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Caregivers accused of causing Atascadero grad’s death

Written on 16 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Attorneys for the family of an Atascadero grad who died in 2010 during a struggle with her caregivers filed a civil suit that alleges her caregivers mistreated their client. [Tribune] The client, Lauren Arcady, 33, apologized during the struggle with... (Continue reading)

Woman assaulted on Cal Poly campus

Written on 16 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Cal Poly University Police are searching for a college-aged man who assaulted a woman on campus Monday night. [KSBY] Officials say a white male, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet, grabbed a woman walking on North Perimeter Road... (Continue reading)

Oceano postpones announcement on employee discipline

Written on 16 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors met in closed session Monday to discuss disciplining a public employee, but did not take any action and rescheduled its discussion on the matter for 4 p.m. Tuesday. As with Monday’s meeting,... (Continue reading)

Oceano discussing terminating employee

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are looking into allegations that the Oceano Community Services District’s beleaguered general manager committed perjury when he claimed he was an IRS-approved enrolled agent on his Form 700 statement of economic interest, which was... (Continue reading)

Insanity murder trials costing SLO County thousands

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A recent string of insanity pleas in murder cases has cost San Luis Obispo County thousands of dollars. [Tribune] Until early 2012, no murder defendant in San Luis Obispo County had used the insanity plea in more than 15 years.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man injured in fight

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A late night fight in San Luis Obispo has landed one man in the hospital and another in jail. At about 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Cody Bovee, 28, of San Luis Obispo and Gregory Gonoch, 27, from Arizona got into... (Continue reading)

Shell Beach motorcyclist killed in collision

Written on 13 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Shell Beach motorcyclist was killed Friday afternoon when he collided into an SUV in Los Olivos. A t about 1:40 p.m., a 17-year old from Los Olivos was traveling westbound on Highway 154 in an SUV when he made... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission approves Grover Beach conference center

Written on 12 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a plan Thursday to construct an 11,000-square-foot conference center and a lodge in Grover Beach near the entrance to the Oceano Dunes. [Tribune] The project, which Grover Beach officials have discussed for decades, includes... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man accused of impersonating a doctor

Written on 12 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

State investigators charged an Atascadero man with felony fraud for allegedly pretending to be an audiologist. Aaron Marquis, 46, is accused of advertising himself as an audiologist with a Ph.D. His wife, Anja Marquis, 39, who worked as his office... (Continue reading)

Crash near Santa Margarita kills one

Written on 12 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A person died Thursday night after a car crashed through a guard rail on Highway 101 near Santa Margarita. [KSBY] The crash occurred around 11:35 p.m. Thursday on southbound Highway 101, just north of Highway 58. The California Highway Patrol... (Continue reading)