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Violence erupts at Berkeley pro-Trump rally

Written on 6 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Just a month after supporters of President Donald Trump and conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos were attacked on the UC Berkeley campus, a similar scene unfolded Saturday at a nearby park. The “March 4 Trump” rally in Berkeley quickly turned violent,... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for Orcutt saloon murder, wife arrested too

Written on 6 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who was shot and killed early Saturday morning in the back parking lot of Elmer’s bar in Old Town Orcutt. Sheriff’s officials also announced they arrested the murder suspect, as... (Continue reading)

Central Coast activists plan a “Day Without a Woman” events

Written on 5 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 58 comments

Central Coast activists are planning a general strike on March 8 as part of the “Day Without a Woman” demonstrations. Proponents are asking women to take a day off from work, school and shopping. If required to work, promoters are... (Continue reading)

Man shot and killed at Orcutt saloon

Written on 4 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a man at Elmer’s bar in Old Town Orcutt early Saturday morning. At about 1:30 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a man with a... (Continue reading)

Nipomo CSD cuts ties with Michael Seitz

Written on 3 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Nipomo Community Services District has cut ties with its longtime legal counsel Shipsey & Seitz and has hired a new firm to provide legal services. Shipley and Seitz provided legal counsel services to the Nipomo CSD for more than... (Continue reading)

Prowling SLO porno watcher peering into girls’ bedrooms

Written on 3 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are search for a man who is allegedly shining flashlights into women’s bedrooms while standing outside watching pornography. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Thursday, a woman awoke to sounds outside her bedroom window. When the woman... (Continue reading)

Social Security numbers released in SLO County data breach

Written on 3 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office released 12 individuals’ Social Security numbers to two private title companies. Ten of the 12 individuals whose Social Security numbers were released are SLO County residents. [Tribune] Clerk-recorder’s office officials say the Social... (Continue reading)

Hit-and-run suspects beat up Santa Barbara sheriff’s deputy

Written on 3 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Two men who were allegedly involved in a DUI hit-and-run beat up a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy who tried to arrest them early Wednesday morning. The suspects sent the deputy to the emergency room with head and back injuries,... (Continue reading)

Betty Long says she is still neighbors with dog attack victim David Fear

Written on 2 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Two and a half months after dogs attacked her outside her house and killed her next-door neighbor, 86-year-old Betty Long returned home. Long gave an interview to KSBY in which she discussed her multi-decade relationship with her deceased neighbor David... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors approve new $13.7 million animal shelter

Written on 2 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved a plan on Tuesday to construct a $13.7 million animal shelter. The seven cities in SLO County will share the cost of the new facility. SLO County’s current animal shelter was... (Continue reading)