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California city to pay $4.9 million for killing of homeless man

Written on 24 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

The city of Fullerton has agreed to pay $4.9 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a homeless man whom police beat to death in July 2011. [Reuters] Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old homeless man with... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed near Morro Bay

Written on 24 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A motorcyclist died Monday afternoon in a head-on collision on Southbound Highway 41 near Morro Bay,  according to the California Highway Patrol. At about 3:36 p.m., the victim was riding at the back of a pack of motorcyclists near Bear... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed in crash

Written on 23 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles man was killed Sunday evening after he drove into a tree off Airport Road near Highway 46, according to a Paso Robles press release. Shortly before 9 p.m., the vehicle 51-year-old Mark Steven Portney was driving veered... (Continue reading)

California student paper gives ‘safe space’ to minorities

Written on 23 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

In response to protests over issues pertaining to race, the student newspaper for California’s Claremont Colleges is offering ink and an unfiltered voice to people of color. The editorial board of “The Student Life” made the announcement earlier this month.... (Continue reading)

California women to get faster access to birth control

Written on 23 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

California is one of two states set to allow women to obtain birth control without visiting a doctor. [New York Times] In the next few months, women in California and Oregon will be able to get contraceptive prescriptions directly from... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria locals demonstrate for peace

Written on 23 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Amid a weekend that included four separate shootings with five gunshot victims – one fatal – about 60 residents of Santa Maria participated in a demonstration at the corner of Broadway and Main streets. Attendees prayed in English and Spanish... (Continue reading)

Man gropes girl at Arroyo Grande Walmart

Written on 23 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Grover Beach man grabbed and groped a girl at the Arroyo Grande Walmart on Sunday, then fled from several law enforcement officers who were chasing him. Around 8:14 p.m., Arroyo Grande police responded to a report of sexual battery... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for San Luis Obispo stabbing

Written on 21 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a man Saturday morning with a razor on Broad Street near Mission Plaza. At about 1:20 a.m., Shiloh Augustinec Ferreira allegedly began an argument with another male. Five friends... (Continue reading)

5 shot, 1 killed in Santa Maria

Written on 21 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

One person was killed and four others suffered gunshot wounds during three separate gang related shootings in Santa Maria on Friday night. Shortly before 6 p.m., a gunman shot a man in the upper torso at 1240 W. Bethel Lane.... (Continue reading)

Los Osos teen was raped, sodomized and pimped, jury rules

Written on 21 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury found a 40-year-old San Francisco man guilty of 19 crimes related to the sexual abuse of a Los Osos teen he met on Craigslist. The convictions include rape, sodomy, pimping and oral copulation with a... (Continue reading)