Daily Briefs


Counterfeit bills passed in Paso Robles

Paso Robles police are searching for two women suspected of passing counterfeit bills at several businesses off Highway 46. [Daily News] On July 26, four counterfeit bills were used at the McDonald’s restaurant and the Chevron gas station on Ramada... (Continue reading)

Savor the Central Coasts applies for a license

A request for a license for the Sunset Savor the Central Coast festival will be discussed at Tuesday’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting. The event, currently in its fifth year, has been growing in numbers and for... (Continue reading)

Giraffe licks and kicks SLO woman

A Giraffe at a Madison Zoo first licked and then kicked a 24-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who was attempting to trespass into the giraffe exhibit on Saturday, according to the Madison Police. Amanda Hall climbed over one fence and... (Continue reading)

Did slavery and pregnancy drive professor to accost teen?

Supporters of a University of California Santa Barbara associate professor of feminist studies contend her pregnancy and a legacy of slavery drove her to accost a teen and steal the young woman’s protest sign. [FOX] On March 4, members of... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County makes the top 10 unaffordable list

San Luis Obispo County is in the top 10 least affordable places to live in the United States, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders. Of the 277 metro housing markets evaluated in the study,... (Continue reading)

Police search homes connected to Cal Poly robbery case

San Luis Obispo police officers served search warrants Thursday at three homes possibly connected to the robbery of a fraternity house allegedly carried out by five members of the Cal Poly football team. On Sunday, officers arrested five Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe mayor seeking grand jury investigation

Guadalupe mayor Frances Romero announced plans Tuesday to ask the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury to investigate the city’s past financial mismanagement and accounting practices. “As a citizen of Guadalupe that is also its mayor, and in an effort to... (Continue reading)

Leaks shut down Nacimiento Pipeline

San Luis Obispo County’s $176 million pipeline project is delivering no water to participating cities and communities and may not resume operation for weeks. [Tribune] The Nacimiento Pipeline, which delivers water to Atascadero, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and parts... (Continue reading)

Abel Maldonado’s son in second fatal crash

The son of former Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado was a passenger in a truck that struck and killed a cyclist on Foxen Canyon Road in Santa Maria on Saturday.  [KCOY] A 16-year-old driver and Nicolas Maldonado, 18, were in the... (Continue reading)

Nancy Johnson reconsidering Morro Bay manager hire

Morro Bay Councilwoman Nancy Johnson is reconsidering her vote to appoint a retiring Army colonel as the next city manager of Morro Bay now that reports have surfaced of an employment dispute between David Buckingham and the city of Bishop.... (Continue reading)