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SLO water exceeds chemical compound limit

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A chemical compound that is a by-product of chlorine has exceeded the drinking water safety limit in at least some San Luis Obispo households. City water monitors recently discovered that the amount of trihalomethanes in a water supply sample exceeded... (Continue reading)

Tree falls on firefighter from SLO County

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A firefighter who resides in San Luis Obispo County suffered major injuries, including broken vertebrae, after a tree fell on him in Eastern Tulare County. Damien Pereira, 25, was mopping up a small wildland fire around 6:30 p.m. Friday when... (Continue reading)

Robbers stab Grover Beach clerk

Written on 5 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Police are on the look out for two men who robbed and stabbed a clerk at the 7-Eleven in Grover Beach early Saturday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m., the clerk was disposing trash in a bin behind the store. Two... (Continue reading)

Felon with a gun runs and hides from SLO police

Written on 4 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A felon allegedly carrying a 40 caliber handgun outran San Luis Obispo police officers, but did not manage to hide from them for long. Around 10 a.m. Friday, the police department received a call about a man with a gun... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man pleads to child molestation

Written on 4 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A former Arroyo Grande resident plead no contest Thursday to nine felony counts of child molestation in a 1999 case involving an 8-year-old victim John Vencent Gaines II, 49, plead to two counts of forcible lewd acts on a child... (Continue reading)

Trump condemns murder of Cal Poly grad

Written on 4 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 77 comments

Donald Trump has renewed his calls for tougher immigration laws after an illegal Mexican immigrant allegedly shot a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate on a pier in San Fransisco. On Wednesday, Kathryn Steinle, 33, was walking with her father along... (Continue reading)

Nipomo pot shop proposal heads to planning commission

Written on 3 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

San Luis Obispo County planners are recommending approval of a Santa Cruz woman’s plan to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Nipomo near the Santa Barbara County line. At its July 9 meeting, the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission... (Continue reading)

One killed, five injured in crash near Lompoc

Written on 3 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person died and five people suffered injuries during a crash near Lompoc early Friday morning. The two-car collision occurred at Highway 1 and Jalama Road, according the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. One person suffered major injuries in the... (Continue reading)

Fireworks van explodes in California

Written on 3 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A van packed with fireworks exploded on Interstate 15 Thursday afternoon, backing up traffic in both California and Nevada. [LA Times] Shortly before 1:30 p.m., a Chevrolet box van caught fire near Ivanpah, California. At the time, the van was... (Continue reading)

Tim Donnelly pushing for referendum on vaccination law

Written on 2 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

Former California assemblyman Tim Donnelly is attempting to launch a statewide referendum on a mandatory vaccination law that Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Tuesday. [LA Times] The law will eliminate a provision that has allowed parents to cite personal or... (Continue reading)