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Thieves steal thousands of dollars in alcohol from Grover Beach store

Written on 14 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police officers are asking the public for help with identifying two men who stole thousands of dollars worth of alcohol from the Vons grocery store in the South County city Wednesday night. At about 9... (Continue reading)

California Coastal Commission denies desalination plant permit

Written on 14 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Coastal Commission has rejected a planned $1.4 billion desalination plant in Orange County over environmental concerns, despite the state’s ongoing drought conditions. [The Guardian] More than two decades ago, desalination company Poseidon Water sought to... (Continue reading)

Family dispute leads to stabbing, arrest in SLO

Written on 13 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person is in the hospital and another is in jail after a domestic dispute ended in a stabbing on Friday. [KSBY] Shortly before noon, a caller reported a dispute at a home on King Court. Officers... (Continue reading)

Nipomo teen killed in hit-and-run crash

Written on 13 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 19-year-old Nipomo man was killed when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle on Los Berros Road on Thursday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly after 11 p.m., the teen was riding... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County group wants to join redistricting lawsuit

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County is again asking to join a lawsuit challenging the county’s recently adopted redistricting map. SLO County Citizens for Good Government and three SLO County residents filed a... (Continue reading)

Alleged missing Santa Margarita woman found

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Law enforcement was able to confirm that a Santa Margarita woman reported missing is currently living in the Sacramento area. On April 26, a friend of Lisa Laviano, 59, contacted the sheriff’s office and said, upon going... (Continue reading)

Sheriff identifies Nipomo man killed in crash on Highway 101

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office identified the man killed Monday in a crash on Highway 101 in Santa Maria as Michael James Lewis, 68, of Nipomo. Lewis and Marcos Salazar, 20, of Santa Maria were headed... (Continue reading)

Fire from homeless camp spreads near homes in San Luis Obispo

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire that started at a homeless encampment in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning burned a quarter of an acre and spread close to homes. The fire spread from the homeless camp in a creek bed behind... (Continue reading)

Toddler killed during exorcism at San Jose Church

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A ceremony described as an exorcism that was performed on a three-year-old girl at a San Jose church last fall allegedly killed the child, and the victim’s mother has been arrested over the death. [Mercury News] In... (Continue reading)

San Simeon board approves first new construction in 30 years

Written on 12 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Ending a contentious legal battle, the San Simeon Community Services District Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to provide 15 water hook ups, no connection fees and $50,000 to a plaintiff who accused the district of depriving... (Continue reading)