Daily Briefs


Thieves utilize a backhoe to nab Atascadero bank’s ATM

A thief or thieves used a backhoe to try to steal an ATM from an Atascadero bank Monday night, ultimately giving up on the effort after partially removing the machine, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:30 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Nurses at Sierra Vista and Twin Cities hospitals picketing

As part of a multi-state protest at Tenet Healthcare facilities, nurses will picket on Tuesday outside of Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton. [Cal Coast Times] Nurses have planned protests... (Continue reading)

Semi truck crashes at Santa Margarita onramp

A semi truck drove off Highway 101, crashed into a guard rail and landed partially in a ditch near Santa Margarita Tuesday morning, prompting a partial highway closure, according to the CHP. [Cal Coast Times] At about 3:18 a.m., the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s $3.5 million revenue shortfall

The Arroyo Grande City Council is scheduled to discuss a $3.5 million annual shortfall for infrastructure upkeep on Tuesday, according to a staff report. [Cal Coast Times] In his staff report, City Manager Jim Bergman says the city is short... (Continue reading)

SLO thieves snatch shopper’s wallet, then go shopping

A man and a woman snatched a shopper’s wallet in San Luis Obispo last week and then made several fraudulent purchases at local stores, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the two thieves stole... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student raises $32,000 for homeless coalition in video stream

A Cal Poly student leveraged her following on the video streaming platform Twitch to raise $32,000 for the Five Cities Homeless Coalition as part of a 21st birthday livestream on Friday. [Cal Coast Times] Maya Higa is a Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

One killed, two injured in crashes at Oceano Dunes

For the third time in a span of a little more than a month, a person has died in an off-road vehicle accident at the Oceano Dunes. [Cal Coast Times] Kristopher Mancebo, 24, of Tulare died in a crash Sunday... (Continue reading)

Templeton man with loaded guns arrested at Jack in the Box

Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies arrested a 32-year-old Templeton man found with loaded guns and a meth pipe at the Jack in the Box parking lot in Orcutt on Friday night. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 10 p.m., deputies noticed... (Continue reading)

Jordan Grant’s family donates $50,000 to encourage student voting

Jordan Grant will never have the chance to vote, but his family wants to make sure that others do in his memory. Grant, a Cal Poly computer science freshman, was hit and killed on Oct. 7, 2018 by a driver... (Continue reading)

Police recover vans stolen from Atascadero schools

Two Atascadero Unified School District vans stolen from a district building were recovered at a church Friday night thanks to a member of the community. [Cal Coast Times] On Friday morning, school district employees discovered someone had broken into one... (Continue reading)