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Death of suspected SLO parking lot jumper ruled an accident

Written on 1 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office has ruled the death of a man who witnesses said jumped off a downtown San Luis Obispo parking structure an accident. [Tribune] Brian Lawler, 26, fell to his death from the city parking... (Continue reading)

Missing San Luis Obispo man found

Written on 1 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An San Luis Obispo man with dementia, who was reported missing Wednesday, was discovered Thursday in Ventura County. At about 2 a.m., a Ventura County Deputy observed what he thought was a drunk driver on Highway 101. The deputy pulled... (Continue reading)

Eight arrested for mortgage fraud

Written on 1 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Federal and Ventura County authorities arrested eight people Wednesday for operating a mortgage fraud scheme that made them significant money while causing bank losses of more than $11 million. Investigators with the Ventura County District Attorney’s office discovered that members... (Continue reading)

News anchor Paula Lopez arrested for public intoxication

Written on 31 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Veteran KEYT news anchorwoman Paula Lopez was arrested Monday afternoon near her Santa Barbara home on suspicion of public intoxication. [Noozhawk] Lopez, 48, was taken into custody by Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies on North San Marcos Road at Via... (Continue reading)

Two cities spurn grand jury report

Written on 31 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A recent San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury report is being criticized by officials of two South County cities, claiming the report incorporates  numerous errors and did not take into account efforts to consolidate. (Santa Maria Times) The report chastised... (Continue reading)

Felony DUI crash injures woman in SLO

Written on 31 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 26-year-old man is accused of crashing his vehicle into two cars and seriously injuring a woman while driving under the influence Tuesday morning in San Luis Obispo. [KCOY] Ryan Carvalho crossed a double yellow line and plowed into two... (Continue reading)

Montana de Oro panga defendants plead guilty

Written on 31 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Fourteen defendants pleaded guilty to smuggling $1.3 million of marijuana in a panga boat found at Montana de Oro State Park in May. [KSBY] All of the defendants in the case, the majority of whom are Mexican nationals, entered guilty... (Continue reading)

Astronaut controls California robot from space

Written on 31 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An Italian astronaut drove a robot around a California parking lot Friday. He did so from space. [Wired] As part of a series of tests at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, astronaut Luca Parmitano controlled a K-10 rover... (Continue reading)

Would-be supervisor list is growing

Written on 30 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

At least six people reportedly seek a gubernatorial appointment to replace the late 4th District Supervisor Paul Teixeira, including former Arroyo Grande mayor Mark Millis and — according to numerous sources — Teixeira’s administrative assistant, Debbie Geaslen. Geaslen’s husband, Tom,... (Continue reading)

JP Morgan penalized for manipulating California electricity prices

Written on 30 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Energy regulators ordered JP Morgan to pay $410m in penalties for allegedly manipulating electricity prices in California and the mid-west on Tuesday. [Guardian] JP Morgan has agreed to pay the penalties, though the bank disputes it used improper bidding strategies... (Continue reading)