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Armed man robs Atascadero pizzeria

Written on 12 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An armed man robbed Fatte’s Pizza in Atascadero on Thursday evening, the fourth armed robbery in the North County in the past two weeks. At about 9:45 p.m., a man wearing a mask and wielding a gun approached the cashier... (Continue reading)

Shotgun discharges during SLO trailer park fight

Written on 11 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A fight between roommates at a San Luis Obispo mobile home park Wednesday evening resulted in a shotgun being fired into the ceiling and one of the men being arrested. At one point during the incident, both roommates were armed... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly declares support for ‘undocumented’ students

Written on 11 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

Amid uncertainty as to whether President-elect Donald Trump will dismantle an executive order that grants some illegal immigrants exemption from deportation, Cal Poly administrators declared their support for “undocumented” students who are attending the university. In 2012, President Barack Obama... (Continue reading)

Convicted cop killer denied parole

Written on 11 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Douglas Escobar, one of two notorious brothers who attempted to murder two California Highway Patrol officers in Paso Robles in 1988, was denied parole on Thursday, according to a press release. On March 6, 1989, Douglas Escobar was sentenced to... (Continue reading)

Mob beats Trump supporter, video

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

In a rather disturbing example of election tensions boiling over, video footage shows a mob of young black men in Chicago punching, stomping and kicking a middle-age white man whom they say voted for President-elect Donald Trump. While the mob... (Continue reading)

SLO police take guns after shot fired at trailer park

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police officers confiscated a handgun and a shotgun after responding to a report of a shot being fired at a mobile home park. It is unclear if there were any arrests or injuries during the incident. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs SLO ice cream shop

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

In the latest incident among a string of robberies in the city and county of San Luis Obispo, a man robbed a downtown SLO ice cream shop at gunpoint Wednesday evening. [Tribune] At about 6:25 p.m., a man walked into... (Continue reading)

One killed in three car crash

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

One person was killed and two were injured Wednesday afternoon in a three car collision near Cuesta College on Highway 1. At around 2:27 p.m., a San Luis Paper Co. and Janitorial Supply’s truck crashed into the rear ends of... (Continue reading)

Trump win sets off Cal Poly protests

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

 p Joining disgruntled liberals and leftists state-and-nationwide, hundreds of students at Cal Poly protested President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The Cal Poly students marched across campus Wednesday chanting slogans like “love trumps hate” and “not my prez,” as well as... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor board composition to change

Written on 9 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Special to CCN by Katelyn Piziali and Will Peischel John Peschong won the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat Tuesday changing the future makeup of the board to three solid Republicans and two closely aligned Democrats.... (Continue reading)