 Jul, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN At the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board meeting on June 21, Chair John Shoals said that he relies on the advice of “professionals” when making decisions. We are on a similar course in... (Continue reading)

6 Central Coast students win spots on state rodeo team

Written on 2 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Six high school students from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties qualified to participate in the National High School Finals Rodeo to be held in Gillette, Wyoming in mid-July. More than two dozen high school students from the... (Continue reading)

Former Vandenberg airman charged with manslaughter

Written on 2 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A former member of the United States Air Force was charged Wednesday with two counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a traffic collision last summer near Vandenberg Air Force Base that left two people dead and one seriously injured. On... (Continue reading)

Missing boy found dead in Santa Barbara County

Written on 1 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The body of a missing 5-year-old boy was found near Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County on Friday — just days after the boy’s father was charged with murdering him. After more than two months of searching, officers found the... (Continue reading)