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SLO woman sues Santa Barbara hospital over sexual assault

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging a nursing assistant at a Santa Barbara rehabilitation hospital sexually assaulted her while she was recovering from a brain tumor. [Independent] The lawsuit filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court states... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dies of apparent suicide

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Cal Poly student died inside a house near campus Wednesday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. [Mustang News] San Luis Obispo police responded to a home in the 200 block of Hathway Avenue Wednesday afternoon where... (Continue reading)

California doctor saves choking victim with knife and a straw

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Kern county doctor saved the life of a chocking victim by performing a life-saving tracheotomy in a Bakersfield restaurant on Monday evening. [BakersfieldCalifornian] Kern Community College District board trustee Pauline Larwood was dining at The Mark restaurant with Assemblywoman... (Continue reading)

Shandon man gets 7-year sentence for fatal DUI crash

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Shandon man received a 7-year prison sentence Wednesday after pleading no contest to charges stemming from a drunk driving crash that killed a Bakersfield couple last month. [KCOY] Vicente Muniz Montez, 38, allegedly crashed head on into a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Fugitive arrested at Atascadero home

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a fugitive Wednesday who rammed his vehicle into a sheriff’s car in December 2012. Marc Steele, 38, evaded arrest for more than nine months after ramming his Lexus sedan into a Sheriff’s K-9... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council to hire legal help as battle between mayor and executives escalates

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 86 comments

Morro Bay Mayor Jamie Irons progressed Tuesday night in his bid to fire the city’s two top executives, while opponents of his advanced an effort to recall him. The Morro Bay City council voted Tuesday to hire an outside attorney... (Continue reading)

County investigating possible water ordinance violators

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo County code enforcement staffers are investigating a dozen reports of people violating a temporary water ordinance that prohibits the planting of new vineyards in the Paso Robles groundwater basin area under most circumstances. On Aug. 27, the... (Continue reading)

Old Morro Bay council improperly changed contracts of city manager and attorney

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The former Morro Bay City Council violated the Ralph M. Brown Act in November 2012, when it increased the severance pay of the city manager and city attorney in closed session without notifying the public. [Tribune] In a a November... (Continue reading)

SLO County residents aided by settlement

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Nearly 700 San Luis Obispo County homeowners have benefited since Jan. 2012 from an $18 billion boost, part of a national mortgage settlement with major lenders, according to the state’s appointed monitor of the settlement program. That settlement totaled $25... (Continue reading)

Cayucos fire spreads to 89 acres

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A grass fire that broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday east of Cayucos has grown to 89 acres. Cal Fire tweeted that the fire burning near Toro Creek and Montecito road is 30 percent contained. Additional engines, crews and... (Continue reading)