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Mountainbrook Church pastors resign after sexual misconduct investigation

Written on 2 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By CCT STAFF Mountainbrook Church Lead Pastor Thom O’Leary and his wife Executive Pastor Sherri O’Leary resigned after an investigation validated allegations of groping and alcohol abuse. The church board placed Thom O’Leary on paid leave on Nov. 4, a... (Continue reading)

Young cat euthanized, don’t make the same mistake

Written on 2 Feb, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by CARA LANGTON-LEANDRO On Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 20, my daughter and son-in-law took their 4-year-old male cat to a local San Luis Obispo County veterinarian for medical treatment as the cat had twice lost control of his... (Continue reading)

Vulgar, threatening emails came from SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill’s home

Written on 2 Feb, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 52 comments

By CCT STAFF The emails to popular local radio talk show host Dave Congalton were taunting and sexually perverse. And, after a lengthy criminal investigation, the district attorney’s office determined that the emails came from the home of San Luis... (Continue reading)

19,000 PG&E customers without power in north San Luis Obispo County

Written on 1 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Update: PG&E reports a failed transformer at the Templeton substation caused the outage. By CCT STAFF More than 19,000 PG&E customers from Paso Robles to Atascadero are without power from an outage that started at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.... (Continue reading)

Meet the migrants trying to make it to the United States

Written on 1 Feb, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Many migrants — some determined to make it to the United States and others merely wishful of doing so — have run into a roadblock along their trek north. The barrier is not... (Continue reading)

Cayucos, Chinese tourists and basketball

Written on 31 Jan, 2020 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  By DELL FRANKLIN I was down by the pier... (Continue reading)

CHP defends arrest of “Mule Man” in Paso Robles

Written on 31 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By CCT STAFF Amid public outrage over the arrest last week of John Sears, known as the “Mule Man,” the California Highway Patrol sent out a press release noting that at least seven people called 911 to complain that Sears... (Continue reading)

Teens in Paso Robles and SLO accused of operating fundraising scam

Written on 31 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF Both Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo police are warning residents about a door-to-door scam being carried out by teens pretending to be raising money for local high school activities. Last week, an officer tried to stop... (Continue reading)

Fleeing driver crashes into motorcycle in Arroyo Grande

Written on 31 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A domestic violence suspect crashed into and injured a motorcyclist while leading San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase in rural Arroyo Grande Thursday evening. Shortly before 8 p.m., deputies responded to a domestic violence... (Continue reading)

Salud Carbajal cancels debate, declines other offers

Written on 30 Jan, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By CCT STAFF Congressman Salud Carbajal recently backed out of one debate and has declined multiple requests to participate in public forums with his opponent Andy Caldwell. Several months ago, KYET scheduled a debate between the two congressional candidates during... (Continue reading)