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October, 2018

One killed, another injured in Arroyo Grande crash

Written on 8 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

One person was killed Sunday evening and another was injured when a car and motorcycle crashed on Highway 101 near El Campo Road in Arroyo Grande. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 5 p.m., the vehicle and the motorcycle collided in... (Continue reading)

typhus outbreak in LA County reaches epidemic levels

Written on 7 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Health officials in Los Angeles County reported on Friday that a typhus outbreak has reached “epidemic levels” — which some experts blame on the poor living conditions of the areas homeless population. [Cal Coast Times] Of the 42 cases reported... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay teen arrested for attempted murder

Written on 6 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A domestic dispute in Morro Bay led to the arrest of one man for stabbing both a woman and a man repeatedly on Saturday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 6 a.m., officers responding to reports of an assault found... (Continue reading)

It is time to address SLO’s skyrocketing crime rates

Written on 6 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Our current San Luis Obispo mayor would have us believe that crime has gone down between 2017-2018, but it belies a disturbing truth. Our Police Department’s own published crime statistics for the first three-quarters of... (Continue reading)

Man with meth offered candy to school children

Written on 6 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Paso Robles police arrested a 43-year-old man on Friday who allegedly offered a group of children at Georgia Brown Elementary School candy. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 8 a.m., the school children reported a man had offered them candy. Officers... (Continue reading)

San Miguel CSD bookkeeper charged with embezzlement

Written on 6 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed felony embezzlement charges on Tuesday against a former San Miguel Community Services District bookkeeper who allegedly embezzled $38,000 in district funds. [Cal Coast Times] Kallie Leighanne Johnson, 29, misappropriated and embezzled... (Continue reading)

Gas leak prompts road closures in SLO

Written on 6 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A gas leak occurred on Monterey Street near Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Police Chief Deanna Cantrell tweated that the leak occurred at 1895 Monterey Street. The chief instructed residents to avoid the area... (Continue reading)

Poll shows Gurnee with slight lead in SLO mayoral race

Written on 5 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

By Cal Coast Times staff The San Luis Obispo mayoral race is close, with Keith Gurnee leading incumbent Heidi Harmon by 3 percent. [Cal Coast Times] A Cal Coast Times poll of 260 registered voters conducted Oct. 3 shows Gurnee... (Continue reading)

Marti murder case can go to trial, judge rules

Written on 5 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo judge ruled there is enough evidence to try South County man Robert Koehler for the murder of 26-year-old SLO woman Kristen Marti. [KSBY] Marti disappeared in January after she was last seen alive in the 1800... (Continue reading)

SLO man seriously injured in Santa Barbara County crash

Written on 5 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 50-year-old San Luis Obispo man suffered life-threatening injuries after driving off of Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County Wednesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 11 a.m., the man was driving a Ford F-150 on Highway 154 about three... (Continue reading)