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Morro Bay in line to tax vacation rentals

Written on 28 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Morro Bay City Council gave its support Tuesday to a plan to slap vacation rental operators with a 3 percent tax that is currently applied to hotels. [KSBY] According to a city staff report, Morro Bay is the only... (Continue reading)

Sewage spill closes Paso Robles preschool classroom

Written on 28 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A construction accident exacerbated by the flushing of football stadium toilets left a Paso Robles preschool classroom flooded with sewage last week. [Tribune] On Friday night, a contractor was working near the intersection of 26th and Spring streets, where workers... (Continue reading)

Templeton voters overwhelmingly approve fire tax

Written on 28 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Templeton property owners have overwhelmingly approved a $15-a-month parcel tax intended to provide emergency funding to the North County community’s fire department that was at risk of dissolving. [Cal Coast Times] In a vote-by-mail election that concluded Tuesday, 77.90 of... (Continue reading)

Deputies worried for their safety after Oceano Dunes shooting

Written on 27 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Law enforcement officers who investigated a shooting at the Oceano Dunes in May that left six people wounded are testifying in court this week as prosecutors make their case that a 19-year-old Oakland man was the lone gunman. [Tribune] Shortly... (Continue reading)

Arson, a high-speed chase and a standoff in Atascadero

Written on 27 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Firefighters arrived to a house fire in Atascadero on Monday evening to find the home engulfed in flames, prompting a closure of a section of El Camino Real and a search for an alleged arsonist. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)

Chuck Liddell settles lawsuit over mold in an Atascadero home

Written on 27 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An Atascadero couple has reached a $70,000 settlement over a home they purchased from former champion wrestler Chuck Liddell because of a mold infestation. [Tribune] Liddell sold the Via Colonia Court home to Kenneth and Hayley Smith in 2015. The... (Continue reading)

Suspect evades Pismo Beach police

Written on 26 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Pismo Beach police are searching for a suspect who managed to run away from officer on Highway 101 Sunday night. [KSBY] Shortly before 10 p.m., an officer pulled the man over on Highway 101 by Spyglass Drive across from the... (Continue reading)

Transport plane crashes at Santa Barbara Airport

Written on 26 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A privately owned military transport plane crash landed at Santa Barbara Airport Sunday night and caught on fire, yet all seven individuals onboard the aircraft escaped uninjured. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 10 p.m., the C-130 aircraft made an emergency... (Continue reading)

California deputy admits lying about sniper shooting him

Written on 25 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy concocted a story Wednesday that a sniper shot him in the shoulder, and that he was saved by a ballistic vest he was wearing. [Cal Coast Times] Droves of law enforcement personnel searched for... (Continue reading)

Responders rescue resident in burning home in SLO

Written on 25 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Rescue personnel woke a resident sleeping inside a house that caught on fire in San Luis Obispo early Saturday morning. The resident managed to escape uninjured, according to the city’s fire department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 4:30 a.m., a... (Continue reading)