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Pismo Beach pays $1.5 million, litigants name more defendants

Written on 25 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Pismo Beach has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a woman who was struck by a vehicle and killed while crossing Shell Beach Road. In 2011, Tricia Rittger was walking across the street from a parking lot... (Continue reading)

2 DUI collisions wreak havoc

Written on 25 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two allegedly intoxicated drivers crashed their cars, toppled power lines and shuttered roads on Thursday in San Luis Obispo County. Shortly before 7 p.m., an alleged drunk driver crashed into a power pole at El Camino Real near Bennett Avenue... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man pleads to sexual battery

Written on 24 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man who pled guilty to sexual battery in the attempted rape of a Nipomo woman is slated to be sentence to 180 days in San Luis Obispo County Jail on Wednesday. Christobal Hernandez Lopez Sr., 65, a former Nipomo... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man hit by vehicle in critical condition

Written on 24 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 46-year-old man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in Atascadero Monday night. Shortly after 6 p.m., the Atascadero man was attempting to cross Morro Road near a McDonalds restaurant when he was struck by the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly considering campus pub

Written on 24 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Cal Poly officials are asking students if they are in favor of changing the school’s dry designation as they consider adding an on-campus pub. [MustangNews] According to a Mustang News poll of 100 students, 76 percent were in favor of... (Continue reading)

Phony audiologist in jail

Written on 23 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A man who falsely claimed to be audiologist and his wife turned themselves in Tuesday after police showed up to arrest them at their Atascadero home. On Monday, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn Duffy issued arrest warrants... (Continue reading)

Pit bull bites three-year-old boy in the face

Written on 23 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A pit bull attacked a three-year-old boy in Southern San Luis Obispo County Sunday night, sending him to the emergency room with severe injuries. [KSBY] Just before midnight, the three-year-old and his mother were visiting the home of family friend... (Continue reading)

SLO courthouse evacuated after fire alarms go off

Written on 23 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Fire alarms sounded at the San Luis Obispo courthouse Tuesday morning, prompting the evacuation of about 100 people. [Tribune] A burnt out air blower caused smoke that set off the fire alarms, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire Department.... (Continue reading)

California health exchange concealing insurance ratings

Written on 22 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

California’s newly created health insurance exchange is withholding quality ratings of health plans, irking companies offering highly rated plans. [LA Times] Covered California, the state exchange created under the Affordable Care Act, offers customers a variety of plans provided by... (Continue reading)

Arrest warrant issued for fake San Luis Obispo audiologist

Written on 22 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A man who claimed to be an audiologist and his wife failed to appear at San Luis Obispo County Superior Court for an arraignment Monday prompting a judge to file arrest warrants for the pair. Aaron Marquis, 46, is accused... (Continue reading)