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The Central Coast leads California in homeless students

Written on 29 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Central Coast leads in percentages of homeless students. With 16% of its students unhoused, Monterey County is ranked number one followed by Santa Barbara County with 12.1% of homeless students. At 9.1%, San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Illegal firearms investigation leads to three Santa Barbara County arrests

Written on 28 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers recently arrested three men in Santa Barbara County as part of a multi-county illegal firearms investigation. On Aug. 21, the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Investigative Services Unit learned that Diego Tostado Galvan, 19, of Watsonville,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying thief

Written on 28 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Wednesday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who smashed a car window and snatched a purse out of a car at the Cerro San Luis trailhead on Fernandez... (Continue reading)

Devastating fire destroys property in Creston

Written on 27 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A devastating fire in Creston on Saturday afternoon destroyed a barn with a second story apartment, five cars, two trucks, a tractor, a motorcycle, a water tank and a well leaving the residential property temporarily without a... (Continue reading)

Baby mongoose lemur’s public debut at zoo in Atascadero

Written on 27 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The City of Atascadero and the Central Coast Zoo announced Wednesday the public debut of a special new resident, Koba, a baby mongoose lemur born on July 4. Koba, named after a traditional peanut dessert in Madagascar,... (Continue reading)

Wanted San Luis Obispo felon arrested in Grover Beach

Written on 27 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A wanted felon from San Luis Obispo is in jail after Grover Beach officers spotted him driving a stolen car through the south county beach city. Shortly after 4 p.m., a Grover Beach Patrol Officer located the... (Continue reading)

Crime is down in Grover Beach, arrests are up

Written on 26 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach Police Department announced Tuesday that crime is down in 2025 while arrests have increased. “We’re happy to report that so far this year, crime continues to drop in Grover Beach,” the department posted on... (Continue reading)

Distinctive footwear led to arrest of Carpinteria cannabis farm burglar

Written on 26 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies recently tracked down a Carpinteria cannabis farm burglar based on his distinctive footwear. Deputies arrested 58-year-old David Stephens, the owner of bright orange wrestling shoes, on Monday. On July 21, deputies responded... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies find 38 victims tied to fraud scheme

Written on 26 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives have identified 33 additional victims tied to a fraud scheme by a man who claimed to be a senior executive with BMW. Detectives arrested 64-year-old Jonathan Tudor of West Hollywood on July... (Continue reading)

Man assaults woman in Atascadero, flees officers

Written on 25 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 29-year-old man is in jail after he assaulted his girlfriend in Atascadero and then fled the scene. On Aug. 12, officers responded to a report of a domestic violence incident. Officers arrived to discover Ivan Sandoval-Farias... (Continue reading)