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California to automatically register drivers to vote

Written on 12 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Saturday that will automatically register state residents to vote when they obtain or renew a driver’s license. [Mercury News] Assembly Bill 1461, which was authored by Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, contains... (Continue reading)

Smoke plumes rise from Cuesta Fire

Written on 12 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Over the weekend, San Luis Obispo County firefighters dealt with seven hot spots that flared up within the Cuesta Fire containment lines. [KSBY] At about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, people began reporting two plumes of smoke on a hillside off... (Continue reading)

Randy and Evi Quaid facing extradition

Written on 11 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office is working to extradite actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi Quaid to face charges of felony vandalism. In 2010, the couple fled to Canada after they were charged with breaking into a Montecito... (Continue reading)

Gov. Jerry Brown Signs new marijuana legislation

Written on 10 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a trio of bills into law Friday that establish statewide rules on the growth, distribution and sale of marijuana. “This new structure will make sure patients have access to medical marijuana, while ensuring a robust tracking... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed in oceano

Written on 10 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies are investigating a Friday afternoon fight in Oceano that left one man with a stab wound and another with facial injuries. Shortly before 3 p.m., the fight broke out near the intersection of 21st... (Continue reading)

San Miguel man tries to kidnap his girlfriend

Written on 9 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A San Miguel man attempted to kidnap his girlfriend early Thursday morning, but the woman fled with a witness who came to her aid, according to the Paso Robles Police Department. Paso Robles police arrested 26-year-old Jose Ayala Martinez after... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande City Council approves Tompkins’ project again

Written on 9 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A month after approving a mixed-use project planned by developer Nick Tompkins, the Arroyo Grande City Council again approved the development. [Tribune] Tompkins, the owner of development firm NKT Commercial, is planning to build a high-density housing and mixed use... (Continue reading)

Yanaga receives 40 years to life in prison

Written on 9 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A judge has sentenced Paso Robles man Thomas Yanaga to 40 years to life in prison. Yanaga, 53, was convicted last month of second-degree murder in the killing of Atascadero resident Marshall Savoy, 32. Yanaga shot Savoy in March after... (Continue reading)

McCarthy drops out of house speaker race

Written on 8 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Republican California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has withdrawn from the race to become speaker of the house despite being the leading candidate for the position. McCarthy made the announcement Thursday shortly before House Republicans were going to vote on their nominee... (Continue reading)

Car crash prompts scrutiny of Santa Barbara chief

Written on 8 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Santa Barbara Police Chief Cam Sanchez survived a serious car accident on Highway 101, but the crash has raised questions about the chief’s use of public resources. [KEYT] Last Friday morning, Sanchez was driving a city-owned SUV to Los Angeles... (Continue reading)