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Intoxicated motorcyclist threatens to kill man in Arroyo Grande

Written on 3 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An allegedly intoxicated motorcyclist pulled a gun on a man who warned him not to drive Sunday evening and threatened to kill him, according to the Arroyo Grande Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] At about 5:24 p.m., the intoxicated man... (Continue reading)

Man killed in accident at Santa Barbara construction yard

Written on 3 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man was crushed to death early Monday morning in an accident at a construction yard on the 600 block of East Montecito Street in Santa Barbara. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 7 a.m., Santa Barbara police responded to a... (Continue reading)

Phony attorney allegedly scammed Santa Maria farmworkers

Written on 3 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An unlicensed legal consultant pretending to be an attorney allegedly scammed immigrant farmworkers on the Central Coast, resulting in two individuals paying a combined total of $12,000 in legal fees, only to have deportation proceedings initiated against... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in possible DUI crash in Nipomo

Written on 2 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 23-year-old man is suspected of driving under the influence when he crashed his car head-on into a vehicle carrying two women in Nipomo, causing one death, according to the CHP. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:30 p.m., Edgar Morales... (Continue reading)

G. Edward Griffin to host cryptocurrency and money event in Paso Robles

Written on 2 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County resident and the author of the most renowned book on the formation of the United States’ current central bank, G. Edward Griffin, is hosting an event in Paso Robles that aims to forecast the future of... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo placing security cameras in city parks

Written on 1 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Surveillance cameras monitored by police departments have become an inescapable presence in many cities, and now the city of San Luis Obispo has approved placing the cameras in city parks. [Cal Coast Times] San Luis Obispo City Council members approved... (Continue reading)

Drugged driver assaults woman, attempts carjackings in Morro Bay

Written on 1 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A woman allegedly driving under the influence of drugs crashed her car Friday, then attempted to carjack other vehicles, according to the Morro Bay Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] At about 11:30 a.m., Searra Justine Crow, 24, was involved in... (Continue reading)

Investigators close in on source of water pollution near SLO airport

Written on 30 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A few years after the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board discovered 12 wells near SLO County Regional Airport contained levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) that exceeded state limits, investigators appear to have discover the site, if not the source,... (Continue reading)

Democrat Party chairman resigns over sexual misconduct allegations

Written on 30 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California’s first openly gay chairman of the state Democratic Party announced Thursday he would resign amid a flurry of allegations that he sexually harassed and inappropriately touched party staff members and activists, particularly young adults. [Sacramento Bee] Last week, party... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo pot shop permits to cost nearly $100,000 a year

Written on 29 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo plans to charge brick and mortar marijuana stores nearly $100,000 a year for operating permits, and it wants locals players in the pot industry, rather than out-of-town businessmen, to run the city’s pot shops.... (Continue reading)