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Arroyo Grande council votes to reverse medical marijuana ban

Written on 16 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Less than five months after the Arroyo Grande City Council adopted an ordinance banning medical marijuana cultivation and deliveries, council members voted to allow patients to grow cannabis in the city. Faced with a new state law, cities and counties... (Continue reading)

Actress charged with felony DUI for Highway 154 crash

Written on 15 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has charged soap opera actress Jensen Buchanan with two felony counts of DUI. Prosecutors say Buchanan’s blood alcohol level was .34, more than four times the legal limit, when she crashed head-on into... (Continue reading)

Sheriff creates 24/7 surveillance zones in Shandon, San Miguel

Written on 15 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has installed surveillance cameras in Shandon and San Miguel with the hope they will deter crime. A sign in San Miguel now warns pedestrians and drivers that they are entering a 24/7 surveillance... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly police arrest Santa Maria men, chase biker

Written on 15 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Cal Poly police made three arrests in a span of less than five hours Sunday night and early Monday morning. One of the arrests followed a police chase involving a motorcyclist on a stolen bike. [KSBY] At around 10 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Married Santa Maria pastors step down after ‘revelations’

Written on 15 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A pair of husband and wife pastors have stepped down indefinitely from their leadership positions at a Santa Maria church. The church has not explained their departures, but it released a statement saying some revelations have created a “storm.” [KCOY]... (Continue reading)

Justin Vineyards tree removal violates county code

Written on 14 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

Justin Vineyards and Winery violated San Luis Obispo County grading code when it removed hundreds of oak trees from a rural Paso Robles property, a county code enforcement officer said Monday. The code enforcement officer spoke at a meeting of... (Continue reading)

Fifteen vehicles blaze at Paso Robles salvage yard

Written on 14 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A salvage yard fire near Paso Robles burned 15 vehicles Monday evening, according to Cal Fire. At about 5:30 p.m., Cal Fire and Paso Robles firefighters responded to a salvage yard near Wellsona Road and Highway 101 where they discovered... (Continue reading)

Former State Senator Ronald Calderon admits to taking bribes

Written on 13 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Former Democratic California State Senator Ronald S. Calderon agreed to plead guilty to a federal corruption charge and admits in a plea agreement filed today that he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for performing official... (Continue reading)

Bay Area law enforcement tangled in sex scandal

Written on 13 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The daughter of an Oakland police dispatcher, who began working as a prostitute at age 12, says she had sex with 24 current and former officers from five cities. Oakland’s police chief resigned last week in advance of the revelations,... (Continue reading)

Another 400-pound bear killed on Highway 101

Written on 13 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

For the third consecutive month, a driver struck and killed a bear on a Central Coast highway. As with an April crash, a 400-pound black bear died on Highway 101. [KCOY] Around 5:50 a.m. Monday, a semi-truck collided with a... (Continue reading)