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Candidate for this week’s dumbest criminal in San Luis Obispo

Written on 8 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested an armed, wanted man transporting a large amount of fentanyl in a vehicle without a front license plate in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. Both the driver and his female passenger remain in custody. On... (Continue reading)

Man severely beats girlfriend in San Luis Obispo, lands in jail

Written on 8 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo man in jail after he severely beat his 51-year-old girlfriend on Nov. 5, police said. Shortly before 6 a.m., a caller reported an injured woman near the intersection of Prado Road and Higuera... (Continue reading)

Thief attempts to burglarize San Luis Obispo pot shop, arrested

Written on 8 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 39-year-old man is in jail after he attempted to burglarize a pot shop in San Luis Obispo on Oct. 30. Shortly before 11 p.m., a 911 caller reported a man was beating on the door of... (Continue reading)

Elderly pedestrian killed in Morro Bay crash

Written on 8 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 77-year-old Morro Bay woman was killed in a crash in Morro Bay on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., a caller reported a vehicle crashed into a pedestrian at the intersection of Beach Street and Market... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 130 acres at Vandenberg Space Force Base

Written on 7 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire burning at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc scorched 130 acres on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the fire. A caller first reported the blaze shortly after noon. Firefighters from mutiple... (Continue reading)

Nearly 2,000 PG&E customers lose power in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 7 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Power outages in Creston, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Santa Margarita and the Lopez Lake area have left nearly 2,000 PG&E customers without power on Thursday morning. At 7:47 a.m., 1,718 customers lost power in Creston, Atascadero and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles healer accused of sexually assaulting multiple women

Written on 7 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Additional victims reported a 59-year-old healing practitioner sexually assaulted them during treatments at his home in Paso Robles. On Oct. 31, a woman reported David Cruz Padilla sexually assaulted her at his home on the 400 block... (Continue reading)

Californians reject rent control, want higher penalties for theft

Written on 7 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE California voters have rejected rent control, raising the minimum wage and lowering the voter threshold to raise taxes. Following years of runaway retail theft, voters approved increasing sentences for certain drug and theft crimes, according to preliminary... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo selects new assistant city manager

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following the appointment of former Assistant City Manager Whitney McDonald as the city’s chief executive, San Luis Obispo has hired a new assistant city manager, Scott Collins. Collins currently serves the community as the Executive Director of... (Continue reading)

Fire burns four acres near Pismo Beach, preserve temporary closed

Written on 6 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire near Pismo Beach burned four acres on Tuesday evening, leading to the temporary closure of the Pismo Preserve, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a fire burning on a hillside next... (Continue reading)