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Cal Poly spending $243,000 on diversity consultant

Written on 28 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Amid a push to change the demographics of the Cal Poly campus, the university is spending $243,000 on a diversity consultant. [Tribune] Damon A. Williams, an Atlanta-based consultant, and his team will provide Cal Poly a total of 38 days... (Continue reading)

DUI driver causes 7 car crash in Santa Maria

Written on 28 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Seven vehicles collided early Monday morning in Santa Maria, after which officers arrested a person for DUI, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] The collision occurred shortly after midnight around the intersection of El Camino and... (Continue reading)

Man accused of killing his mother in Grover Beach allegedly had financial motive

Written on 28 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man accused of stabbing to death his mother in her Grover Beach home is now facing an enhancement to his murder charged for allegedly being motivated by financial gain. [Cal Coast Times] San Luis Obispo County prosecutors filed the... (Continue reading)

7 indicted for attempting to help a cop killer flee to Mexico

Written on 27 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A federal grand jury indicted seven people on Thursday for attempting to help a man accused of murdering a Newman police officer flee to Mexico, according to the indictment that details each suspects alleged participation. [Cal Coast Times] On Dec.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man sentenced to 6 months for manslaughter

Written on 26 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The owner of the Manse on Marsh, who was convicted of manslaughter and elderly dependent abuse over the 2014 death of a dementia patient, received a six-month jail sentence on Friday. [Cal Coast Times] Christopher Skiff, 54, faced up to... (Continue reading)

DUI driver leads officers on chase, standoff in Arroyo Grande

Written on 25 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A person suspected of driving under the influence led officers on a chase from Santa Maria to Arroyo Grande on Friday and then engaged in a standoff that led to the closure of a section of Highway 101. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Grover beach man arrested for carjacking

Written on 25 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Grover Beach man carjacked a victim Thursday morning, then led the CHP on a chase on Highway 101 before being arrested in Orcutt, according to the Pismo Beach Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] Nicholas Carlos Giovanni, 30, entered a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman killed in crash

Written on 25 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 61-year-old Paso Robles woman died Thursday after her car rolled down a 300 foot embankment off Cemetery Road, according to the CHP. [Cal Coast Times] At about 5:35 p.m., Debra Jones was driving her Mercedes down her driveway when... (Continue reading)

Dan Dow’s prosecution team withheld DNA evidence in sexual assault case

Written on 25 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge ruled Thursday that SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow’s prosecution team violated the law when it withheld a state crime lab report that found DNA from a person other than the defendant on the breast... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles school board halts aquatic center project

Written on 24 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Amid budget woes, the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District is putting on hold an aquatic center project pushed by the district’s recently departed superintendent that is now costing significantly more than previous projections. [Tribune] Last month, Superintendent Chris Williams... (Continue reading)