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SLO County sees 32 percent spike in homelessness

Written on 2 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s homeless population spiked by 32 percent between 2017 and 2019, according to a newly released county report. [Cal Coast Times] This January, officials counted 1,483 homeless individuals in SLO County. In 2017, the county’s homeless population... (Continue reading)

Chinese company indicted in $1.8 billion tariff fraud scheme

Written on 2 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A federal grand jury indicted a Chinese company on Tuesday for allegedly conducting a complex financial fraud scheme to avoid paying tariff’s on huge amounts of aluminum it exported from China to ports in California. [Cal Coast Times] The company... (Continue reading)

Missing Santa Barbara hiker found alive

Written on 1 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

After a two-day search, a missing hiker and Santa Barbara County employee was found alive on Tuesday in a remote area near the planned endpoint of his hike. [Cal Coast Times] Wesley Welch, 46, is a business manager and fiscal... (Continue reading)

Local governments doing less at a higher cost

Written on 1 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Local government agencies in California are offering fewer services and reducing employees numbers because of rising pension costs. Median pension costs for local governments in California rose at a rate nearly six times that of local agencies nationwide between 2007... (Continue reading)

Nearly 5,000 customers lost electricity in Morro Bay

Written on 1 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A power outage caused nearly 5,000 customers to lose electricity in Morro Bay early Thursday morning. The outage started at about 1 a.m. and affected the southern and central parts of Morro Bay. As of 8 a.m., only 499 customers... (Continue reading)

SLO Tribune eliminating Saturday print publication

Written on 31 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The SLO Tribune is slashing one day a week of print publishing after parent company McClatchy reported a net loss of $42 million in the first quarter of 2019. [Cal Coast Times] Starting in November, the 80-year-old newspaper will no... (Continue reading)

Key witness in SLO murder-for-hire trial on sex offender registry

Written on 31 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The key witness in a murder-for-hire trial took the stand Tuesday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court and admitted during cross examination that he is a convicted sex offender with a criminal history related to child pornography. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest dental receptionist for prescription fraud

Written on 31 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A dental office receptionist allegedly stole numerous prescriptions, which she filled out and sent through a pharmacy where her husband picked them up, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] At about 11:30 a.m. on Monday, a... (Continue reading)

Rescuers searching for missing Santa Barbara County employee

Written on 30 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Rescue crews are searching in the Los Padres National Forest for a Santa Barbara County employee who did not return from a three-day hike on time. [Cal Coast Times] Wesley Welch is a business manager and fiscal and policy analyst... (Continue reading)

SLO firefighter accused of threatening to shoot minorities

Written on 30 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

The San Luis Obispo man charged with hate crimes for allegedly threatening to shoot minorities moving into his neighborhood is a retired SLO city firefighter. [Cal Coast Times] Richard Orcutt, 62, worked for the San Luis Obispo Fire Department for... (Continue reading)