Daily Briefs


Santa Barbara County judge rules against Raytheon in racial harassment suit

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County judge this week rejected an attempt by defense contractor Raytheon to throw a racial harassment and retaliation complaint out of court. [Santa Barbara Independent] Marcus Greene, a fire marshal for Raytheon’s environmental services... (Continue reading)

Rep. Salud Carbajal visits war-torn Ukraine

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal visited war-torn Ukraine with a bipartisan congressional delegation over the weekend, after which he announced his commitment to promoting support for the country in Congress. “This weekend, I traveled to Ukraine as... (Continue reading)

SLO County Government Center to be named for Katcho Achadjian

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on Tuesday designating the San Luis Obispo Government Center the “Katcho Achadjian Government Center San Luis Obispo County.” Achadjian was elected to the Board of Supervisors... (Continue reading)

Petition ousts Paso Robles School Board member

By KAREN VELIE A petition seeking the removal an appointed Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board trustee was successful, according to the board. After 512 signatures were validated, Kenney E. Enney Jr. was removed from the board. The board... (Continue reading)

Fire damages home in Arroyo Grande

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a house fire in Arroyo Grande Monday evening. Shortly after 6 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a house in the 1000 block of Huasna Road. Five Cities firefighters extinguished the blaze with help... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman convicted of killing a CHP officer paroled

By KAREN VELIE The Atascadero woman convicted of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in 2011 was paroled from prison. She spent 12 years of a 15-year to life sentence. At 23 years old, Kaylee Weisenberg crashed into... (Continue reading)

Twitter auctioning unique items from California headquarters

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, the San Francisco-based social media company plans to auction off surplus items from its headquarters, including commercial kitchen and office equipment. Next moth, Twitter will auction off statues, refrigerators, stoves, chairs... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into pole in SLO, knocking out power

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed into a power pole in San Luis Obispo on Sunday, knocking it down and onto a street close to Highway 101. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported the crash near the intersection of... (Continue reading)

Storm leaves thousands without power in San Luis Obispo County

By KAREN VELIE Thousands of San Luis Obispo County residents are starting their week in the dark. A strong storm system with heavy winds has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses throughout the county. In the Pismo... (Continue reading)

Sewage spill at CMC contaminates Chorro Creek

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced Sunday that a large amount of sewage spilled from the California Men’s Colony, with an unknown amount contaminating Chorro Creek. A large, unknown volume of primary treated sewage... (Continue reading)