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Grover Beach officer suffers serious injuries during altercation

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

Two Grover Beach police officers were injured Monday afternoon in a scuffle with a 23-year-old man they were attempting to arrest. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 2 p.m., officers Roy Ituralde and Bradley Carey responded to a report of a... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff’s deputy arrested for DUI at the Oceano dunes

Written on 2 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested for DUI at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area on March 10. Nevertheless, the deputy was not booked into jail nor was his mugshot taken. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before midnight,... (Continue reading)

Two men fled after DUI crash in SLO

Written on 2 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two men suspected to have been involved in a DUI crash Sunday night in San Luis Obispo fled the scene but were located by officers and arrested. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a single vehicle was spinning out... (Continue reading)

SLO police officers searching for credit card thief

Written on 1 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who was caught on surveillance cameras Thursday using a stolen credit card at multiple stores. [Cal Coast Times] In one of the photos, the man is wearing a blue shirt and... (Continue reading)

Talk show host Dave Congalton struck by car, seriously injured

Written on 30 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

KVEC radio talk show host Dave Congalton was walking to the “Families Belong Together March” in San Luis Obispo when a vehicle crashed into him Saturday morning, leaving him with serious injuries. [Cal Coast Times] For almost three decades, Congalton... (Continue reading)

SLO child molester claims to be the Antichrist

Written on 30 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Convicted child molester Jonathan Oscar Davis, who is back in court for allegedly touching young girls, told a San Luis Obispo judge on Friday that his actual name is “the Antichrist.”  [Cal Coast Times] During an arraignment hearing, Judge Matthew... (Continue reading)

Blood tests results in fatal DUI crash disputed

Written on 30 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The attorney for a woman accused of vehicular manslaughter in the 2006 death of a Santa Margarita woman argued in court this week that the blood alcohol test was tainted. [Cal Coast Times] On April 30, 2016, Jessica Lea Allred... (Continue reading)

SLO police asking for help in identifying child molester’s alleged victim

Written on 29 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

At least five separate reports have been filed this week alleging convicted child molester Jonathan Oscar Davis recently touched young girls. [Cal Coast Times] On Monday, San Luis Obispo police arrested Davis, 43, after he rubbed the hair of a... (Continue reading)

High-density development planned in place of bowling alley project

Written on 29 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

In the aftermath of an aborted entertainment venue project involving a pair of controversial developers, a prominent local development firm and an international real estate company have a new proposal for the downtown San Luis Obispo site: a mixed-use high... (Continue reading)

Liberal columnist Joe Tarica is Tribune’s new editor

Written on 29 Jun, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A longtime journalist for The Tribune who has recently penned columns advocating for liberal policies and supporting liberal politicians in SLO County has been named the new editor of San Luis Obispo’s daily newspaper. [Cal Coast Times] Joe Tarica will... (Continue reading)