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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)

SLO County deputies bust drug network with alleged ties to Mexico

Written on 27 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By CCT STAFF Following a nearly year-long investigation, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit seized more than $600,000 worth of drugs last week from a pair of SLO residents whom authorities claim were bringing narcotics directly from... (Continue reading)

SLO County DA opens investigation into alleged KKK robocall

Written on 27 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday it has opened an investigation into a homophobic, vulgar and deceptive robocall that was sent to voters throughout the county on Tuesday afternoon. In the call, a... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist who twice evaded arrests, caught near Orcutt

Written on 26 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF A motorcyclist fled CHP officers in the Santa Maria area twice in the span of a week, getting away the first time and then being caught following both a vehicle and foot pursuit on Tuesday. [KSBY] Last... (Continue reading)

California Lottery shortchanging schools millions of dollars, audit finds

Written on 26 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By CCT STAFF The California State Lottery has failed over the last four years to provide schools with millions of dollars required by law to go toward education, according to an audit released Tuesday. [LA Times] State auditors determined the... (Continue reading)

Coronavirus cases rise to 57 in the United States, CDC warns of pandemic

Written on 25 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By CCT STAFF The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has increased to 57, with most repatriated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those cases, 40 people... (Continue reading)