2019

Drug lab found at Santa Barbara preschool property

A Santa Barbara residential property that functions as a preschool and animal rescue facility also clandestinely functioned as a drug lab, with narcotics being manufactured, sold and used just feet away from where toddlers were learning, according to the Santa... (Continue reading)

California Women’s March canceled because of a lack of diversity

The participants at events put on by a Northern California Women’s March have been “overwhelmingly white,” prompting organizers of the group to cancel an upcoming rally planned for later this month. [Cal Coast Times] Despite Humboldt County being predominately white,... (Continue reading)

Man killed outside Paso Robles bar was suspected serial burglar

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles man killed Friday while trying to stop a friend from driving was arrested in September for an alleged string of residential burglaries. [Cal Coast Times] On Sept. 20, a resident returned to a home... (Continue reading)

New year brings new social justice laws to California

In response to the Me Too movement, California has several new laws relating to sexual harassment. A pair of new laws prevent and invalidate settlement agreements that restrict the disclosure of information in sexual harassment cases. Likewise, employers with five... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly float wins Rose Parade Extraordinaire Award

Cal Poly universities’ float, featuring a pair of astronauts and a handful of animated extraterrestrials on an alien planet communicating through music, received the Extraordinaire Award for the most extraordinary float at the 130th Rose Parade held New Year’s Day.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County’s first babies of 2019

While the end of the year celebrations were winding down, the first baby born in San Luis Obispo County in 2019 made an appearance 14 minutes into the new year at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. The mother asked that... (Continue reading)

Two people displaced in Pismo Beach apartment fire

A fire destroyed a Pismo Beach apartment unit Sunday evening and displaced two residents. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:30 p.m., a caller reported a fire in an apartment in the 400 block of Westpoint Drive. Residents were evacuated from... (Continue reading)