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Paso Robles woman arrested in kidnapping and murder case

Written on 4 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Paso Robles woman was arrested Friday on kidnapping and  related charges in connection with the kidnapped of 16-year-old Eunice Serrato from her home in San Ardo. Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies and Paso Robles police officers participated in the arrest... (Continue reading)

Gay couples protest Cal Poly Chick-fil-A

Written on 4 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

By KAREN VELIE Same sex couples and their allies showed their support for gay rights at Cal Poly’s Chick-fil-A on Friday. The fast food restaurant has been embroiled in controversy since its president Dan Cathy came out against gay marriage... (Continue reading)

Fix for homeless ticketing — maybe

Written on 3 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Details of a tentative agreement regarding the ticketing of homeless persons caught sleeping in their vehicles in San Luis Obispo remains, for the time being, secret. The reported agreement is an interim step toward settlement of a lawsuit filed on... (Continue reading)

Capps Maldonado tax controversies

Written on 3 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Following an election-cycle challenge that her competitor Abel Maldonado post his tax returns, Congresswoman Lois Capps discovered that for five years she had not reported income from a room she rents out. Capps discovered the error while placing her returns... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police shoot and kill another suspect

Written on 3 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

Santa Maria police officers shot and killed a man Thursday following a high-speed chase. This is the fourth recent officer involved shooting in north Santa Barbara County and the second time in less than a week that a suspect involved... (Continue reading)

Man finds a stranger dead in his van

Written on 2 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

After stopping for a drink downtown on Thursday afternoon, a San Luis Obispo man returned to his van to find an unconscious stranger inside, police said. After an unsuccessful attempt to wake the man, David Harrell drove him to French... (Continue reading)

Searcy wants back on the Oceano board

Written on 2 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Former Oceano Community Services District Board Member Richard Searcy has filed papers to run for the seat he recently vacated after being arrested for driving under the influence. CHP officers arrested Searcy, 59, in May for DUI after he swerved... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputy accused of beating Nipomo man

Written on 2 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

A Nipomo man contends a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy assaulted him after spotting him driving about 15 miles an hour over the speed limit on July 15. [Tribune] Jesus Raul Ruiz, 28, told the Tribune deputy Steven Hurl... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man arrested for bomb threat

Written on 2 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Paso Robles man allegedly used his cell phone to call a bomb threat into the Arroyo Grande Walmart on Monday. Police arrested Daniel Joseph McPherson, 53 on a felony making a false bomb threat charge and booked him into... (Continue reading)

Chick-Fil-A battle reaches Cal Poly

Written on 1 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 213 comments

In support of GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s proclamation that today is Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, several church groups plan to bus parishioners to Cal Poly to support the restaurant’s anti-gay marriage stance by purchasing meals at Chick-fil-A. The fast food... (Continue reading)