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SLO man goes grocery shopping with box cutter

Written on 18 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

During his Monday evening visit to Ralph’s grocery store in San Luis Obispo, 45-year-old Daniel Marcom pulled a box cutter from his pocket and brandished it an employee, according to San Luis Obispo police. Marcom, a San Luis Obispo resident,... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande baby tests positive for marijuana

Written on 18 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s narcotics officers raided a rural Arroyo Grande home last week and found a baby living amid a hash oil lab. Officers served a search warrant at 2209 Willow Road on Nov. 11 and discovered a... (Continue reading)

Suspected DUI crash kills man in SLO

Written on 18 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man died Monday in a head-on collision in San Luis Obispo that investigators say likely involved drugs. [KSBY] The crash occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Foothill Boulevard near Blue Granite Lane. California Highway Patrol officers say that a northbound... (Continue reading)

Grossman gives gift to group led by new SLO councilman

Written on 17 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Developer Gary Grossman, who is seeking approval for a contested residential development on a San Luis Obispo ranch, has donated $5,000 to an organization headed by the soon-to-be swing vote on the city council. During recent electoral... (Continue reading)

California adopts new Ebola rules

Written on 17 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A California health agency has adopted statewide Ebola treatment regulations that nurses are heralding as some of the toughest in the nation and a model for the rest of the country. [SF Gate] The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration... (Continue reading)

Mental health hospital could come to Templeton

Written on 17 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A nearly 100-bed mental health hospital may be built Templeton if the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voices approval. [Tribune] Louisiana-based Vizion Health LLC is proposing to build a 96-bed mental health hospital, along with a smaller assisted... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student sexually assaulted on campus

Written on 16 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Cal Poly police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a student on the San Luis Obispo campus Nov. 9. [KSBY] At about 3 a.m., the victim was walking between Mott Athletic Center and the parking structure when... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach mayor retains seat by narrow margin

Written on 15 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

In an unofficial count, Pismo Beach Mayor Shelly Higginbotham held onto her seat by a narrow two vote margin against challenger Kevin Kreowski. In Paso Robles, Councilman John Hamon and newcomer Jim Reed won the two open seats. Reed finished... (Continue reading)

SLO assailant reoffends shortly after release

Written on 15 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Shortly after an Arizona man was arrested for battery and concealing a dagger, the suspect allegedly harassed patrons of another store in San Luis Obispo. At 11:30 a.m., Justin Edmond Pard, 20, entered a downtown San Luis Obispo store Thursday... (Continue reading)

California Wal-Mart protest produces 23 arrests

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

Officers arrested 23 protesters at a Southern California demonstration against Wal-Mart Thursday evening. [Los Angeles Times] The protest occurred outside a Wal-Mart in the Los Angeles County city of Pico Rivera, where it began in the store’s parking lot, but... (Continue reading)