Daily Briefs


SLO woman stabbed while protecting son

A San Luis Obispo woman who tried to stop a man who was allegedly assaulting her son with a knife was stabbed in the hand early Sunday morning. Jose Garcia, 27, and Milton Flores, 30, were arguing over a civil... (Continue reading)

Political sign thief caught on video

For weeks, signs promoting council candidates Kevin Rice and Dan Carpenter and mayoral candidate Steve Barasch have been disappearing from yards around the city of San Luis Obispo. Earlier today, a local man captured a video of a woman attempting... (Continue reading)

House deemed uninhabitable, child taken from parents

While serving a warrant at a home in Grover Beach, deputies discovered a 2-year-old living in deplorable conditions and placed the child with child protective services. The house on the 100 block of Park View Avenue has been deemed uninhabitable... (Continue reading)

State GOP chair quitting

Tom Del Beccaro will not seek another term as chairman of the California Republican Party, he announced this week in an email. (Sacramento Bee) Elected in 2010, Del Beccaro said, “It is time for me to pause from party politics.”... (Continue reading)

GMO prop drops in poll as spending against soars

As food and biotechnology giants spend millions of dollars battling Proposition 37, support for the mandatory genetically modified food measure is sinking. [California Watch] An October 25 poll by the Los Angles Times and the USC Dornsife College of Letters,... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed several times at Heritage Ranch

An attacker stabbed a man several times during an argument Thursday evening at Heritage Ranch outside of Paso Robles. [SLO Tribune] Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the suspect, who fled before they arrived at a home on Eagle Point lane... (Continue reading)

Thousands of squid attract sharks to the Central Coast

An abundance of Humboldt squid, which have been spotted in the Pacific Ocean along the Central Coast of California, could be attracting sharks. [KCOY] During El Niño years, the squid, which grow up to 6 feet and 100 pounds, venture... (Continue reading)

State prisoner decline stalls

California judges are proving to be the biggest impediment to officials’ mandated efforts to reduce state prison populations. (Los Angeles Times) An analysis of plans by California administration and prison officials to comply with a federal court order is faltering,... (Continue reading)

State Democrats file FPPC complaint on Maldonado

California Democrats requested Wednesday that the California Fair Political Practices Commission investigate whether Republican Congressional candidate Abel Maldonado violated state law by not disclosing two campaign fundraisers in 2007 [McClatchy]. The California Democratic Party complaint attempts to link Maldonado’s tax... (Continue reading)

Family members sue over pedestrian death

The family of a woman who was struck by a vehicle and killed while crossing Shell Beach Road have filed a lawsuit against the city of Pismo Beach and the Cliffs Resort claiming her death could have been prevented if... (Continue reading)