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Cal Poly puts two fraternities on probation

Written on 12 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Cal Poly administrators have placed two fraternities on social probation for violating the university’s party registration rules. University officials placed both Alpha Epsilon Pi and Phi Kappa Psi on social probation for the remainder of Fall 2015, according to the... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande planning commissioner retains his seat

Written on 11 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 57 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to retain John Mack on the Planning Commission following a conflict of interest complaint filed by developer Nick Tompkins. A vote that surprised most attendees at the meeting. Following... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara winemaker allegedly embezzled $1.2 million

Written on 11 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Solvang man is accused of embezzling $1.2 million from a Santa Barbara winery he used to manage. [KEYT] Christian Lucas Garvin, 41, worked as the manager and winemaker at Oreana Winery in Santa Barbara from 2005 to 2013. He... (Continue reading)

Vote on Paso Robles water district scheduled

Written on 11 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Property owners and registered voters in the Paso Robles groundwater basin will vote early next year on whether or not to form a water regulatory district. On Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors scheduled three separate vote-by-mail... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man with uncontrollable hunger takes plea deal

Written on 11 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A 20-year-old Pismo Beach man with a rare genetic disease has pleaded no contest to five misdemeanor charges resulting from times he broke into homes to satisfy his uncontrollable hunger. Tyler Jarvis has Prader-Willi Syndrome, which causes an insatiable desire... (Continue reading)

Deputies save Santa Maria man from self-immolation

Written on 10 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Santa Maria man stopped at a Buellton gas station Saturday night to fill up his pickup. Instead of simply filling up the tank, the man poured gas in the front seat of his truck, as well as all over... (Continue reading)

Whooping cough reported at Atascadero Junior High School

Written on 10 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Atascadero Unified School District officials are warning parents about an Atascadero Junior High School student who has been diagnosed with whooping cough. “Pertussis is a serious disease that can be passed easily from person to person,” the warning letter says.... (Continue reading)

Armed robber sought in Shell Beach holdup

Written on 10 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Pismo Beach police are seeking an armed man who stole a woman’s purse at gunpoint in Shell Beach Saturday night and has since evaded capture. At about 10:30 p.m., the woman was getting out of a car in the 300... (Continue reading)

Two kids stuck by a needle in Morro Bay creek

Written on 10 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

Two children were pricked by a needle on Saturday while playing in a Morro Bay Creek that is frequented by the local homeless population. It is not yet clear whether the kids contracted anything from the needle. During soccer games... (Continue reading)

Missile test freaks out Southern Californians

Written on 9 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A bright white light shot through Southern California skies Saturday night as the United States Navy conducted a ballistic missile test. Shortly after, law enforcement officials received panicked calls, and some residents posted videos on social media accompanied by theories... (Continue reading)