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Knives used in Paso Robles attacks

Written on 19 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Knives were flying Sunday in Paso Robles as police reported two incidents, both on Pine Street, one of which involved the stabbing of a 16-year-old youth. Officers responded to the scene of the first reported incident in the 1100 block... (Continue reading)

SLO vandal leaves multi-block blood trail

Written on 18 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 21-year-old San Luis Obispo man was arrested for vandalism Sunday morning after he bled profusely on private and public property. After a heavy night of drinking, Matthew Faura punched out a window on Broad Street causing a deep laceration... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputies charged with assault

Written on 18 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney filed assault charges against two deputies who work in the jail for allegedly beating an inmate. On June 17, deputies Robert Kirsch, 30, and Christopher Johnson, 28, allegedly assaulted Charles Alonzo Owens, an inmate... (Continue reading)

Man robs Grover beach home, punches residents in the face

Written on 16 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A Grover Beach man punched residents in the face while robbing their home early Thursday morning. Michael L. Davis Jr., 27, was stealing items from a home on the 600 block of Rockaway Avenue around 4 a.m. Thursday when the... (Continue reading)

Injured SLO hiker rescued from Bishop Peak

Written on 16 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Several emergency response agencies combined to rescue a hiker who broke his leg Thursday night after falling off a steep section of a Bishop Peak trail. Around 9:25 p.m. Thursday, a 19-year-old man fractured his lower leg on the Foothill... (Continue reading)

News of offshore fracking upsets lawmakers

Written on 15 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Two California senators have told the California Coastal Commission that the practice of offshore tracking, which only recently has come to light, is “cause for grave concern.” Offshore hydraulic fracturing — a method of extracting oil and natural gas —... (Continue reading)

Car thieves caught in Avila Beach

Written on 15 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies arrested two suspected car thieves Wednesday in Avila Beach. [Tribune] Early Wednesday, a 2012 Chevy Impala passed a sheriff’s patrol car heading in the opposite direction. The deputies ran the plates of the Impala... (Continue reading)

SLO battling against room rentals

Written on 15 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 64 comments

San Luis Obispo city staff sent cease and desist letters to more than 50 home owners who list rooms in their homes for rent on Airbnb. Airbnb is a popular website where people go to rent rooms in 192 countries... (Continue reading)

Central Coast bandit robs Pismo Beach bank

Written on 15 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Central Coast Bandit robbed a Pismo Beach bank Wednesday, marking her fourth San Luis Obispo County bank robbery in the last six months. The Hispanic woman robbed the Pacific Western Bank on Oak Park Boulevard in Pismo Beach around... (Continue reading)

Pearce splits from Dalidio project

Written on 14 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Problems of an unspecified nature between principals in the planned development of Dalidio Ranch caused Madonna Enterprises’ Clint Pearce to walk from the project, informed sources have told CalCoastNews. Pearce and developer Gary Grossman previously had announced plans for a... (Continue reading)