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Pedestrian killed in Grover Beach

Written on 16 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A driver struck and killed a male pedestrian Monday evening near the High Tide Market in Grover Beach, according to the city’s police department. At about 9 p.m., the victim, who was using a walker, attempting to cross the road... (Continue reading)

Mountain lions eating more California pets

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

Mountain lions are increasingly eating cats and dogs in the Golden State, according to a California Department of Fish and Wildlife report. [SF Chronicle] Last year, California residents legally killed 107 mountain lions under depredation permits. Scientists then analyzed the... (Continue reading)

SLO to start inspecting rental units

Written on 15 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

A San Luis Obispo city worker will soon begin conducting inspections of rental properties in line with a controversial ordinance adopted by the city council last year. The new rental inspection program is facing growing opposition, and some argue it... (Continue reading)

Boat capsizes in Morro Bay

Written on 15 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A boat capsized in Morro Bay Harbor Sunday afternoon after getting hit by high waves. All four occupants of the boat survived, but a woman and her 8-year-old girl inhaled significant amounts of water and remained in the hospital overnight.... (Continue reading)

Murder suicide in Atascadero

Written on 13 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Two people were found dead Saturday in an apparent murder suicide in Atascadero, according to police. At about 12:45 p.m., Atascadero police were dispatched to a home on Dulzura Avenue, just off Bajada Avenue, for a report of two deaths.... (Continue reading)

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79

Written on 13 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of what appears to be natural causes Saturday at a resort in Texas, according to a federal report. Nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, Scalia was the... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man facing federal conspiracy charges

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

A federal judge at a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles denied bail Friday for a Los Osos man who participated in the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge in Oregon. Neil Wampler is to be extradited to Oregon to... (Continue reading)

2 injured in CVS armed robbery

Written on 13 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Ventura police are searching for two men involved in a brutal armed robbery of a CVS store on Friday that sent two employees to the hospital. Both employees were in stable condition on Friday. At about 3:25 a.m., two mask... (Continue reading)

Planning commission rejects Laetitia Winery development

Written on 12 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Months after indicating it would approve the project, the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission voted Thursday to reject a proposed housing development at the Laetitia Vineyard and Winery in rural Arroyo Grande. Planning commissioners denied the project on a... (Continue reading)

FBI arrests Los Osos man who joined Oregon occupation

Written on 12 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The FBI arrested Los Osos resident Neil Wampler during a sweep in which federal agents rounded up protesters who participated in the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge in Oregon. FBI agents arrested Wampler at his home Wednesday night. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)