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SLO County voters slow in turning in ballots

Written on 3 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By CCT STAFF With 83 percent of voters now using mail-in ballots, the San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorders Office received only 34 percent of those ballots as of late Monday afternoon. While a record number of people, 175,733, are... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian seriously injured in crash in Santa Maria

Written on 3 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A pedestrian is in the hospital after they were struck and seriously injured by a vehicle in Santa Maria on Monday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., the vehicle hit the pedestrian near the corner of North Broadway... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into pedestrian at Cal Poly

Written on 3 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCY STAFF A driver struck and injured a pedestrian walking in a crosswalk on the Cal Poly campus Sunday evening. [KSBY] Just after 8 p.m., a vehicle collided with a pedestrian on Grand Avenue near N. Perimeter Road. Paramedics... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus spreads in California and Washington state

Written on 2 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By CCT STAFF A pair of patients who contracted the Coronavirus have died in Washington State, marking the first two deaths in the United States as a result of the virus. Meanwhile, the virus is continuing to spread internationally and... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly loses series to national runner-up Michigan

Written on 1 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In a pre-Election Day special, the 5th-ranked Michigan Wolverines rallied in the late innings Sunday to defeat the Cal Poly Mustangs 4-2 and win the deciding game of a non-conference series played this weekend in San Luis... (Continue reading)

Carpentria residents file suit against marijuana growers over odors

Written on 1 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF Fed up with cannabis odors in and around their homes, as well as the systems being used to mitigate the smells, Carpinteria residents have sued marijuana growers in their southern Santa Barbara County city. On Thursday, a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman busted after driving the wrong way on the highway

Written on 1 Mar, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF Officers arrested a 36-year-old Atascadero woman early Sunday morning after she crashed into another vehicle while allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 101 near Templeton. Shortly after 1:30 a.m., Monica Duggan was driving northbound in the... (Continue reading)

Deputies searching for woman accused of Cayucos assault

Written on 29 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a woman accused of assaulting another woman in the Cayucos Pier parking lot Thursday night. [Tribune] At about 9:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported an assault in the... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck and killed in apparent suicide in SLO

Written on 28 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

In an incident suspected to be a suicide, a 50-year-old man died after being struck by a car on Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo Thursday night. [KSBY] Shortly before 8 p.m., the man was walking close to... (Continue reading)

Sender of a vile robocall sent to SLO County voters explains call

Written on 27 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By CCT STAFF The woman who sent a homophobic and vile robocall purportedly asking voters to reelect San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has recorded a new message, this one explaining her affiliation with the Klu Klux Klan and... (Continue reading)