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Judge orders Apple to help feds hack terrorist’s iPhone

Written on 17 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

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

Written on 17 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

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

Written on 17 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

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

Written on 16 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

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

Written on 16 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

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

Written on 16 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

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)

Atascadero to reverse its marijuana cultivation ban

Written on 16 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The Atascadero City Council is planning on repealing the medical marijuana cultivation ban it adopted just last month. Atascadero is set to become the first city in San Luis Obispo County to reverse course on hurried marijuana regulations. Faced with... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in Grover Beach

Written on 16 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A driver struck and killed a male pedestrian Monday evening near the High Tide Market in Grover Beach, according to the city’s police department. At about 9 p.m., the victim, who was using a walker, attempting to cross the road... (Continue reading)

Mountain lions eating more California pets

Written on 15 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Mountain lions are increasingly eating cats and dogs in the Golden State, according to a California Department of Fish and Wildlife report. [SF Chronicle] Last year, California residents legally killed 107 mountain lions under depredation permits. Scientists then analyzed the... (Continue reading)

SLO to start inspecting rental units

Written on 15 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

A San Luis Obispo city worker will soon begin conducting inspections of rental properties in line with a controversial ordinance adopted by the city council last year. The new rental inspection program is facing growing opposition, and some argue it... (Continue reading)