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Cal Poly and protesters clash over anti-war demonstration

Written on 25 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Cal Poly is reportedly threatening to sanction student protesters for disrupting a university career fair last month while demonstrating against the defense contractor Raytheon. Meanwhile, the student protesters are slamming the university for attacking free speech, and they are claiming... (Continue reading)

George Soros putting money into California DA races

Written on 24 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Billionaire financier George Soros and other liberal donors are pouring money into California district attorney races with an aim to reshape the criminal justice system. [Cal Coast Times] Soros and fellow donors would like to reduce incarceration, crack down on... (Continue reading)

Possible arson fire leads to evacuation at Atascadero Middle School

Written on 24 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A possible arson fire caused the evacuation of Atascadero Middle School Thursday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At about 8 a.m., a fire broke out in a boys’ bathroom at the junior high. School personnel evacuated students and then extinguished the... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit filed over Central Coast music festival death

Written on 23 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The family of a 20-year-old Ventura woman who died last year after falling ill at a the Lightning in a Bottle music festival in southern Monterey County has filed a lawsuit against the promoter of the event. San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man dies in fiery crash

Written on 23 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 53-year-old Nipomo man drove his pickup truck off Highway 101 in Santa Maria last week and slammed into a tree. The truck burst into flames, and Steven Christopher Aslanidis died. [Cal Coast Times] On May 18, Aslanidis was reportedly... (Continue reading)

Months after attack, woman died man charged with murder

Written on 23 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 56-year-old San Luis Obispo man is now facing a murder charge stemming from an incident last year in which he allegedly barged into the home of an 82-year-old woman and repeatedly punched her. The elderly woman died a couple... (Continue reading)

Murder trial of illegal immigrant starts in Santa Maria

Written on 22 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Less than a week after President Donald Trump started a White House roundtable with remarks about the murder of Santa Maria woman Marilyn Pharis, the trial of two men accused of Pharis’s murder began in Santa Barbara County court. [Cal... (Continue reading)

DUI driver crashes in front of Rooster Creek Tavern

Written on 22 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An allegedly drunk driver crashed his car in front of a popular Arroyo Grande bar and grill Monday afternoon and ran over several objects in the process of the collision. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2:45 p.m., a man drove... (Continue reading)

First Grover Beach marijuana store opens its doors

Written on 21 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

CORRECTION: Ed Esters is no longer involved with 805 Beach Breaks. San Luis Obispo County’s first brick and mortar marijuana dispensary operating under California’s new pot legalization law opened its doors to customers on Saturday. [Cal Coast Times] 805 Beach... (Continue reading)

Potential serial burglar targeting San Luis Obispo

Written on 21 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a burglar who is allegedly targeting homes near Cal Poly. [Cal Coast Times] Police say several residential burglaries were reported in northern San Luis Obispo near the Cal Poly campus. Police are circulating... (Continue reading)