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Templeton man killed in crash identified

Written on 6 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified Thomas Mercer as the 77-year-old Templeton man who was killed in a three-car crash on Highway 41 near Morro Bay Saturday afternoon. [KSBY] At around 2 p.m., 24-year-old Nicholas Bundren, of Atascadero, was driving... (Continue reading)

California officers arrested for abusing kids at Camp SLO

Written on 6 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives arrested four Southern California police officers who are accused of physically abusing a total of 15 teens at a boot camp held at Camp San Luis Obipso in May. The arrests occurred on Tuesday... (Continue reading)

SLO attorney sues former client

Written on 6 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A San Luis Obispo based attorney filed a lawsuit last month against a former client for trashing his services on internet sites such as Yelp, Citysearch and Superpages. [NewTimes] Nearly five years ago, R. Morgan Holland represented Jason Weland in... (Continue reading)

Pemberton brothers’ SLO project appealed

Written on 5 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will decide whether a downtown location that formerly housed Sports Authority will become a bowling alley, restaurant and performance site for live music. On July 29, the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission approved the... (Continue reading)

McClatchy stock continues downward spiral

Written on 5 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

McClatchy Co. stock prices continue to plummet amid sharp declines in advertising revenue. The stock prices for the Sacramento-based McClatchy, which owns The San Luis Obispo Tribune and 28 other newspapers, fell from $4.71 a share on Aug. 5, 2014... (Continue reading)

California property sells online for record $96 million

Written on 4 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A California office complex has become the most expensive piece of United States real estate ever sold in an online auction, according to Auction.com, the company that facilitated the transaction. [NBC News] The 309,734 square-foot Manhattan Beach complex sold for... (Continue reading)

Tow truck driver crushed in Santa Maria

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

A tow truck driver died last week following a freak accident at his towing company’s Santa Maria facility. [KCOY] On Friday, driver Sergio Orozco reportedly was crushed between a winch cable and the side of his tow truck. Fire crews... (Continue reading)

Man acquitted of sexual assault sues SLO County

Written on 4 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A South County man spent almost two years in county jail, where he lost two teeth, after sheriff’s detectives and prosecutors falsely accused him of sexually assaulting two teenagers, according to a lawsuit filed last week in San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

California woman accused of starving 110 animals

Written on 3 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A Monterey County woman allegedly kept more than 100 animals on a cluttered piece of land with no access to food or water for an extended period of time. [Monterey Herald] On Monday, Monterey County’s Society for the Prevention of... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria woman, 64, dies after sexual assault

Written on 3 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A 64-year-old Santa Maria woman was sexually assaulted last month by a 29-year-old man. Eight days later, she died in the hospital. [KEYT] On July 24, Victor Aureliano Martinez broke into the home of Marilyn Pharis, who was sleeping at... (Continue reading)