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6 suspected arson fires in San Luis Obispo

Written on 9 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Investigators suspect a serial arsonist started a series of six small grass fires in San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening.[KSBY] Shortly after 10 p.m., firefighters responded to two small vegetation fires in the creek area near the intersection of Meinecke Avenue... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill shuns CAPSLO

Written on 9 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 53 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill quietly left the dais and disappeared from a board meeting Tuesday as his colleagues presented an award to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) for the agency’s 50th anniversary. Hill... (Continue reading)

SLO County may max out allotments of Nacimiento water

Written on 9 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo County is considering maxing out its total allocation of Lake Nacimiento water. The county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the issue in March. The cities and communities involved in the Nacimiento Water Project have... (Continue reading)

Man killed at Oceano Dunes identified

Written on 9 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

California state parks has identified the man who died in an ATV crash at the Oceano Dunes Sunday as Francisco Javier Gonzales Casillas, of Richmond. Casillas was 42. [Tribune] Casillas died around 11:30 a.m. from injuries he suffered in the... (Continue reading)

6 elementary students hit by car in Orcutt

Written on 8 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An Alice Shaw Elementary School student was airlifted to the hospital after a 91-year-old woman crashed her car into six second-grade students who were standing in the lunch line. At about 11:45 a.m., the elderly woman was attempting to pick... (Continue reading)

Female AG High School teacher accused of sexual assault

Written on 8 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Police are investigating a female Arroyo Grande High School teacher who has been accused of sexually assaulting an underage student. On Dec. 4, an unnamed source told school administrators about the alleged sexual assault. School officials then contacted the Arroyo... (Continue reading)

California mom arrested for burying baby alive

Written on 8 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The mother of an infant found buried alive under asphalt and rubble in Compton is in jail facing charges of attempted murder and child abuse. The charges carry a possible life sentence. [ABC News] Authorities arrested Porche Washington, 33, on... (Continue reading)

Los Osos general manager put on administrative leave

Written on 8 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors has placed embattled General Manager Kathy Kivley on paid administrative leave. Kivley’s administrative leave took effect at 5 p.m. Friday. Los Osos board members reviewed Kivley’s performance in a closed session... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police searching for Christmas tree thief

Written on 8 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Christmas tree thief is on the loose, and Grover Beach police are turning to the public to help track down the suspect. Around 10:58 p.m. on Thursday, a man stole a spiral, electronic Christmas tree from the Automotive Service... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara doctor sentenced to over 27 years in prison

Written on 7 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Santa Barbara physician who wrote prescriptions for highly dangerous and addictive drugs for his “patients” – many of whom were drug addicts, and some of whom died from drug overdoses – was sentenced Monday to 327 months in federal... (Continue reading)