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California’s oldest resident dies at 114

Written on 2 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The oldest person in California and the fifth oldest person in the world died last week at the age of 114. [Union Tribune] Soledad Mexia died August 29 in a Chula Vista Care facility, 17 days after she celebrated her... (Continue reading)

Chumash Indians seeking to increase reservation size

Written on 31 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ proposal to increase their reservation size 10 fold has been met with vocal opposition from Santa Barbara County officials and residents. Currently, the Chumash reservation, which sets northwest of Santa Barbara and includes... (Continue reading)

Wine issues shadow other counties, too

Written on 30 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Santa Barbara County officials are looking at ways to control a burgeoning wine-making economy without fueling a war between agricultural and neighborhood interests — and it’s not about water. (Santa Maria Times) Rather, planners and winery representatives seek a way... (Continue reading)

$12 million in marijuana discovered on ranch

Written on 30 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies eradicated approximately 4,000 marijuana plants, valued at $12 million, from private property between the cities of Lompoc and Buellton. The owner of the property noticed that individuals had trespassed on his property and were diverting... (Continue reading)

Man hit by train in Pismo Beach identified

Written on 30 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Pismo Beach police have identified a 22-year-old man hit by a train Tuesday as Mark Manuele of Pismo Beach. Manuele suffered non-life threatening injuries from the collision and received treatment at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. Police say he was... (Continue reading)

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)