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SLO man convicted of murder

Written on 31 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo man was convicted Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the 2012 stabbing death of his friend during a road trip in New Mexico. [NewsJournal] Chip Fox, 37, is facing a maximum of 9 ½ years in prison.... (Continue reading)

Serial groper on a bike striking in Santa Maria

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Santa Maria police are searching for a man reported to have sexually assaulted several women this month. [KSBY] The suspect has reportedly been riding a bicycle up to women and groping them from behind. Most of the reported assaults have... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay imposes water restrictions

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

In response to a drought declaration by California Governor Jerry Brown, the city of Morro Bay adopted new rules Tuesday restricting water usage. [Tribune] Irrigation of public and private landscaping is now only permitted on Tuesdays and Saturdays for odd-numbered... (Continue reading)

Unemployment down in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

San Luis Obispo County is ranked fifth out of 58 California counties for lower numbers of unemployed workers, according to a report released last week by the California Employment Development Department. The SLO County unemployment rate fell from 6 percent... (Continue reading)

Truck hits Cal Poly professor riding a bicycle

Written on 30 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A popular Cal Poly graphic communication professor suffered a broken pelvis after a pickup truck crashed into the bicycle he was riding to work. [Tribune] Associate professor Brian Lawler was biking to Cal Poly around 8 a.m. Monday when the... (Continue reading)

DA charges man connected to shooting of Cal Poly student

Written on 29 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a man believed to have been involved in the shooting of a former Cal Poly football player. [KSBY] On November 21, 2013, Cal Poly student and former football... (Continue reading)

17 California communities could run out of water

Written on 29 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

As California’s drought intensifies, 17 communities in 10 counties across the state are in danger of running out of water within 60 to 120 days, state officials announced Tuesday. [MercuryNews] The 17 water districts are all in small rural communities... (Continue reading)

Stephen Glass found unfit to practice law in California

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Former journalist Stephen Glass, who fabricated magazine articles for the New Republic and others in the 1990s, lost his bid to become a lawyer in California. [Washington Post] Less than a month after admitting an illegal immigrant to the California... (Continue reading)

Agricultural visionary Ernie Righetti dead at 97

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Ernie Righetti, the man who introduced avocados to the area, died Sunday night. He was 97. [Tribune] Righetti had been under hospice care. He died at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo. Righetti lived in the house... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate dies from H1N1 flu

Written on 28 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Correction: The inmate had been in the jail for three months. A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate died Monday of the H1N1 flu virus. The SLO County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that 35-year-old Rudy Joseph Silva was transported to Sierra... (Continue reading)