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How much did Cal Poly pay to police Yiannopoulos event?

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Cal Poly and the California State University system spent a combined $55,400 on security measures, including staffing 109 officers, for Milo Yiannopoulos’s stop in San Luis Obispo. The event took place without any violence, prompting some people to commend the... (Continue reading)

Woman snags rings off floor in Target, later confesses

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Nearly two months after losing precious family rings in the Paso Robles Target store, a woman got her heirlooms back from the person who walked away with them. On Dec. 7, a woman reported to police that she accidentally dropped... (Continue reading)

Suspect allegedly installed card skimmer on Grover Beach ATM

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Grover Beach police are looking for a man who installed a card skimming device on an ATM inside the 7-Eleven store on Grand Avenue and Oak Park Boulevard. Card skimmers grab cardholders’ data when they use an ATM, allowing fraudsters... (Continue reading)

Milo Yiannopoulos protest at Cal Poly, photos

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 8 comments

In advance of Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech on Tuesday, dozens of protesters gathered on campus near Spanos Theater. Some of the protesters were dressed in black and wearing masks other wore masks.   See the photo gallery here... (Continue reading)

Riot shuts down Yiannopoulos speech in Berkeley

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

One night after peace prevailed at Cal Poly, masked rioters shut down a Milo Yiannopoulos event at University of California Berkeley before the speech began. Yiannopoulos’ speech was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday. But, university officials canceled it... (Continue reading)

Fund established to help Congalton pay medical bills

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A wide mix of community members have organized a committee to help KVEC radio host Dave Congalton pay for his medical bills following recent hospitalization. Paul Deis of Paso Robles organized a Go Fund Me campaign to raise money. Other... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police officer indicted on felony charges

Written on 2 Feb, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

CORRECTION:Alex Geiger is facing a maximum sentence of three years and eight months in jail. By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office Charged the Grover Beach police officer whose two dogs attacked and killed a 64-year-old... (Continue reading)

Suicide suspected in death of woman found in Pismo Beach surf

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

Pismo Beach police announced that a 53-year-old Oceano woman who drowned to death last November committed suicide. [KSBY] On the morning of Nov. 20, officers found the body of Amy Leach in the Shell Beach surf near Silver Shoals. First... (Continue reading)

Missing man with Alzheimer’s found dead in rural SLO

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

A search and rescue team found the dead body of a missing 75-year-old San Luis Obispo man who had Alzheimers on Wednesday. Rich Korsgaard had been missing since Sunday. Around 10 a.m., search and rescue personnel from Kern County found... (Continue reading)

Atascadero home damaged after attic goes up in smoke

Written on 1 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An attic fire sparked by an electrical wiring problem caused about $100,000 of damage to an Atascadero home. The blaze sent smoke billowing Monday in Northern Atascadero near El Camino Real and Highway 101. At approximately 3:47 p.m., a caller... (Continue reading)