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Nine SLO County restaurants win Wine Spectator awards

Written on 11 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Lido at Dolphin Bay leads a crop of nine San Luis Obispo County restaurants that were recently honored by Wine Spectator magazine. [Cal Coast Times] In the latest installment of its annual restaurant awards, Wine Spectator honored Lido with its... (Continue reading)

Are hate crimes increasing in SLO County?

Written on 11 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

San Luis Obispo County law enforcement agencies reported nine hate crime incidents in 2017, three times more than in 2016, according to California Department of Justice statistics. However, hate crimes are not necessarily trending up in SLO County. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Woman and firefighters stuck in quicksand at a Santa Barbara beach

Written on 10 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters freed a 73-year-old woman Tuesday morning who was trapped waist-deep in a temporary “quicksand” at a Santa Barbara beach. [Cal Coast Times] At about 7:30 a.m., the woman called for help from a sandbank at the mouth of Mission... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man identified as victims in fatal Santa Maria crash

Written on 10 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A total of four people died following a two-vehicle crash in Santa Maria Friday night, and one of the victims was a 27-year-old Arroyo Grande man. [Cal Coast Times] Santa Maria police have identified Jesse Angel Plata, Jr. as one... (Continue reading)

2,800 people lose power in SLO outage caused by downed tree

Written on 10 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

More than 2,800 customers have lost power in an outage in San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning, according to PG&E. [Cal Coast Times] The outage started shortly before 6 a.m. The outage was caused by a tree that hit power lines... (Continue reading)

Monterey kayaker enjoys great white shark encounter, video

Written on 9 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man kayaking in Monterey last week was screaming with joy, not fear, when he was approached by a great white shark, not once, but twice. [Cal Coast Times] On July 2, Eddy Willis was fishing for halibut when he... (Continue reading)

How will Jerry Brown spend his $15 million donation war chest?

Written on 9 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Having cruised to victory in past races without having to spend all of the funds he raised, California Gov. Jerry Brown is now set to retire while he is still sitting on a $14.9 million war chest. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Former Central Coast insurance agent pleads guilty to embezzlement

Written on 8 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A former Santa Maria insurance agent was sentenced to three years of formal probation, time served, and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud for embezzling from his employer. [Cal Coast Times] The... (Continue reading)

Intruder sexually assaults woman in SLO

Written on 8 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Opispo police officers are looking for a man who intruded into a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her Sunday morning, police said. [Cal Coast Times] During the early morning hours, a woman in her 20s awoke to find... (Continue reading)

Man proposes to wife in the ruins of the Holiday Fire

Written on 8 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A couple who lost their home in the Goleta Holiday Fire returned to find a damaged wedding ring in the ruins. [Cal Coast Times] Isho and Laura Rao lost their home of three years on Friday evening. Firefighters permitted the... (Continue reading)