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Body found in Prefumo Canyon identified as missing SLO woman

Written on 3 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Kristen Marti had been missing for almost three months when San Luis Obispo police officers found a body in a creek near Prefumo Canyon Road on March 25. But because of the condition of the body, the coroner’s office was... (Continue reading)

Marijuana thief stabs man trying to protect neighbor’s plants

Written on 2 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Lompoc man noticed a pair of thieves stealing marijuana plants from his neighbor’s pot garden Friday night and tried to protect the backyard grow. But, one of the thieves stabbed the man, and both ran away, according to the... (Continue reading)

Transient arrested for burning a confederate flag in Oceano

Written on 1 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A 20-year-old transient from Seattle is in jail after he allegedly set a confederate flag on fire in Oceano on Friday, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. [Cal Coast Times] The suspect ran away and managed to... (Continue reading)

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)