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Alleged Trump supporter arrested for plot to bomb Muslims

Written on 22 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

A California man purported to be a radicalized Donald Trump supporter was arrested Sunday for making explosives in his home with the intent of attacking the Muslim community. [CBS San Francisco] On Dec. 17, police received a tip from a... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Atascadero standoff identified

Written on 22 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An Atascadero man who, in emotional distress, fired shots and engaged in a standoff with police on Sunday has been identified as 53-year-old John Floyd Jones, according to San Luis Obispo County Jail records. Jones is still in jail, as... (Continue reading)

FDA partially overturns ban on gays donating blood

Written on 21 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The Food and Drug Administration is doing away with a 32-year-old policy of prohibiting men who have ever had sex with another from donating blood. On Monday, the FDA announced a new policy that allows gay and bisexual men to... (Continue reading)

Man in distress fires shots in Atascadero

Written on 21 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

An Atascadero man in emotional distress fired shots when police arrived at his home on Sunday. Officers arrested him after an approximately two and a half hour standoff. [KSBY] Early Sunday morning, Atascadero police responded to the man’s apartment on... (Continue reading)

Family of five dies in Bakersfield plane crash

Written on 21 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Five members of a Northern California family died Saturday when their small plane crashed in an almond orchard near Bakersfield. Both parents, two daughters and a son died in the crash. [Mercury News] The family was flying from San Jose... (Continue reading)

AG offers water school in place of fines

Written on 20 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In the spirit of traffic school, Arroyo Grande gave its first water school class that allows residents to waive a $50 water waster fine. [Tribune] In May, the Arroyo Grande City Council agreed to fine customers who fail to meet... (Continue reading)

Animal abuser released to immigration agents

Written on 19 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A man who abused his girlfriend’s puppy so severely it had to be euthanized was released Friday from the Santa Barbara County Jail into the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE). On May 14, 2014, Santa... (Continue reading)

85,000 gallon raw sewage spill at Camp San Luis

Written on 19 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

An approximately 85,000 gallon raw sewage spill at the California Men’s Colony on Dec. 18 was the result of a blocked sewer line. Shortly before 7 a.m., a clog of plastic and grit blocked the sewer line. Sewage then spilled... (Continue reading)

Drugged wrestling coach choked driver, prosecutors allege

Written on 18 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A youth wrestling coach under the influence of prescription pills choked a teen driver and caused a rollover crash in Nipomo that has left a 10-year-old boy hospitalized for the last two months, San Luis Obispo County prosecutors allege. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)

Man who stabbed girlfriend gets three-decade sentence

Written on 18 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend at a home in Cambria has received a prison sentence of 31 years and eight months. Brian Michael Rodriguez, 26, stabbed his pregnant girlfriend multiple times in July 2014 while the couple was... (Continue reading)