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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)

Trump sues California over tax return law

Written on 6 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

President Donald Trump and the Republican Party filed lawsuits on Tuesday against the state of California for enacting a law that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to appear on the ballot in California. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Apartment fire in SLO started by plastic food containers left on stove

Written on 6 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Plastic food containers left on a stove sparked an apartment fire in San Luis Obispo Monday evening, according to the city’s fire department. [KSBY] At about 8:00 p.m., a fire broke out inside an apartment in the 800 block of... (Continue reading)

Two people injured in DUI crash in SLO

Written on 5 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man allegedly driving under the influence Saturday night veered into oncoming traffic on Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo, colliding with one vehicle and crashing head-on into an SUV, the driver of which was ejected and suffered... (Continue reading)

Los Osos general manager’s raise rejected by board

Written on 4 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Just one month after the Los Osos Community Services District announced it is severing ties with General Manager Renee Osborne, on Aug. 1 Osborne submitted an invoice for work done in July at five percent over her contracted wages. [Cal... (Continue reading)