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Fire damages garage at Grover Beach apartment

Written on 10 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters evacuated residents from two apartment units in Grover Beach early Wednesday morning after a blaze broke out in the garage of the residential building. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 3 a.m., a caller reported a fire at an apartment... (Continue reading)

Central Coast yearbook consultant arrested for sex with teen boys

Written on 10 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 52-year-old school yearbook consultant sought out teenage boys using a social media app and engaged in sex acts with at least three minors, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] Greg Scott Ray lives in... (Continue reading)

Hackers targeted California’s motor voter system

Written on 10 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California’s problem-plagued rollout of its motor voter system included an incident in which it appears foreign hackers targeted the state voter registration data, a security breach officials refrained from disclosing to the public. [LA Times] On Oct. 10, 2015, former... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student’s senior project documents school’s ‘rape climate’

Written on 9 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Cal Poly student and alleged rape victim has released a report containing interviews with 61 alleged victims of sexual assaults who are either current Cal Poly students or graduates of the university. [Cal Coast Times] Amelia Meyerhoff compiled the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student in critical condition following head-on collision

Written on 9 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Three Cal Poly students survived a fatal crash on Highway 166 in Santa Barbara County on Saturday, and one of them may still be in critical condition. [Mustang News] At about 12:30 p.m., Cal Poly art and design juniors Erica... (Continue reading)

CHP officer injured in North County chase

Written on 9 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Santa Maria man led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase Friday evening that ended with a crash in Paso Robles, resulting in a CHP investigator suffering undisclosed injuries. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 6 p.m., a CHP investigator... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police searching for robbery suspect

Written on 8 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Pismo Beach police are searching for a suspect who allegedly committed a robbery in Shell Beach Saturday night. [Cal Coast Times] Witnesses reported a robbery in the 2600 block of Shell Beach Road at about 9:40 p.m., according to the... (Continue reading)

California inmate sues over maggots and mice on prison dining tables

Written on 8 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The state of California is awaiting a judge’s ruling in a civil case over deteriorating prison conditions that could put officials in a bind as they attempt to stay below a federally-imposed cap on inmates. [NBC News] Robert Escareno, an... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren to work as general manager for both Cambria and Oceano

Written on 7 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Cambria Community Services District board is slated to move Paavo Ogren into the role of Interim general manager on Tuesday, while Ogren also plans to continue to head the Oceano Community Services District. [Cal Coast Times] In Dec. 2018,... (Continue reading)

Third man found dead in an Oceano home this year

Written on 7 Apr, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Shortly following two homicides in Oceano, sheriff’s deputies found a deceased man inside a home in the South County community Saturday night. [Cal Coast Times] The latest death is a “suspected suicide,” according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)