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San Luis Obispo officers seek help identifying thieves

Written on 16 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole phones and wallets from a gym on Tuesday. Both woman were wearing hoodies, one white and one tan,... (Continue reading)

Couple fined $165,000 for harming rare flower in Pismo Beach

Written on 16 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE A rural Pismo Beach couple agreed this week to pay a $165,000 fine for grading that damaged the habitat of a protected flower. District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that his office settled an environmental enforcement action... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys vehicle at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Written on 16 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Firefighters quickly extinguished a car fire at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Thursday morning. A crew from the San Luis Obispo Fire Department put out the burning vehicle before it spread to nearby vegetation. The... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly kidnapped, abused women in San Luis Obispo

Written on 15 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 29-year-old man on Wednesday who allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted one woman and held another captive while posing as a rideshare driver near Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. On... (Continue reading)

Man attempts to kill Pismo Beach police officer, gets 27 year sentence

Written on 15 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A judge this week sentenced a 50-year-old man to 27 years in prison for attempting to shoot and kill a Pismo Beach police officer while resisting arrest. In November, a jury found Charles Nelson Ammons guilty of... (Continue reading)

SLO County school district considers cutting classes

Written on 15 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Expecting to spend $5 million more than it brings in this year, the San Luis Coastal Unified School District is considering cutting transitional kindergarten classes at the end of this school year. During a board meeting on... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara judge admonished for angry outburst

Written on 15 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Thomas R. Adams was slapped last month with a public reprimand for inappropriate conduct during court proceedings, his third to date, according to the Commission on Judicial Performance. The 84-year-old Adams... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police arrest alleged Pismo Beach predator

Written on 14 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By ANNIE BRAFF Grover Beach Police arrested a Pismo Beach man today when he allegedly attempted to meet with a minor for sex, prompting an online safety warning. Police took Mark David Pinson into custody in a Grover Beach parking... (Continue reading)

Jules Tuggle appointed to the Grover Beach City Council

Written on 14 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach City Council on Monday unanimously appointed realtor Jules Tuggle to fill the council seat left vacant after the community voted to recall Daniel Rushing. In March 2024, Grover H2O, a citizens group in Grover... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys Santa Barbara police sergeant’s home

Written on 13 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara Police Department has announced that one of its sergeants lost his home in the Southern California Eaton Fire. A Navy veteran and former SWAT team member, the sergeant had been living with his wife... (Continue reading)