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Sex offender spotted near SLO school, then arrested for parole violation

Written on 16 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a registered sex offender Tuesday who was spotted walking in front of an elementary school. But, the arrest had no relation to Robert Anthony Menendez’s presence near Sinsheimer Elementary. Rather, police arrested Menendez, a 35-year-old... (Continue reading)

Did Santa Maria police catch serial robbers?

Written on 16 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Following a string of 10 reported robberies in two weeks in the Santa Maria area, police have made three arrests in connection with one of the cases. [KSBY] Santa Maria police arrested David Wilkerson, 18, and two juveniles for robbing... (Continue reading)

Sixty-year-old Guadalupe man arrested for raping 6-year-old

Written on 16 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Guadalupe police arrested a 60-year-old man Tuesday who is accused of raping a 6-year-old child. [KSBY] Juan Hernandez Lopez, of Guadalupe, is charged with rape, intercourse with a child under 10, lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14,... (Continue reading)

SF Bay Guardian shutters after 48 years

Written on 15 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

One of the West’s first and most widely-known alternative newspapers, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, closed its doors Tuesday. Editor Steven T. Jones, a former star reporter for San Luis Obispo’s New Times, said the announcement took his entire staff... (Continue reading)

Dying Lompoc woman names her killer

Written on 15 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

As she was dying, a Lompoc woman named the man who is believed to have fatally shot her Monday night. [KEYT] Lompoc police found the woman in the backyard of a home in the 300 block of North Daisy Street,... (Continue reading)

Spacecraft on secret mission to land at Vandenberg

Written on 15 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An unmanned U.S. Air Force spacecraft on a classified mission is expected to land at Vandenberg Air Force Base, possibly as soon as this week. [Pacific Coast Business Times] The Boeing-built X-37B robotic space plane launched on a rocket from... (Continue reading)

Arsonist sets eight fires in San Luis Obispo

Written on 15 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Firefighters are searching for the arsonist responsible for at least eight fires set near Sinsheimer Park in San Luis Obispo early Tuesday morning. At around 12:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of two fires burning near the Union Pacific... (Continue reading)

How can you support CalCoastNews today?

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

CalCoastNews reporters have uncovered cases of real estate fraud, embezzlement, and elder abuse that have led to arrests and public awareness. Reporter and CCN co-founder Daniel Blackburn covers water issues in the North County. His understanding of water politics is... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay managers in line for raises

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Morro Bay management employees will receive 3 percent raises Tuesday night if Morro Bay’s city council approves a proposed bargaining agreement. Management staff, which consists of senior officials in city departments, have reached a two-year agreement with city negotiators that... (Continue reading)

Former California legislator to be sentenced for voter fraud

Written on 14 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A former California legislator is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday, along with his wife, for convictions stemming from his serving on the Los Angeles City Council while living outside the district he represented. [MyNewsLA] In July, a jury convicted Democratic... (Continue reading)