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Steve Gesell hired by his former boss

Written on 1 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Ex-San Luis Obispo police chief Steve Gesell has been hired by his former boss. Gesell will become chief in Cottonwood, Arizona on Jan. 20, according to a city press release. Doug Bartosh, the city manager of Cottonwood, formerly served as... (Continue reading)

ASH patient pleads no contest to murdering roommate

Written on 1 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Atascadero State Hospital patient Adam Cary has pleaded no contest to the murder of his former roommate at ASH. Cary, 35, strangled to death Kevin Allan Turner, 53. On May 28, 2014, an ASH psychiatrist found Turner with his face... (Continue reading)

Dick Mason signs off from KKJL

Written on 31 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Veteran radio newscaster Dick Mason exits K-Jewel, 1400 AM and 106.5 FM. Mason was terminated on Thursday by station management because of budgetary restraints. Mason says his dismissal is not related to recent discord with a local public official or... (Continue reading)

Classic truck stolen in Grover Beach

Written on 31 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Grover Beach police are searching for a red 1957 Chevy truck that was reportedly stolen from a grocery store parking lot on Tuesday. The Chevy is a step side truck equipped with special features, like a chrome front grill, chrome... (Continue reading)

Marquez indicted in San Bernardino terrorist attack

Written on 31 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A longtime friend of Sayed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, was named Wednesday  in a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with conspiring with Farook in 2011 and 2012 to provide material support... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for child pornography

Written on 31 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A 38-year-old San Luis Obispo man is accused of having pornography displaying children as young as 4-years-old partaking in sexual acts with adults. Police arrested the man Wednesday morning. After receiving information Stephen Joseph Lemus was in possession of child... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police catch one of two burglary suspects

Written on 30 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Grover Beach police arrested an alleged burglar Tuesday night, but investigators say a second suspect got away. At about 10:39 p.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at a business in the 200 block of Rockaway Avenue. When... (Continue reading)

$10 minimum wage set to begin in California

Written on 30 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

The minimum wage in California will increase by $1 to $10 per hour on New Years. California and Massachusetts will become the first two states in the country to mandate a $10 minimum wage, according to the National Conference of... (Continue reading)

SLO Christmas tree goes dark after fire

Written on 30 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A generator fire shut off the lights on the Christmas tree standing atop Cerro San Luis Mountain in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening. [KSBY] At about 9 p.m., the generator that powers the lights caught fire, according to Cal Fire.... (Continue reading)

Why did the California elephant seal cross the road?

Written on 29 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A “very large, very determined elephant seal” insists on crossing Highway 37 in Sonoma County. The mammal, which weighs nearly 1,000 pounds, blocked traffic on the highway Monday afternoon. [SF Chronicle] Around 1 p.m., the California Highway Patrol received calls... (Continue reading)