Daily Briefs


San Luis Obispo based Mindbody to sell for $1.9 billion

San Luis Obispo-based software company Mindbody announced Monday it has entered into a merger deal in which it will sell to a private equity firm for $1.9 billion. [Cal Coast Times] Mindbody is a publicly traded company that sells software... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches wallet in SLO, spends $4,300 on stolen credit card

San Luis Obispo police are trying to identify a man who snatched a wallet from a woman’s purse, then made a $4,300 purchase using the victim’s credit card. [Cal Coast Times] The suspect, who is pictured in surveillance photos police... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police searching for armed robber

Morro Bay police are searching for a man with a gun who robbed a check cashing business on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before noon, an Hispanic man entered Check into Cash, brandished a firearm and then fled the area... (Continue reading)

California to consider restructuring PG&E to protect residents

Amid ongoing serious safety problems, California utility regulators are considering a handful of options to restructure PG&E, according to a Friday announcement. In recent years, PG&E has had serious safety problems with both its natural gas and electric operations. In... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man who threatened Women’s March organizers in jail

The Atascadero man convicted of making criminal threats on Facebook against the organizers of the Women’s March San Luis Obispo is currently incarcerated in jail for violating his probation, according to the sheriff’s website. [Cal Coast Times] Earlier this month,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man accused of eBay fraud scheme

Officers arrested a Paso Robles man on Thursday who was allegedly running a scheme in which he would used fraudulent credit card numbers to purchase items online, then resell them on eBay. [Cal Coast Times] Paso Robles and Atascadero police... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles superintendent gets $113,000 in severance pay despite shortfalls

The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District board voted unanimously Thursday to award $113,409 in severance pay, plus six months of health benefits, to outgoing Superintendent Chris Williams, even though he is leaving the district with depleted reserves and a... (Continue reading)

Woman smashes 15 Motel 6 windows with baseball bat in Morro Bay

A woman smashed 15 windows at a Morro Bay Motel 6 Wednesday evening, then engaged in a standoff with police officers, which ended in her getting arrested at gunpoint and under the threat of being tasered. [Cal Coast Times] At... (Continue reading)

hazmat team at Templeton winery investigated unknown liquid

A hazmat team came out to a Templeton winery Thursday morning after workers found  a container was leaking an unknown liquid, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] About a dozen employees were evacuated from Wild Horse Winery in response... (Continue reading)

Uber driver accused of raping students to stand trial in SLO

A San Luis Obispo judge ruled Wednesday there is enough evidence for an Uber driver who allegedly raped local intoxicated college students to stand trial. [Tribune] Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez, 39, is an illegal immigrant who was once deported to Mexico yet... (Continue reading)