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Fire destroys rural Paso Robles home on vineyard

Written on 25 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire destroyed a rural Paso Robles home that sits atop a vineyard, displacing two residents on Wednesday. Shortly before 4 p.m., a fire broke out at an approximately 3,000 square foot house located at 1640 Valley Quail Place west... (Continue reading)

City of Morro Bay to buy contested Cerrito Peak property

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Following years of legal battles, the Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to buy one acre of undeveloped land on Cerrito Peak from Janne Reddell. [KSBY] Janne Reddell and her late husband, Morro Bay real estate agent Dan Reddell,... (Continue reading)

AG man threatens Lauren Southern, gets kicked off Twitter

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 54 comments

By KAREN VELIE An Arroyo Grande man threatened to forcibly stop activist-journalist Lauren Southern from speaking at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening. Southern is a Canadian conservative with libertarian leanings who is a vocal critic of... (Continue reading)

Conservative speaker to draw crowd and protest at Cal Poly

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

In what could make for a confrontation between conservatives and members of the group Antifa, the Cal Poly College Republicans are scheduled to host activist-journalist Lauren Southern on Thursday. Southern is a Canadian conservative with libertarian leanings who is a... (Continue reading)

Thieves snatch purse in SLO Target, then use credit card

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A pair of thieves snatched a woman’s purse at the San Luis Obispo Target, then used her credit card at another store, according to SLOPD. Surveillance footage caught the suspects, a man and woman, walking out of Target at 5:19... (Continue reading)

Two people die in head-on crash on Highway 101

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 30-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man, both from Lincoln, Nebraska, died after a pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic on Highway 101 and collided head-on with their car. The crash occurred on Sunday south of Bradley Road in Monterey... (Continue reading)

Police chief guilty in marijuana and heroin conspiracy

Written on 23 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A federal jury found former Fresno deputy police chief Keith Foster, 53, guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana earlier today, U.S. Attorney Phillip... (Continue reading)

Single-payer could cost California more than twice the state budget

Written on 23 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

A plan to create a single-payer healthcare system that is currently under consideration in the California Legislature would cost $400 billion annually to implement, according to a legislative analysis released by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday. By comparison, California’s... (Continue reading)

Gunman fires shot at car in Paso Robles

Written on 23 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An unidentified man fired a handgun at a car traveling on Highway 46 near Jardine Road in Paso Robles on Monday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 10 p.m., a man driving a black convertible Ford Mustang... (Continue reading)

Establishment Democrats and “Berniecrats” clash over California chairmanship

Written on 22 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

At a testy convention, the former head of the Los Angeles County Democratic party narrowly defeated a community organizer in the race for the state party chairmanship, prompting a walkout, protests and allegations that the election was rigged. Now, the... (Continue reading)