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Mob beats Trump supporter, video

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

In a rather disturbing example of election tensions boiling over, video footage shows a mob of young black men in Chicago punching, stomping and kicking a middle-age white man whom they say voted for President-elect Donald Trump. While the mob... (Continue reading)

SLO police take guns after shot fired at trailer park

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police officers confiscated a handgun and a shotgun after responding to a report of a shot being fired at a mobile home park. It is unclear if there were any arrests or injuries during the incident. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)

Armed man robs SLO ice cream shop

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

In the latest incident among a string of robberies in the city and county of San Luis Obispo, a man robbed a downtown SLO ice cream shop at gunpoint Wednesday evening. [Tribune] At about 6:25 p.m., a man walked into... (Continue reading)

One killed in three car crash

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

One person was killed and two were injured Wednesday afternoon in a three car collision near Cuesta College on Highway 1. At around 2:27 p.m., a San Luis Paper Co. and Janitorial Supply’s truck crashed into the rear ends of... (Continue reading)

Trump win sets off Cal Poly protests

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

 p Joining disgruntled liberals and leftists state-and-nationwide, hundreds of students at Cal Poly protested President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The Cal Poly students marched across campus Wednesday chanting slogans like “love trumps hate” and “not my prez,” as well as... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor board composition to change

Written on 9 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Special to CCN by Katelyn Piziali and Will Peischel John Peschong won the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat Tuesday changing the future makeup of the board to three solid Republicans and two closely aligned Democrats.... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man admits to hitting roommate in head with wrench

Written on 9 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 69-year-old Arroyo Grande man admitted to hitting his roommate in the head with a wrench last month, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials have charged the man with attempted murder. [KSBY] On Oct. 5... (Continue reading)

Election tensions surface in SLO County

Written on 9 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

On an Election Day in which tensions boiled over in some parts of the United States, a few minor disruptions to voting took place in San Luis Obispo County. In Southern California, a deadly gun battle broke out near a... (Continue reading)

Mary Strobridge wins Cuesta trustee election

Written on 9 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By ERIK ENGLE With a focus on increasing faculty salaries in order to retain quality teachers, Mary Strobridge won San Luis Obispo County’s 5th District Cuesta College Board of Trustees Seat with 55 percent of the vote, getting 5,099 votes.... (Continue reading)

Alleged victims say Paul Flores is a sexual predator

Written on 8 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The Arroyo Grande Police Department had the opportunity to arrest Paul Flores for rape prior to the disappearance of Kristin Smart; a retired FBI agent believes Smart’s remains were once buried at the home of Flores’ mother; and four accusers... (Continue reading)