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Unemployment down, job growth in medical, mining and construction

Written on 25 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County is ranked seventh out of 58 California counties for lower numbers of unemployed workers, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. [Cal Coast Times] The SLO County unemployment rate fell from... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police warned homeless of danger, most didn’t listen

Written on 24 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Crews rescued 10 people from the Salinas River in Paso Robles on Thursday, after earlier warning approximately 25 people who live there to leave. Most of the homeless living along the river ignored the warnings. [Cal Coast Times] A CHP... (Continue reading)

SLO police plan search for missing women

Written on 24 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Law enforcement personnel will conduct a large search on Sunday for a 26-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who has been missing for two and a half months. The search will center around Perfumo Canyon. [Cal Coast Times] On Jan. 18,... (Continue reading)

Child injured in fall from Pismo Beach Hotel window

Written on 23 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A five-year-old boy fell out of a fourth-floor window at a downtown Pismo Beach hotel on Thursday, then got up and tried walking off the injuries he suffered. Ultimately, it was determined the boy only suffered a minor fracture. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest teens over Snapchat gun threat

Written on 23 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

A Snapchat threat that led to the lockdown of four Paso Robles schools on Tuesday has resulted in the arrest of two teens on a firearm charge. [Cal Coast Times] On Tuesday morning, a Paso Robles High School student met... (Continue reading)

7 people rescued from waterways in Paso Robles and Avila Beach

Written on 22 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Rescue personnel pulled at least five people out of the Salinas River in Paso Robles on Thursday. [KSBY] Authorities have yet to say how the individuals ended up in the river. However, emergency officials have been warning homeless people camped... (Continue reading)

Hearing board rejects Oceano Dunes settlement

Written on 22 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

An agreement that was billed as a great compromise between California state parks and the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) did not satisfy the APCD’s hearing board, which rejected the deal on Wednesday and demanded that... (Continue reading)

Sheriff’s Office on heightened security because of death threats

Written on 21 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department is on heightened security after several deputies received credible death threats related to the death of Andrew Holland. [Cal Coast Times] On Jan 22, Holland died after being held naked in a restraint... (Continue reading)

Heavy rains headed to the Central Coast

Written on 20 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County is expected to received four to eight inches of rain between Tuesday and Thursday, and similar totals are predicted in Santa Barbara County, prompting fresh evacuation warnings. [Cal Coast Times] PG&E’s John Lindsey stated in a... (Continue reading)

Sheriff Parkinson blames health department for Andrew Holland’s death

Written on 20 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 14 comments

In response to an outcry triggered by the release of the video showing a mentally ill man’s gruesome death in the San Luis Obispo County Jail, Sheriff Ian Parkinson issued a statement saying the sheriff’s office did not break any... (Continue reading)