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SLO atheists to partake in city council invocations

Written on 3 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 88 comments

A San Luis Obispo atheist organization that opposes the practice of conducting prayer at city council meetings will now be participating in council invocations in San Luis Obispo County. Atheists United San Luis Obispo is planning on joining the regular... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police bust man with child porn

Written on 3 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Grover Beach police arrested a 22-year-old man Tuesday morning for possessing hundreds of videos and photos of young children involved in sex acts. Detectives also accuse Grover Beach resident Brandon David Holland of attempting to contact juveniles through various social... (Continue reading)

SLO council voices support for Styrofoam ban

Written on 3 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Four out of five San Luis Obispo city council members endorsed a proposed ban on Styrofoam products during a public hearing Tuesday evening. The council directed city staff Tuesday to draft an ordinance banning the use of Styrofoam food and... (Continue reading)

Cayucos firefighter accused of rape

Written on 2 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs | 14 comments

A Cayucos firefighter was arrested Thursday for rape, sodomy and oral copulation by force or fear. After a short investigation into reports of child abuse, San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies arrested Oscar Higueros, Jr., 38. Neighbors said Hiqueros had been... (Continue reading)

Kayaker airlifted off coast of Montana de Oro

Written on 2 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An emergency crew airlifted a kayaker trapped off the coast of Montana de Oro on Monday afternoon. [Tribune] Lompoc resident Guy Harvell, 43, abandoned his kayak after overturning it shortly after noon Monday. Harvell then clung to a rock about... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man dies in Central Valley car crash

Written on 2 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Paso Robles man died in a head-on collision Friday night in Fresno County, according to the California Highway Patrol. [Fresno Bee] The Paso Robles man was driving a 1994 Mazda on Highway 33 near Coalinga when he veered out... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into Arroyo Grande house

Written on 2 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An old-fashion pickup truck crashed into an Arroyo Grande home Monday night. [KSBY] Around 9 p.m., an short-bed Ford pickup swerved off the 900 block of Farroll Avenue in Arroyo Grande, crossed a lawn and slammed into the wall of... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly trying to rid Moriarty’s name from football scoreboard

Written on 1 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A bankruptcy judge may soon decide whether the scoreboard at Cal Poly’s football stadium will display the name of a convicted felon at upcoming home games. [Tribune] The university recently filed a motion in bankruptcy court requesting that a judge... (Continue reading)

Water rates hike in Cambria

Written on 1 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Water rates will effectively double in Cambria Monday, as utility users begin paying for an emergency water system. Previously, the average residential water bill in Cambria was $48.02. It is now $109.02 when the water system is in operation and... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man loses it at sheriff’s station

Written on 31 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Amid a family dispute, a 20-year-old Atascadero man allegedly vandalized the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s North Patrol Station in Templeton during a standoff on Saturday. At 1:10 p.m., dispatch received a 911 call reporting a family disturbance in the... (Continue reading)