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Stalker stabbed in Oceano

Written on 13 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 43-year-old man stopped by his girlfriend’s house early Wednesday morning and left with a hunting knife stuck in the right side of his body. On Tuesday, Donald Ralph Juarez left San Luis Obispo County Jail went to visit his... (Continue reading)

Big employers exploiting Medi-Cal?

Written on 12 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

Supporters of a legislative plan called “the Walmart bill” demonstrated at the state capitol Wednesday, hoping to punish big employers for paying wages so low that workers are forced onto Medi-Cal rolls. (SacBee) Heavily backed by labor unions, the bill,... (Continue reading)

Lice infestations hitting deer across California

Written on 12 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

State wildlife officials have linked an infestation of biting lice to the balding of deer across California. Researchers have examined the hair from more than 600 deer and elk with symptoms ranging from a scruffy-looking coat to almost complete baldness,... (Continue reading)

Suspected SLO bank robber turns himself in

Written on 12 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A San Luis Obispo man identifying himself as the recent robber of two local banks turned himself in to the San Luis Obispo Police Department Tuesday. Around 7 a.m. Tuesday, Steven Celaya went to the police department and said he... (Continue reading)

State budget may be on time

Written on 11 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A timely state budget is on the horizon after Gov. Jerry Brown reached accord with lawmakers on sticking points in the $96.4 billion spending plan. (San Jose Mercury News) Both houses of the Legislature are expected to approve a budget... (Continue reading)

Drive-by killer gets 158 years

Written on 11 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Santa Maria man was sentenced Monday to 158 years in state prison for the drive-by murder of Arroyo Grande teenager Gabriel Salgado. The youth was gunned down Nov. 17, 2011, by Armando Yepez while standing on a street corner... (Continue reading)

Mason detractors protest rehire of SLO firefighter

Written on 11 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

About 20 people protested the city of San Luis Obispo’s rehiring of embattled firefighter John Ryan Mason on Monday. Prior to a city council budgeting meeting Monday evening, protesters gathered outside City Hall holding signs criticizing SLO Fire Chief Charlie... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly professor sentenced for flashing students

Written on 11 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A former professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was sentenced to three years of formal probation for exposing his genitals to people at the campus library in May 2012. [KSBY] At the time of the alleged indecent exposure, Shaun... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles alligator causes stir in Antelope Valley

Written on 10 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A “Zoo to You” alligator and resident of Paso Robles opportunely defecated in its cage last week on a ride home from an Antelope Valley elementary school. [LA Times] On June 4, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies held a photo-op... (Continue reading)

Protest planned following firefighter’s rehiring

Written on 10 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

A group of San Luis Obispo residents are planning a peaceful protest on Monday afternoon to support Jory Brigham and to voice disapproval of the city’s controversial decision to reinstate John Ryan Mason to the SLO Fire Department. On June... (Continue reading)