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Victims of Grover Beach dog attack may get $500,000 from homeowners

Written on 13 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The families of the two victims of the 2016 fatal Grover Beach dog attack are in line to receive a combined $500,000 settlement from the home insurance policy belonging to the owners of a house that a former Grover Beach... (Continue reading)

SLO to pay $55,000 settlement for firefighter dispute

Written on 12 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In order to settle a heated dispute with firefighters pertaining to overtime compensation, the city of San Luis Obispo is set to pay a total of more than $55,000, most of which will go toward legal costs. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

SLO County deputy will likely avoid jail time for DUI

Written on 12 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy pleaded no contest Wednesday to DUI for driving above the legal limit at the Oceano Dunes. The deputy, who was not booked in jail after his arrest, is now facing a sentence of... (Continue reading)

He did it, no I did it, shooting victim changes her story

Written on 11 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

With her boyfriend possibly facing life in prison, a San Miguel woman who was shot in the neck last fall is now claiming that she, not he, pulled the trigger. [Cal Coast Times] On Oct. 2, 2017, Dancene Cordova, 42,... (Continue reading)

ExxonMobil applies to truck offshore oil and gas on Central Coast

Written on 11 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

ExxonMobil is seeking permission from Santa Barbara County to restart its offshore operations and to then truck the oil and gas it produces to the Phillips 66 Nipomo Mesa refinery, as well as along Highway 166 to a location in... (Continue reading)

6 Central Coast students qualify for national rodeo championships

Written on 11 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Six high school students from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties qualified to participate in the National High School Finals Rodeo to be held in Gillette, Wyoming in mid-July. [Cal Coast Times] More than two dozen high school... (Continue reading)

Nine SLO County restaurants win Wine Spectator awards

Written on 11 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Lido at Dolphin Bay leads a crop of nine San Luis Obispo County restaurants that were recently honored by Wine Spectator magazine. [Cal Coast Times] In the latest installment of its annual restaurant awards, Wine Spectator honored Lido with its... (Continue reading)

Are hate crimes increasing in SLO County?

Written on 11 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

San Luis Obispo County law enforcement agencies reported nine hate crime incidents in 2017, three times more than in 2016, according to California Department of Justice statistics. However, hate crimes are not necessarily trending up in SLO County. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Woman and firefighters stuck in quicksand at a Santa Barbara beach

Written on 10 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters freed a 73-year-old woman Tuesday morning who was trapped waist-deep in a temporary “quicksand” at a Santa Barbara beach. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:30 a.m., the woman called for help from a sandbank at the mouth of Mission... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man identified as victims in fatal Santa Maria crash

Written on 10 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A total of four people died following a two-vehicle crash in Santa Maria Friday night, and one of the victims was a 27-year-old Arroyo Grande man. [Cal Coast Times] Santa Maria police have identified Jesse Angel Plata, Jr. as one... (Continue reading)