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June, 2018

Man’s body found down embankment near Goleta

Written on 25 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found north of Goleta Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10 a.m., a caller reported finding a dead body in a secluded area... (Continue reading)

Gas tax repeal reportedly to go on November ballot

Written on 25 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

It appears California voters may soon get the chance to have their say on the state’s controversial gas tax increase. [Cal Coast Times] The Sacramento Bee initially reported Monday that an initiative calling for the repeal of state’s recent gas... (Continue reading)

Heather Locklear assaults a Ventura County deputy, again

Written on 25 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

For the second time this year, actress Heather Locklear was arrested at her Thousand Oaks home for battering a Ventura County Sheriff’s deputy. Following the incident Sunday night, Locklear was likewise charged with battering emergency medical personnel. [Ventura County Star]... (Continue reading)

Two water rescues on Sunday in Pismo Beach

Written on 25 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Emergency personnel made two water rescues in one day in the Pismo Beach area on Sunday. [Cal Coast Times] First, rescuers came to the aid of kayakers who were having problems in the water near Ventana Grill in Pismo Beach.... (Continue reading)

Apartment building fire displaces nine Atascadero residents

Written on 24 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire at an apartment complex in Atascadero displaced nine people on Saturday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 4 p.m., a fire was reported at a six-unit apartment building at 9904 El Camino Real. Fire crews arrived to find... (Continue reading)

SLO County destroys 2.63 tons of marijuana

Written on 23 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo County staffers seized 2,600 marijuana plants weighing 2.63 tons from six illegal grows in the Isolated and sparsely populated California Valley on Thursday, according to the county. [Cal Coast Times] Several years ago, commercial pot farms sprung... (Continue reading)

Machete wielding man attempts carjacking

Written on 22 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Deputies arrested a Santa Maria man on Friday who allegedly attempted a carjacking while armed with a machete, according to a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department press release. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before noon, a man was attempting to break... (Continue reading)

Lynn Compton wins supervisor seat by 60 votes, election certified

Written on 22 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Supervisor Lynn Compton has officially won reelection in the hotly contested District 4 supervisor race, according to the final tally by the SLO County Clerk Recorder’s Office. Compton beat Democrat Jimmy Paulding by a slim margin of 60 votes, walking... (Continue reading)

Junior high teacher sentenced to 30 days for lewd act in Cal Poly library

Written on 22 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A former Guadalupe junior high school teacher will spend a couple weeks in San Luis Obispo County Jail for committing a lewd act in the Cal Poly library. [Cal Coast Times] On Oct. 18, 2017, Cal Poly police arrested James... (Continue reading)

Thieves nail multiple SLO iPhone stores

Written on 22 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

For the third time in a span of less than a month, a burglar or burglars stole expensive equipment from the Apple Store in downtown San Luis Obispo. Also on Thursday, separate burglars stole iPhones from the T Mobile store... (Continue reading)