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March, 2019

Electric company equipment started the Thomas Fire, investigators rule

Written on 14 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

At a time in which PG&E has been driven into bankruptcy over its proven and suspected involvement in Northern California wildfires, Ventura County investigators ruled that Southern California Edison’s power lines started the 2017 Thomas Fire. [Cal Coast Times] Southern... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo mayor asks children to skip school and strike

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 51 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In her latest call for social activism, San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon posted on Instagram and Facebook an appeal to local students to skip class on Friday and participate in a global strike in which youth... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in suspected DUI crash in Arroyo Grande

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man in his 30s was killed Wednesday morning in a motorcycle crash on El Camino Real in Arroyo Grande, according to the Pismo Beach Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 2 a.m., a Pismo Beach police officer spotted... (Continue reading)

Attorneys lay out strategies as Grover Beach dog attack trial begins

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The prosecution and defense delivered opening statements Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of a former Grover Beach police officer whose dogs, including a trained K-9, attacked and killed a man and seriously injured an elderly woman. While the defense is... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop the death penalty in California

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on the death penalty and granting temporary reprieves to all 737 condemned inmates on death row. [LA Times] Newsom vows that during his time in office... (Continue reading)

Claim details alleged rape by Paso Robles police officer

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A woman who was allegedly raped by a Paso Robles police officer filed a claim against the city last month, saying city employees were negligent in the supervision of former officer Sean Christopher McGuire, and in preventing... (Continue reading)

Feasibility of Oceano Dunes emissions reduction mandate questioned

Written on 12 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

California State Parks is raising questions about the feasibility and affordability of a settlement agreement it reached with the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District last year that calls for an approximately 50 percent reduction in emissions from... (Continue reading)

Narcotics suspect flees police in Arroyo Grande

Written on 12 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Grover Beach man, who is suspected to have been carrying a controlled substance, got off his bicycle and tried running away from police in Arroyo Grande Monday night, but was eventually caught and arrested. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)

Should Arroyo Grande be buying the council clothing?

Written on 12 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER I have never been much of a fashionista, but when I like someone’s outfit, I say so. At the last San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District board meeting, I saw that Arroyo Grande Mayor Caren Ray... (Continue reading)

Four teens arrested for attempted murder in Lompoc

Written on 12 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Lompoc police have announced the arrests of a man, a woman and two juveniles for an attempted murder earlier this month that left one person wounded. [Cal Coast Times] At about 5:30 p.m. on March 3, a 911 caller reported... (Continue reading)