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SUV hits pedestrian on Madonna Road in SLO

Written on 17 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man suffered head trauma and possibly a broken leg after being hit by an SUV while trying to cross a San Luis Obispo street Monday evening. [KSBY] Shortly after 6 p.m., the pedestrian attempted to cross Madonna Road near Los... (Continue reading)

Officer who owned killer dog wanted a Grover Beach K-9 unit

Written on 17 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Soon after arriving on the Central Coast, the Grover Beach police officer who owned the dog that attacked and killed a 64-year-old man was lobbying his boss to launch a K-9 unit. [Tribune] Alex Geiger was sworn in as a... (Continue reading)

Carbajal appointed to House Committee on Budget

Written on 16 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Recently elected Congressman Salud Carbajal has been appointment to the House Committee on Budget. The Budget Committee is responsible for drafting an annual concurrent resolution that provides a congressional framework for spending, revenue levels and public debt. Carbajal’s assignment was... (Continue reading)

Will a billionaire Republican run for California governor?

Written on 16 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

After a billionaire Republican completed an improbable run to the White House, another billionaire Republican is considering a possible bid for governor of Democrat-controlled California. [Politico] Peter Thiel, a libertarian-leaning gay Republican, is a co-founder of PayPal and was an... (Continue reading)

Skinned zebra found on the beach near San Simeon

Written on 16 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Surfers spotted a skinned zebra lying dead on a beach near San Simeon, snapped a photo. The photo of the zebra then made rounds on social media, prompting angry reactions from numerous Central Coast residents. Local and state officials are... (Continue reading)

Government on the hook for water diverted for endangered fish

Written on 15 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

After a federal court judge ruled that the government must pay for depriving a property owner of their water rights, the California State Water Resources Control Board extended the time to finalize its Bay-Delta Plan. The Bay-Delta-Plan includes mandates to... (Continue reading)

CMC sewage spill contaminates Chorro Creek

Written on 15 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced Saturday that 2,000 gallons of sewage spilled from the California Men’s Colony, with an unknown amount contaminating Chorro Creek. [Tribune] The sewage leaked into the creek via a manway, sources said.... (Continue reading)

Judges rule that lying in court is bad

Written on 14 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

For 16 years, attorneys for Orange County have argued that social workers who lied to a judge in order to remove children from their mother, were unaware that perjury and providing false evidence was wrong. That was before the U.S.... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man charged with raping teen

Written on 14 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors charged a 27-year-old Los Osos man on Friday with rape and sodomy of a 16-year-old girl through threats and fear. On Thursday, deputies arrested Ian Trent Shaw Anderson on charges of possession, distribution and manufacturing... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria teen who killed her baby sentenced to group home

Written on 13 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria teen convicted of killing her newborn will go to a group home, rather than spending time at a state juvenile facility. [KCOY] Last January, the teen, who is referred to in court as Maribel S., gave birth... (Continue reading)