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SLO County to mandate mental health treatment

Written on 25 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

San Luis Obispo County is planning to adopt a state program that will allow judges to order mentally ill individuals into treatment, not as punishment for a crime, but rather in response to the petition of local health officials. The... (Continue reading)

E. coli found in Costco chicken salad

Written on 25 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Nineteen people in seven states including California contracted E. coli from chicken salad from Costco, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report. Of those who tested positive for E. coli, five have been hospitalized and two... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man seriously injured in crash near Santa Margarita

Written on 25 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An Atascadero motorcyclist was seriously injured Monday afternoon in a crash with a Pontiac Grand Prix on Highway 58 near the Santa Margarita Cemetery, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report. Alan Dunivan, 55, was passing cars at a... (Continue reading)

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)