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Trio of gang members arrested for Paso Robles crime spree

Written on 30 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Paso Robles police detectives arrested three believed gang members for a series of crimes between the evenings of August 22 and August 24. During that span, victims reported three incidents which included assaults, knife attacks, a robbery and a carjacking,... (Continue reading)

Central Coast Bandit pleads not guilty

Written on 29 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 50-year-old Watsonville woman suspected to be the Central Coast Bandit pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all of the charges she faces, despite telling KSBY that she was indeed the bank robber. [KSBY] Cristina Fernandez Padilla faces nine counts of... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County firefighters help fight Rim Fire

Written on 29 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters from throughout San Luis Obispo County are among the 4,840 firefighters battling the Rim Fire burning near Yosemite National Park. There are 15 engines and 150 people from San Luis Obispo County battling the fire that has grown to... (Continue reading)

SLO man kept $50,000 in drugs by elementary school

Written on 29 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A probation search of the home of a man living near a San Luis Obispo elementary school netted approximately $50,000 in drugs Tuesday. Detectives from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit searched the home of Anthony Wong, 26,... (Continue reading)

Central Coast bandit to appear in SLO court

Written on 28 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Christina Fernandez Padilla, known as the Central Coast Bandit, is scheduled to appear in San Luis Obispo Superior Court Wednesday. Padilla, 50, is charged with several counts of robberies for bank robberies she is accused of committing along the Central... (Continue reading)

Anonymous campaign bloggers targeted

Written on 28 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A plan to simplify identification of bloggers and social media whose posts are paid for by campaigns will be considered by a state watchdog agency next month. (Sacramento Bee) The proposed regulation by the Fair Political Practices Commission was set... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors adopt urgency water ordinance

Written on 28 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance Tuesday that prohibits new development and the planting of crops in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin area unless proposed projects save as much water as they use. After... (Continue reading)

Train hits man in Pismo Beach

Written on 28 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Amtrak train hit a 22-year-old man who was crossing the tracks near U.S. Highway 101 and Five Cities Drive in Pismo Beach on Tuesday. Shortly before 6 p.m., Pismo Beach police officers arrived to find the injured man near... (Continue reading)

Making an old crime pay

Written on 27 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Taking a stab at an issue that might become commonplace in other states soon, Denver’s city fathers are laying down retail rules and tax proposals for the non-medical sales of marijuana in neighborhood settings. (Denver Post) Colorado voters approved legalization... (Continue reading)

SLO man robs Rite Aid for pair of headphones

Written on 27 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo man threatened Rite Aid employees with a knife Monday in order to steal a pair of stereo headphones. Douglas Hunt, 34, used a knife to remove a security device from a pair of stereo headphones around... (Continue reading)