Daily Briefs


Arroyo Grande commission approves Tompkins’ hotel plan

Following a redesign of the project, the Arroyo Grande Planning Commission unanimously approved developer Nick Tompkins’ plans to build the first hotel in the Village of Arroyo Grande. The project is called the Village Inn Hotel. [KSBY] Tompkins is planning... (Continue reading)

Plea deals for Jarmin and Jordan likely to be reinstated

A California appellate court has indicated it would rule to reinstate the plea deals San Luis Obispo County prosecutors made last year with hard money lenders Rod Jarmin and Tammy Jordan. The plea agreements would allow Jarmin and Jordan to... (Continue reading)

State attorney charged over SLO courtroom brawl

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors have charged a state attorney with a misdemeanor count of resisting a peace officer for her role in a courtroom wrestling match with a bailiff. California Deputy Attorney General Jennie Mariah Kelly will appear in... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed by train identified as Cal Poly student

San Luis Obispo police have identified 22-year-old Cal Poly student Thomas Tilton Stone as the man who was struck and killed by a train on Tuesday evening. Stone’s death appears to be an accident. Around 5 p.m., Stone was walking... (Continue reading)

Judge orders Apple to help feds hack terrorist’s iPhone

A federal judge ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI break into the passcode-encrypted iPhone of the lead terrorist in the San Bernardino massacre. The company responded with a statement saying the order undermines decades of security advancements and threatens... (Continue reading)

Online threat of Santa Barbara school shooting

The Santa Barbara Police Department and county sheriff’s office, as well as the FBI, are investigating a threat posted anonymously on a blog or chat room. The threat states the online commenter is considering carrying out a shooting in a... (Continue reading)

SLO driver hits pedestrian, offers bribe

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and fled after failing to bribe the victim. [KSBY] Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, a car collided with an adult male at the intersection of High Street and... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed by train in SLO

A 22-year-old man was struck and killed by a train Tuesday night near Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. It has not yet been disclosed if the victim was a student. At about 5 p.m., the man was walking on... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in Grover Beach identified

The Grover Beach Police Department has identified a pedestrian killed Monday evening near the High Tide Market as 48-year-old Christopher Dale Hall. Shortly after 9 p.m., Hall was attempting to cross the road with his walker near the intersection of... (Continue reading)

About 250 SLO County youth are homeless

There are 248 teens living on the streets of San Luis Obispo County, according to the county office of education. [KSBY] Officials say the amount of homeless youth in the county is not abnormal. There are about 1.5 million homeless... (Continue reading)