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Speeding thieves nearly rear-end cop on Highway 101

Written on 29 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Eight Santa Maria residents traveling in a stolen SUV nearly rear-ended an officer Monday evening on Highway 101 after coming up behind his vehicle at a speed of 94 mph. [KSBY] After evading an accident, the police officer stopped the... (Continue reading)

PG&E to pay local agencies more for Diablo Canyon closure

Written on 29 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

PG&E has upped its financial settlement offer, proposing to dole out $85 million, rather than $49.5 million, to compensate local government agencies that stand to lose tax revenue as a result of the planned closure of Diablo Canyon power plant.... (Continue reading)

Harmon vows to battle climate change as SLO’s mayor

Written on 29 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

At a press conference on the city hall steps, San Luis Obispo Mayor-elect Heidi Harmon reaffirmed her intent to battle climate change while in office. Harmon said she plans to push for SLO to become a net-zero emissions city. On... (Continue reading)

California mosques threatened with genocide

Written on 28 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Three California mosques have received an anonymous letter stating President-elect Donald Trump will “do to you Muslims what Hitler did to the Jews.” [SF Gate] San Jose police launched an investigation into the threatening letter Thursday night after the imam... (Continue reading)

Helicopter airlifts hiker out of Montana de Oro

Written on 28 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A CHP helicopter airlifted an injured hiker, who reportedly broke his ankle while he was 1.5 miles up a trail in Montana de Oro State Park, to a local hospital on Sunday. [Tribune] Shortly after 2:30 p.m., Cal Fire received... (Continue reading)

Deputies break up Santa Maria cockfight

Written on 28 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Acting on an anonymous tip, law enforcement officers broke up a cockfighting tournament taking place east of Santa Maria on Sunday, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. The tournament allegedly attracted individuals from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and... (Continue reading)

AG Council votes to reopen Brisco Road ramps

Written on 28 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to reopen the Brisco Road off ramp in mid-December with Mayor Jim Hill dissenting. Currently, the north bound ramps are closed due to a study to determine how a permanent closure would... (Continue reading)

Carbajal lost Lompoc following armpit remark

Written on 27 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By John Lindt, Sierra 2 the Sea Election results are still rolling in but it looks like Santa Barbara Supervisor Salud Carbajal will be our next congressman replacing the retiring Lois Capps. The latest vote count in the district that... (Continue reading)

Victim of Santa Barbara paragliding accident identified

Written on 26 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Officials have identified the woman killed in a Thanksgiving Day paragliding accident in Santa Barbara County as 56-year-old Marjorie “Marge” Variano of Cornelius, North Carolina. Variano, who previously lived in Santa Barbara, was paragliding off Gibraltar Road with a group... (Continue reading)

Hundreds lose power in Avila Beach

Written on 25 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A power outage in Avila Beach caused hundreds of customers to lose electricity toward the end of Thanksgiving celebrations. [KSBY] The outage began shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday and caused 841 homes to lose power. A problem with a transformer... (Continue reading)