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December, 2018

Fire damages North San Luis Obispo County home

Written on 28 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire burned a two-story house located between Paso Robles and San Miguel Thursday night. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8:45 p.m., the fire broke out at a 3,000 square foot single-family home on Woodland Road, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)

Body of CMC psychologist found in San Luis Obispo

Written on 27 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The San Luis Obispo Police Department has identified a body found in a car parked the area of Granada Drive and Empleo Street as a missing 49-year-old man who works as a clinical psychologist at the California Men’s Colony. [Cal... (Continue reading)

85-year-old pedestrian hit and killed in Santa Maria

Written on 27 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A driver struck an 85-year-old pedestrian who was walking on a Santa Maria street Wednesday evening, and the elderly man ended up dying as a result of the collision. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 6 p.m., callers reported a collision... (Continue reading)

Los Osos board members accused of misappropriation of funds

Written on 27 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A community with some of the highest utility rates in San Luis Obispo County is embroiled in controversy after several current and former board members appear to have over-paid themselves, alleged misappropriations that for years went uncontested.... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach to appoint new council members

Written on 27 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Both the Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach city councils have been left with a vacant seat following the election of mayors last month who were mid-term council members. Now both councils are opting to appoint a new member, rather than... (Continue reading)

Carjacking California inmate escapes San Quentin

Written on 27 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A California prisoner serving a sentence for carjacking escaped San Quentin State Prison Wednesday evening and reportedly carjacked a person in order to flee authorities. [Cal Coast Times] At about 9:35 p.m., prison guards discovered Shalom Mendoza, 21, was missing... (Continue reading)

Manhunt ongoing for suspect who shot and killed California officer

Written on 26 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Authorities are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in Northern California early Wednesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 1 a.m., Newman Police Officer Ronil Singh, 33, was conducting a traffic... (Continue reading)

Grinch alert: thieves steal dozens of laptops from Goleta Best Buy

Written on 25 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Shortly before Christmas, the Goleta Best Buy lost some valuable inventory as thieves stole approximately 60 MacBook computers valued at about $75,000 from the store early Sunday morning, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] A... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach mobile home destroyed in fire

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

A fire destroyed a mobile home in Grover Beach on Christmas morning. At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from a mobile home near Grand Avenue and 13th Street and called 911, according to the Five... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo based Mindbody to sell for $1.9 billion

Written on 24 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo-based software company Mindbody announced Monday it has entered into a merger deal in which it will sell to a private equity firm for $1.9 billion. [Cal Coast Times] Mindbody is a publicly traded company that sells software... (Continue reading)