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Grover Beach man pleads guilty to loan fraud

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Grover Beach man and his brother pled guilty last week to committing loan fraud to fund their music business and a singer in a rock bands lavish life style. Jason Salazar, 28, of Grover Beach and Matt Salazar, 29,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo crash flips truck over guardrail

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man suffered major injuries Monday evening after a crash on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo that flipped his Ford truck over the guard rail of the Highway 1 off-ramp. [KSBY] The driver of the Ford F-150 collided with... (Continue reading)

Shumey snoozes through first day of trial

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The trial of the San Luis Obispo man accused of killing his mother began Monday, and the defendant facing first-degree murder struggled to stay awake. [KSBY] Christopher Shumey slept through much of opening statements, including the majority of his own... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police fail to catch fleeing suspect

Written on 29 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Santa Maria police officers captured the vehicle, but not the man they were chasing Monday afternoon. [KSBY] Officers chased after a stolen car in the 500 block of West Mill Street around 12:10 p.m. Monday, but ended the pursuit because... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande considering city charter

Written on 28 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council has created a committee to explore the idea of becoming a charter city in order to cut costs. The council decided in December to establish an 11-member committee that would make recommendations as to the... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Gibson wins third runner up

Written on 28 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor Bruce Gibson has been given the dubious honor of being third runner up in the Flash Report’s Idiot of the Week contest. [FlashReport] “Runner up #3 – San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce... (Continue reading)

Fifth person drowns trying to rescue a dog

Written on 28 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Northern California woman drowned over the weekend while trying to save her dog from strong ocean waves. [ABC] The 32-year-old woman was overpowered by what has been dubbed a “sneaker wave” near Shelter Cove in Humboldt County, according to... (Continue reading)

PG&E threatens to blast population of gnomes

Written on 28 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Pacific Gas & Electric is threatening to exterminate gnome dwellings in Oakland. [SF Gate] The frequent presence of little men with pointy, red hats and large, white beards helps keep Oakland residents’ minds off crime while walking the city streets.... (Continue reading)

Randy Quaid denied bid to stay in Canada

Written on 27 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Canadian immigration officials have denied Randy Quaid’s request for permanent resident status in Canada. Randy Quaid and his wife Evi Quaid have repeatedly failed to respond to outstanding charges of felony vandalism at their former home in Montecito, Calif., to... (Continue reading)

SLO sets financial priorities

Written on 27 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council members elected to focus on homelessness, neighborhood wellness, infrastructure, a skate park and bike paths at a financial priorities workshop on Saturday. At the top of the list, city officials chose to partnership with Community... (Continue reading)