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Motorcyclist killed while fleeing Pismo Beach police identified

Written on 15 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Pismo Beach police have identified the man who died in a motorcycle suspected DUI crash Wednesday morning while fleeing a police officer in South County as 31-year-old Takoma Woodward of Orcutt. [Cal Coast Times] Woodward was arrested in San Luis... (Continue reading)

Mayor Ray Russom reimburses Arroyo Grande for jacket

Written on 14 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

In response to activist Julie Tacker exposing an expenditure of public funds to purchase four members of the city council jackets, Mayor Caren Ray Russom has reimbursed the city $40 for her jacket. [Cal Coast Times] Last year, Arroyo Grande... (Continue reading)

Person injured in crash on Highway 101 in SLO

Written on 14 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A driver in a bronze Tesla drove off Highway 101 and crashed into a pole Thursday morning around the southwestern edge of San Luis Obispo, according to the CHP. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 9 a.m, the driver was headed... (Continue reading)

Electric company equipment started the Thomas Fire, investigators rule

Written on 14 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

At a time in which PG&E has been driven into bankruptcy over its proven and suspected involvement in Northern California wildfires, Ventura County investigators ruled that Southern California Edison’s power lines started the 2017 Thomas Fire. [Cal Coast Times] Southern... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in suspected DUI crash in Arroyo Grande

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man in his 30s was killed Wednesday morning in a motorcycle crash on El Camino Real in Arroyo Grande, according to the Pismo Beach Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 2 a.m., a Pismo Beach police officer spotted... (Continue reading)

Attorneys lay out strategies as Grover Beach dog attack trial begins

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The prosecution and defense delivered opening statements Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of a former Grover Beach police officer whose dogs, including a trained K-9, attacked and killed a man and seriously injured an elderly woman. While the defense is... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop the death penalty in California

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on the death penalty and granting temporary reprieves to all 737 condemned inmates on death row. [LA Times] Newsom vows that during his time in office... (Continue reading)

Feasibility of Oceano Dunes emissions reduction mandate questioned

Written on 12 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

California State Parks is raising questions about the feasibility and affordability of a settlement agreement it reached with the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District last year that calls for an approximately 50 percent reduction in emissions from... (Continue reading)

Narcotics suspect flees police in Arroyo Grande

Written on 12 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Grover Beach man, who is suspected to have been carrying a controlled substance, got off his bicycle and tried running away from police in Arroyo Grande Monday night, but was eventually caught and arrested. [Cal Coast Times] At about... (Continue reading)

Four teens arrested for attempted murder in Lompoc

Written on 12 Mar, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Lompoc police have announced the arrests of a man, a woman and two juveniles for an attempted murder earlier this month that left one person wounded. [Cal Coast Times] At about 5:30 p.m. on March 3, a 911 caller reported... (Continue reading)