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Vandals target Santa Margarita senior center

Written on 20 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s investigators are searching for vandals who have taken aim at the Santa Margarita Area Senior Center. [KSBY] The senior center has been vandalized three times over the past month. On two separate occasions, vulgar graffiti... (Continue reading)

Vehicle slams into tree near Avila Beach

Written on 20 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A person suffered major injuries Wednesday morning after crashing into a tree near Avila Beach. [KSBY] The driver hit a tree near the intersection of of See Canyon Road and San Luis Bay Drive, according to the CHP. The crash... (Continue reading)

Alleged child molester claims erectile dysfunction defense

Written on 20 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a San Miguel man who reportedly plans to use erectile dysfunction as a defense against child molestation charges. [Tribune] Jose Antonio Rojas Barriga, 60, is accuse of molesting two boys.... (Continue reading)

Cancer causing chemicals found in Los Osos water

Written on 19 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Los Osos Community Services District officials sent a notice out this week warning residents that the levels of Hexavalent Chromium in the drinking water were found to be above the drinking water standard. Hexavalent Chromium is the same chemical found... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student pleads not guilty in threat case

Written on 19 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Cal Poly student accused of sending a death threat to the leader of the SLO Solidarity group has pleaded not guilty. Charles Raymond Bird, 20, is charged with one felony count of criminal threats and a hate crime enhancement.... (Continue reading)

Homeless to get the boot from Grover Beach camp

Written on 19 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Grover Beach city officials plan to clear out a homeless camp next week and evict the individuals living there. A prominent member of the local homeless services industry says she is trying to find them housing. [Tribune] The camp is... (Continue reading)

California has a surplus, but retirement liabilities remain

Written on 19 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A few years after California faced a $26 billion deficit, lawmakers are debating how to spend a budget surplus. However, state officials have not tackled California’s unfunded pension liabilities problem, which is continuing to grow. [Contra Costa Times] The state... (Continue reading)

Rocket launches from Vandenberg but botches landing

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sunday and successfully delivered an ocean-monitoring satellite into space, but it failed to stick the landing. The rocket broke a support leg and tipped over after landing on a barge 200... (Continue reading)

Police arrest SLO felon suspected in shooting

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a felon who allegedly fired a gun near a condominium complex last week. The man is also suspected in several recent burglaries, and officers found he had stolen goods in his possession. On Friday afternoon,... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita woman killed in head-on crash

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A 54-year-old Santa Margarita woman died Sunday after an oncoming driver drifted into her lane and caused a head-on collision. [KSBY] The victim has been identified as 54-year-old Joni Kinkel. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash... (Continue reading)