Daily Briefs


Humane Society wants Morro Bay Aquarium shut down

The Humane Society of the United States released a statement Wednesday asking the city of Morro Bay not to renew the Morro Bay Aquarium’s lease. The run down aquarium is the home to sea lions, otters and other marine animals.... (Continue reading)

Meth intoxication blamed for fatal Grover Beach accident

Grover Beach police said that methamphetamine played a role in the crash that killed two people in Grover Beach on April 2. Police said Raymond Cano, 49, was driving a 1994 Ford pickup truck that veered off the road, slammed... (Continue reading)

Stalker stabbed in Oceano

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)