Daily Briefs


Driver reaches for sunglasses, hits parked car in San Luis Obispo

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver slammed into a parked car in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday morning, leaving the driver’s vehicle stuck on the side of the other car, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Shortly after 8... (Continue reading)

Band member busted for painting graffiti in Atascadero

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero police officer arrested a 20-year-old Grover Beach man for felony vandalism after the officer spotted him spray-painting graffiti on the wall of a local business. Officers suspect the graffiti was an attempt to promote the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo doubling fines again for Saint Fratty’s Day

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo has again expanded the days it is doubling fines for rowdy parties and alcohol offenses associated with Saint Fratty’s Day. SLO’s safety enhancement zone took effect Friday at midnight and extended... (Continue reading)

Fire burns outbuildings and workshop in Atascadero

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a blaze Monday evening in Atascadero that burned a pair of outbuildings and part of a large workshop. Shortly before 7 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning in the area of 7135 and 7145... (Continue reading)

Gov. Newsom’s wife collected $3.7 million from gender nonprofit

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, along with her LLC, has collected a combined $3.7 million over the last decade from a nonprofit activist organization she founded. Corporations that receive millions of dollars from the California taxpayer... (Continue reading)

Driver hits sheriff’s vehicle in Los Osos, flees scene

By KAREN VELIE The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help finding the hit-and-run driver who crashed into a parked San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s vehicle on Saturday night. Shortly after 5:30 p.m., a white colored sedan was... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in crash in rural Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE A motorcyclist was killed after he crashed into the back of a sedan on Highway 46 in rural Paso Robles on Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., 47-year-old Russell Palomino of... (Continue reading)

DUI driver crashes in San Luis Obispo, driver and passenger arrested

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police officers arrested both the driver and a passenger of a vehicle that crashed off Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo late Saturday night. A Toyota RAV4 crashed and came to a rest on a property by... (Continue reading)

Gunman threatens to kill another man in Paso Robles, arrested

By KAREN VELIE A 31-year-old Paso Robles man who allegedly threatened to shoot and kill another man in Paso Robles on Thursday evening is in jail with his bail set at $55,000. Shortly before 10 p.m., a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

Meth dealer walks away from Lompoc prison camp

By KAREN VELIE An inmate serving time for selling methamphetamine and assaulting an officer walked away from the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc on Friday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Shortly before 10 a.m., prison guards... (Continue reading)