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Almost 40 percent of SLO County ballots still to be counted

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

With a couple mayor’s races still undecided, San Luis Obispo County election officials have nearly 50,000 more ballots to count. [Cal Coast Times] Thus far, elections officials have counted 81,663 ballots in SLO County. They must still count another 41,973... (Continue reading)

Gunman shot and killed 13 people at Ventura County dance bar

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A gunman stormed into a popular dance venue in Thousand Oaks late Wednesday night, shot and killed 13 people and injured others. The shooter, identified as Ian David Long, also died. [Cal Coast Times] Wearing all black, Long arrived at... (Continue reading)

California Democrats to dominate Sacramento

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

With the exception of Republican Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, who won reelection Tuesday, San Luis Obispo County residents will be represented in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. primarily and possibly entirely by Democrats. [Cal Coast Times] In the elections for federal office,... (Continue reading)

Police arrest Grover Beach woman’s son for her murder

Written on 7 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Investigators arrested a 26-year-old man on Tuesday who allegedly murdered his mother in her Grover Beach home last month, police said. [Cal Coast Times] On Oct. 25, police officers conducting a welfare check at a condominium in the 200 block... (Continue reading)

SLO County Progressives win big in city council races

Written on 7 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

SLO County Progressives need not worry about their losses in the June election, as progressive candidates gained seats in San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Arroyo Grande city councils in Tuesday’s election. [Cal Coast Times] SLO Progressive candidate... (Continue reading)

Ray leads Hill in Arroyo Grande, most other mayors’ races decided

Written on 7 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Following the final election night tally, Arroyo Grande Councilwoman Caren Ray is leading incumbent Mayor Jim Hill 51.89 percent to 48.00 percent in the most hotly contested San Luis Obispo County mayoral race. [Cal Coast Times] A total of 238... (Continue reading)

SLO County fracking ban fails, state gas tax to remain

Written on 7 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County voters rejected Measure G, the proposal to ban fracking and new oil wells in unincorporated areas of the county. [Cal Coast Times] The initiative appears to have failed by a margin of more than 10 percent.... (Continue reading)

California Men’s Colony escapee remains on the loose

Written on 7 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A week after an inmate escaped the California Men’s Colony, possibly using a prison vehicle as a getaway car, authorities still have yet to capture the fugitive. [Cal Coast Times] On the morning of Oct. 30, prison staffers determined minimum-security... (Continue reading)

Key local races to watch in SLO County

Written on 6 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN While it may not amount to “Judgement Day,” as the 2018 midterms have been dubbed by some media, Election Day in San Luis Obispo County does consist of several competitive mayoral and council races, as well as... (Continue reading)

Widow of mentally ill man sues SLO County for jail death

Written on 6 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County has been hit with another lawsuit over a jailhouse death, this time over a man who died behind bars after stabbing his wife during a mental illness episode. [Cal Coast Times] Margo Benson-Hammer,... (Continue reading)