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Parkinson gains support after release of jail death video

Written on 31 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

While San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson has taken considerable heat following the release of video footage of Andrew Holland’s jailhouse death, Parkinson’s reelection campaign has simultaneously been drawing numerous large donations from supporters. [Cal Coast Times] Over the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man convicted of child molestation

Written on 31 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a 28-year-old man on Thursday of five counts of molesting a child under the age of 10. [Cal Coast Times] SLO County sheriff’s deputies arrested Cody Adam Julian in Arroyo Grande on Aug.... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero commissioner Joan O’Keefe dead at 80

Written on 29 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By MIKE BRENNLER On March 19, 2018 the Atascadero community lost a wonderful and spirited advocate. Joan O’Keefe passed away in Visalia. She had been staying with her daughter, after experiencing a couple of years of deteriorating health. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Coroner unable to identify body found in missing SLO woman case

Written on 29 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

An autopsy conducted Wednesday by the San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office failed to identify the body officers found while searching Perfumo Canyon on Sunday for a woman who has been missing since January. [Cal Coast Times] While searching for... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande council says no to Popeyes restaurant

Written on 28 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Following protest from neighbors, the Arroyo Grande City Council rejected a plan to open a Popeyes fast food restaurant on a vacant city-owned lot that is located near a residential neighborhood. [Cal Coast Times] The project proposal called for the... (Continue reading)

Orange County to support Trump’s lawsuit against California

Written on 28 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted in closed session Tuesday to join the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against California over its sanctuary state law, the latest move in a wave of resistance to Senate Bill 54 coming from the Southern... (Continue reading)

Orange County sheriff fights back against sanctuary state designation

Written on 27 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

With one city in the county attempting to opt out California’s sanctuary state law, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is now publishing the dates in which inmates will be released from custody. Additionally, other agencies in Orange County are considering... (Continue reading)

Officers find body while searching for missing SLO woman

Written on 26 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The search for a missing San Luis Obispo woman on Sunday turned up a dead body that police say appears to be female and is being investigated as a homicide. However, authorities have yet to confirm the identity of the... (Continue reading)

California spent thousands on sexual harassment claims against judges

Written on 26 Mar, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Amid a flurry of sexual harassment cases in the California Legislature, a record request has revealed the state’s court system has been settling sexual harassment complaints against judges and staffers. [Cal Coast Times] Over the last seven years, the state... (Continue reading)

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)