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California KKK rally turns violent (video)

Written on 29 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Two Ku Klux Klan members were stomped on the ground and three counter protesters were stabbed as violence erupted at an Anaheim KKK rally before the event even started. On Saturday, a KKK group planned to hold a walking protest... (Continue reading)

CHP chases unicorn through Central Valley

Written on 26 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California Highway Patrol officers chased a white pony masquerading as a unicorn for several hours Wednesday in the Central Valley. The pony darted in and out of traffic and hid from officers, who ultimately needed the help of a helicopter... (Continue reading)

ASH patient attacks elderly worker

Written on 26 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An Atascadero State Hospital patient attacked an elderly psychiatric technician Wednesday night, leaving the ASH employee hospitalized in the intensive care unit. [KSBY] The patient attacked a male psychiatric technician in a hallway at ASH shortly after 9:30 p.m., according... (Continue reading)

Public comment on Phillips 66 rail spur drags on

Written on 26 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

More than 100 public speakers addressed the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission Thursday during the agency’s third hearing on the Phillip 66’s proposed rail spur. The planning commission has yet to start deliberating about the project. Phillips 66 plans... (Continue reading)

Leland Yee sentenced to five years in prison

Written on 25 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Former Democratic State Sen. Leland Yee received a five-year prison sentence for vote selling. Yee was arrested in 2014 after an FBI sting caught him promising votes and guns to an undercover agent who was funneling him contributions. [LA Times]... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man sentenced for raping homeless women

Written on 25 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 35-year-old Santa Barbara man received a 32-year prison sentence Wednesday for raping two homeless women. Daniel Rico Fabian, 35, previously pleaded no contest to two counts of forcible rape, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. Both... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man leads CHP on wild cross-county chase

Written on 25 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Morro Bay man led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase across both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties that ended with him hanging off a cliff and clinging to a knife. Officers captured Trevor Michael Crain, but... (Continue reading)

SLO County considering cloud seeding

Written on 24 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

At a hearing on water supply options for South County, a public works official said San Luis Obispo County staffers are looking into the possibility of increasing rainfall by cloud seeding. [Tribune] Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification... (Continue reading)

Mistrial declared in murder case of elderly Solvang woman

Written on 24 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Santa Maria judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a 90-year-old Solvang woman who is accused of murdering her terminally ill daughter. The mistrial occurred, in part, because jurors watched media coverage of a separate verdict in... (Continue reading)

California Republicans dwindling, independents rising

Written on 23 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

Republican Party membership is on the decline in California, while an increasing number of voters are registering “no party preference.” Democratic Party membership in California has flat lined recently, according to a report issued Monday by Secretary of State Alex... (Continue reading)