Daily Briefs


California companies offer free marijuana to fire victims

Medical marijuana product companies and dispensaries are teaming up to offer free cannabis to patients affected by a destructive Northern California wildfire. [LA Times] Through Oct. 7, companies Care By Design and AbsoluteXtracts are offering free marijuana products up to... (Continue reading)

Monterey County robbery suspects arrested in Atascadero

Suspects from a Monterey County roadside robbery were arrested Tuesday at an Atascadero motel. On Monday evening in the town of Chualar, which is about 10 miles southeast of Salinas, a 16-year-old girl flagged down a man while he was... (Continue reading)

Arnold launches reelection campaign

San Luis Obispo County District 5 Supervisor Debbie Arnold kicked off her reelection campaign Tuesday afternoon at Atascadero’s Sunken Gardens. District 5 includes the communities of Atascadero, Santa Margarita, Creston, Ground Squirrel Hollow and Carissa Plains and portions of Templeton... (Continue reading)

Three shot, one stabbed in Santa Maria

It was an unusually violent Monday evening in Santa Maria with three victims wounded in a shooting and a woman stabbed during an attempted carjacking. At about 11:21 p.m., Santa Maria officers responded to reports of a gunshot victim in... (Continue reading)

Panga beaches on Gaviota coast

Authorities arrested two Riverside area men Monday after a panga boat beached in Santa Barbara County. Law enforcement personnel found the panga at San Onofre Beach within the Gaviota State Park. A resident first noticed the boat around 9 a.m.... (Continue reading)

Another Paso Robles man convicted of murder

As with Thomas Yanaga, Paso Robles man John Steven Danner has been convicted of second-degree murder with an enhancement for discharging a firearm during the killing. A San Luis Obispo jury convicted Yanaga, 53, on Friday. A separate journey convicted... (Continue reading)

Driver hits parked cars, cars hit Cayucos homes

Two vehicles rolled into Cayucos homes Sunday morning after a San Luis Obispo man fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into five parked cars. [Tribune] Robert Covey, 35, dozed off at 8:05 a.m. while traveling south on Highway 1,... (Continue reading)

Stabbing prompts Cal Poly to probe fraternity

Cal Poly officials are investigating a fraternity that held a party associated with a stabbing that occurred near the San Luis Obispo campus earlier this month. [KSBY] In the early morning of Sept. 18, Jay Hernandez, a 19-year-old Cuesta College... (Continue reading)

Audit of Los Osos CSD finds errors and overpayments

At least two Los Osos Community Services District employees received unearned overtime pay, and the CSD used improper accounting practices, a recent audit has revealed. [Tribune] Last month, auditing firm Moss, Levy and Hartzheim completed an audit of the Los... (Continue reading)

Super blood moon eclipse Sunday night

Central Coast stargazers will likely be watching the eclipse of the supermoon on Sunday evening. A supermoon and a total lunar eclipse will be the star attractions Sunday evening. This full moon will be the closest of the year and... (Continue reading)