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CMC sewage spill contaminates Chorro Creek

Written on 15 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced Saturday that 2,000 gallons of sewage spilled from the California Men’s Colony, with an unknown amount contaminating Chorro Creek. [Tribune] The sewage leaked into the creek via a manway, sources said.... (Continue reading)

Judges rule that lying in court is bad

Written on 14 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

For 16 years, attorneys for Orange County have argued that social workers who lied to a judge in order to remove children from their mother, were unaware that perjury and providing false evidence was wrong. That was before the U.S.... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man charged with raping teen

Written on 14 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors charged a 27-year-old Los Osos man on Friday with rape and sodomy of a 16-year-old girl through threats and fear. On Thursday, deputies arrested Ian Trent Shaw Anderson on charges of possession, distribution and manufacturing... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria teen who killed her baby sentenced to group home

Written on 13 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria teen convicted of killing her newborn will go to a group home, rather than spending time at a state juvenile facility. [KCOY] Last January, the teen, who is referred to in court as Maribel S., gave birth... (Continue reading)

Flood soaks Old Towne Nipomo homes

Written on 13 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A recent storm flooded multiple houses in Old Towne Nipomo, soaking the homes with water and mud. Residents in the area are blaming San Luis Obispo County for the flooding, arguing it never would have occurred had workers cleaned out... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man allegedly had child porn pipeline to Minnesota

Written on 13 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 27-year-old Los Osos man was allegedly swapping naked photos with a pair of 10-year-old girls in Minnesota. After authorities caught onto the act, they determined the man was a manufacturer of child pornography who had sexually assaulted a local... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach planning marijuana business zone

Written on 13 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Grover Beach Planning Commission unanimously endorsed a city plan to create a marijuana business district on Wednesday. Grover Beach plans to establish the marijuana district in a 70-acre industrial zone that is located between Farroll Road and Highland Way... (Continue reading)

Highway 41 to remain closed between Morro Bay and Atascadero

Written on 12 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Following the recent storm, Highway 41 will remain closed between Morro Bay and Atascadero until mid-February, according to Caltrans. Officials closed that stretch of Highway 41 over the weekend in response to mudslides and rockslides. Now, Caltrans says 20,000 cubic... (Continue reading)

Woman from SLO murdered in Berkeley, political activist arrested

Written on 12 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 27-year-old teacher who spent her teenage years in San Luis Obispo was stabbed to death in her Berkeley home last week. The murder of SLO High School graduate Emilie Inman has made national headlines. Officers have arrested Pablo Gomez... (Continue reading)

Is ‘Hollyweed’ sign guy a former SLO pot deliveryman?

Written on 11 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A couple days after altering the iconic Hollywood sign to read “Hollyweed” in a New Year’s prank, Southern Californian artist Zach Fernandez came of of hiding and laid claim to the feat. It turns out Fernandez is a former resident... (Continue reading)