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Templeton CHC security guard killed in parking lot

Written on 18 Dec, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A security guard at Community Health Centers in Templeton was killed in a vehicle versus pedestrian accident on Monday while attempting to help an elderly man park his car. [Cal Coast Times] Gregory Norwood, 52, was directing 77-year-old Pedro Islasmejia... (Continue reading)

Toddler injured in hit-and-run in SLO

Written on 10 Dec, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A search is on for a driver who struck a 3-year-old pedestrian in San Luis Obispo on Friday and then fled the scene. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 5 p.m., a man driving a white Ford F-250 hit a 3-year-old... (Continue reading)

Thomas Fire triggers new evacuations in Santa Barbara County

Written on 10 Dec, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Thomas Fire has scorched more than 173,000 acres and has moved into Santa Barbara County, according to a Sunday afternoon report from Cal Fire. Air quality alerts have been issued for San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.... (Continue reading)

SLO Food Bank shut down for food quality issues

Written on 3 Dec, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has shut down the SLO Food Bank’s warehouse because of issues with food safety and for operating without a valid processed food registration permit. [Cal Coast Times] On Nov. 27, a state investigator... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigrant acquitted of murder of Cal Poly grad

Written on 1 Dec, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A San Francisco jury acquitted a Mexican national Thursday of murdering Cal Poly grad Kate Steinle, prompting an angry reaction from President Donald Trump and other federal officials. [Cal Coast Times] In July 2015, Steinle, 32, was walking with her... (Continue reading)

Wade Horton selected as SLO County’s new administrator

Written on 8 Nov, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Following a nationwide searched, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors hired from within, selecting Public Works Director Wade Horton to be the county’s next chief administrative officer. Horton received unanimous approval from the board at a meeting on... (Continue reading)

SLO’s manhunt for watermelon painting vandal

Written on 7 Nov, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a “vandal” who spray painted a rock at Bishop Peak to look like a watermelon, and if caught, the person could be charged with a felony. [Cal Coast Times] City workers plan to... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man kills romantic interest and then himself

Written on 27 Oct, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 63-year-old Pismo Beach man is suspected of shooting and killing a 58-year-old Grover Beach woman he had been dating and then turning the gun on himself, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. [Cal Coast Times] On Thursday at... (Continue reading)

More than $800,000 unaccounted for at sanitation district

Written on 24 Oct, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation Districts expenditures and bank balances show that during the past 15 months there is over $800,000 in money that is not accounted for, according to a presentation by Director Jim Hill. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

ICE arrests Santa Maria woman following release from jail

Written on 20 Oct, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A former Santa Maria daycare provider who was accused of torturing young children received a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday, but was then freed from custody because of credits she accumulated for time spent in jail and good behavior. [Cal... (Continue reading)