Daily Briefs


Bus driver arrested for DUI

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a school bus driver for driving under the influence and child endangerment in Napa County on Friday. [Napa Valley Register] At about 2:45 p.m., an officer responded to reports of a bus blocking Old Sonoma... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach proposes medical marijuana restrictions

In an effort to maintain local control as the state increases its jurisdiction of medical marijuana operations, Pismo Beach staff recommends that the City Council continue to allow medical marijuana delivery services, while considering banning cultivation inside the city limits.... (Continue reading)

County delays decision on psychiatric hospital

After more than three hours of discussion, the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission delayed making a decision Thursday on a proposed mental health hospital in Templeton. The commission scheduled another hearing for Jan. 14. Harvey and Melanie Billig are... (Continue reading)

Hundreds attend pro-Islam rally in SLO

About 200 people attended a rally in San Luis Obispo in support of the local Muslim community. Attendees included pastors, rabbis and San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill. [Tribune] The rally took place Friday afternoon at the Mosque of... (Continue reading)

Steve Gesell seeking work in Arizona

Former San Luis Obispo police chief Steve Gesell, who was forced out of the top cop job in SLO earlier this year, is now pursuing work in Cottonwood Arizona. [KSBY] The Cottonwood Police department serves a population of about 40,000 people. The... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay officials clean creek, kick out homeless

Piles of trash, needles and human feces are now gone from a section of Morro Creek. So are the people who were living there. On Thursday, the city of Morro Bay conducted a creek cleanup at the location of a... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly exposed himself to Grover Beach girls

A 29-year-old Santa Maria man exposed himself to three elementary school girls in August, according to the Grover Beach Police Department. Officers arrested the man in Santa Maria on Thursday. Roberto Mendoza-Macias allegedly exposed himself to the girls on Aug.... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande teen killed in crash identified

The Arroyo Grande teen killed in a single car accident on Buckley Road has been identified as Cody Malone. Malone, 18, was a 2015 graduate of Lopez High School. Shortly before 4 a.m., the teen was traveling eastbound on Buckley... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande teen killed in crash near SLO airport

An Arroyo Grande teen died after crashing his pickup truck near the San Luis Obipso Airport early Thursday morning. The victim was 18 years old. [KSBY] Shortly before 4 a.m., the teen traveling eastbound on Buckley Road near Highway 227.... (Continue reading)

Templeton man sentenced for girlfriend’s murder

A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced Philip Thomas Hanes 0f Templeton to 16 years to life in prison on Wednesday. A jury convicted Hanes, 59, of second-degree murder in January for the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend. On June 4,... (Continue reading)