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Santa Barbara loses $1.28 million whistleblower lawsuit

Written on 10 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By CCT STAFF The city of Santa Barbara lost a $1.28 million lawsuit to a former employee who said she was terminated after voicing safety concerns. [Santa Barbara Independent] Amid a shortage in dispatchers, in early 2016, police department brass... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande City Council seeks a 60 percent pay raise

Written on 9 Nov, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By CCT STAFF The Arroyo Grande City Council will consider granting itself a 60 percent pay raise at its meeting on Tuesday, according to the agenda. [Cal Coast Times] In September, Mayor Caren Ray-Russom asked staff to review council member... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man suing vape company

Written on 9 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo man filed a lawsuit Thursday against Juul over alleged injuries he suffered while using the company’s vapes. [KSBY] In the suit he filed in the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, Nick Limpangug... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys Atascadero barn

Written on 9 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A fire destroyed a barn on the 5900 block of Rocky Canyon road east of Atasadero on Friday night. The blaze posed no threat to area vegetation, according to Cal Fire. Units from Cal Fire, the San... (Continue reading)

Kmart closing Atascadero store

Written on 8 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By CCT STAFF After more than 40 years in business, Kmart will close its store in Atascadero in February. In the latest round of closures, Transformco is set to shutter 45 Kmart stores and 51 Sears locations in February, including... (Continue reading)

Driver accused of killing mother and children charged with murder

Written on 8 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man whom a California Highway Patrol officer says intentionally crashed his car into an oncoming vehicle on Highway 154 last month, killing a mother and her two young children, has been charged with three counts of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay Councilwoman Dawn Addis announces run for State Assembly

Written on 8 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Less than two years into her first term on the Morro Bay City Council, councilwoman and Women’s March SLO leader Dawn Addis has announced she is running for a seat in the California State Assembly. Addis, a... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest two men in Santa Margarita

Written on 8 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities chased an allegedly violent, wanted man around Santa Margarita Wednesday morning and ultimately arrested him, as well as a second suspect. At about 6 a.m., the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Detail served a high risk warrant at... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles High School parents angry over locked bathrooms

Written on 7 Nov, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations of drug dealing, vaping and sex in bathrooms, Paso Robles High School administrators are locking the bulk of student restrooms for much of the school day, an action that has angered many students and parents.... (Continue reading)

Red-legged frog concerns delay controversial Morro Bay sewer project

Written on 7 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The possibility of causing harm to the endangered red-legged frog has caused the city of Morro Bay to halt breaking ground on its new sewer plant, and construction could now be delayed for a period of at... (Continue reading)