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Morro Bay hires department head in closed process

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

Morro Bay City Manager Dave Buckingham hired a new deputy city manager without any public advertising of the position, forgoing the usual process of allowing multiple people to apply. Buckingham said he pursued Sam Taylor, the former assistant city administrator... (Continue reading)

Are California’s concealed carry requirements too strict?

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 53 comments

A federal appeals court in San Francisco is hearing arguments Tuesday on whether California’s restrictions on concealed carry permits can stand the test of the Second Amendment. [Wall Street Journal] In California, applicants who wish to carry concealed handguns in... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 76 acres near SLO County line

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A grassfire has spread across at least 76 acres of northwestern Kern County. The fire started at 3:46 p.m. Monday, according to Cal Fire. The blaze is situated in the Cottonwood Pass area near Highway 41 and close to the... (Continue reading)

Crash victims escape SLO cemetery alive

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A pickup truck left the road, drove through a fence and into San Luis Cemetery Monday evening. [KSBY] The driver and passenger sustained just minor injuries in the crash. An ambulance responded to the scene and medical personnel treated the... (Continue reading)

Spanish TV station vandalized in Santa Maria

Written on 15 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An attack on Spanish-language television station KPMR has left the Santa Maria Univision affiliate with broken windows and damaged vehicles and satellite dishes. [KEYT] The vandalism occurred overnight, and KPMR employees discovered it Monday morning. The vandal or vandals attempted... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly scraps plan to build on farmland

Written on 15 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Following public outcry, Cal Poly announced it has dropped a plan to develop farmland that agriculture students use as classrooms. As part of the university’s master plan update, Cal Poly officials were considering building housing, hotels and a convention center... (Continue reading)

Panga delivers at least $18 million of pot to Big Sur

Written on 15 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A panga boat with approximately $18 million worth of marijuana popped up in Big Sur Friday, prompting Monterey County investigators to track down four suspects who were traveling in San Luis Obispo County. [Mercury News] The Monterey County Sheriff’s narcotics... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Nipomo hit-and-run

Written on 14 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A pedestrian was killed in a hit and run at Highway 101 and the Tefft Street exit in Nipomo on Saturday night. Shortly after 9:15 p.m., a motorist reported what they thought was a dead animal on the highway. Officers... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly freshman killed in crash

Written on 14 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Cal Poly architecture student traveling to his brother’s graduation died on Friday, his mother posted on Facebook. Keigen Langholff had enrolled in Cal Poly last Year. He was headed to his younger brother’s graduation in Silverdale Wash. when he... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for resisting arrest on Goleta video

Written on 13 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A video purportedly showing police brutality in Goleta touches on a second policing trend that is causing concern among some citizens. Early Thursday morning, Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested 22-year-old Keenen Johnson in a motel parking lot. Deputies pursued... (Continue reading)