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Proposed Buellton pot grows pit a vintner against weed farms

Written on 9 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The owner of a rural Buellton winery has appealed proposals for two large marijuana grows that would be located next to his vineyards, a matter that came before the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on Thursday. [Cal Coast Times] Blair... (Continue reading)

Three people injured in accidents at Oceano Dunes

Written on 9 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Emergency responders transported two people to the hospital following separate crashes at the Ocean Dunes Thursday evening, with one of the individuals being airlifted out of the off-road riding park, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] First, an ATV... (Continue reading)

Another mother jailed after kidnapping her son in Paso Robles

Written on 9 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

For the second time in the span of a month, a woman whose young son had been removed from her custody kidnapped the child, prompting Paso Robles police to issue an Amber alert on Thursday before authorities managed to locate... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies Creston man killed in Highway 46 crash

Written on 8 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a head-on collision at the Cholame “Y” Wednesday night as Juan Silva Casares, 48, of Creston. [Cal Coast Times] Casares, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was a passenger in... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion spotted wandering around Cuesta College

Written on 8 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Cuesta College is warning students and staff about a mountain lion that was spotted walking near the edge of the college campus on two different evenings this week, according to the college’s police department. [Cal Coast Times] Mountain lion spottings... (Continue reading)

One person killed, eight injured in crash on Highway 46

Written on 8 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person died and eight others suffered injuries after at least two vehicles collided near the Cholame “Y” Wednesday night, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:00 p.m., a minivan and a pickup truck collided near the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo water company sells to Nestle

Written on 7 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A water company headquartered for decades in San Luis Obispo has sold to the world’s largest food and drink business, Nestle. [Cal Coast Times] This month, Nestle took over ownership of Crystal Springs Water Co. from the Mulay family. The... (Continue reading)

CHP officers chase suspect through Los Padres forest, video

Written on 7 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The California Highway Patrol has released aerial footage of last week’s chase from Pismo Beach to the Los Padres National Forest that shows the suspect driving off-road, dodging spike strips and running away from authorities. [Cal Coast Times] On Friday... (Continue reading)

South SLO County Sanitation district labor agreement in trouble

Written on 6 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A controversial project labor agreement for the construction of a redundancy project at the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District appears to be dead in the water after union representatives stopped responding to district staff. A disagreement that might... (Continue reading)

California commission to meet in SLO over planned PG&E rate hike

Written on 6 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a pair of meetings in San Luis Obispo this week to gather input from local residents and ratepayers on PG&E’s plan to raise rates to offset the rising cost of decommissioning the... (Continue reading)