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Home invasion robbery in Los Osos

Written on 19 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Four masked men forced their way into a Los Osos man’s home Thursday morning and robbed the home, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. At about 8 a.m., a man who lives on the 1500 block of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man tries to self-immolate to protest Trump

Written on 19 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

NEW VIDEO #BREAKING: Man says Trump is a dictator. He tried to light himself on fire at #TrumpInternationalHotel for #TrumpInauguration pic.twitter.com/laJDUPepO6 — Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) January 18, 2017 A Morro Bay man reportedly tried to set himself on fire outside... (Continue reading)

Fishermen upset as water flows out of Lopez Lake

Written on 18 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

About 3 million gallons of water are released daily from Lopez Lake in order to satisfy legal mandates, including environmental laws and groundwater requirements. The dumping of water is upsetting fishermen, who despite the recent rain, still do not have... (Continue reading)

Carbajal to go to inauguration but not in support of Trump

Written on 18 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Freshman Congressman Salud Carbajal will not join many of his fellow House Democrats in boycotting President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday. Despite vowing to attend the inauguration, Carbajal is adamant the president-elect is a man he does not respect. “I... (Continue reading)

One arrested, one evades capture in South County chase

Written on 18 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies chased two alleged gang members Tuesday from rural Arroyo Grande to Pismo Beach. During the chase, the suspects ran stops signs and red lights and crashed into several vehicles. Shortly after 6 p.m. on... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach elementary school hit with profane graffiti

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

Vandals sprayed graffiti on a Grover Beach elementary school campus twice in a period of three days last week. The graffiti contained messages like “smoke weed everyday” and “fuck the pig,” as well as numerous images of the number 666.... (Continue reading)

SUV hits pedestrian on Madonna Road in SLO

Written on 17 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man suffered head trauma and possibly a broken leg after being hit by an SUV while trying to cross a San Luis Obispo street Monday evening. [KSBY] Shortly after 6 p.m., the pedestrian attempted to cross Madonna Road near Los... (Continue reading)

Officer who owned killer dog wanted a Grover Beach K-9 unit

Written on 17 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Soon after arriving on the Central Coast, the Grover Beach police officer who owned the dog that attacked and killed a 64-year-old man was lobbying his boss to launch a K-9 unit. [Tribune] Alex Geiger was sworn in as a... (Continue reading)

Carbajal appointed to House Committee on Budget

Written on 16 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Recently elected Congressman Salud Carbajal has been appointment to the House Committee on Budget. The Budget Committee is responsible for drafting an annual concurrent resolution that provides a congressional framework for spending, revenue levels and public debt. Carbajal’s assignment was... (Continue reading)

Will a billionaire Republican run for California governor?

Written on 16 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

After a billionaire Republican completed an improbable run to the White House, another billionaire Republican is considering a possible bid for governor of Democrat-controlled California. [Politico] Peter Thiel, a libertarian-leaning gay Republican, is a co-founder of PayPal and was an... (Continue reading)