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Photos of San Luis Obispo garage roof collapsing

Written on 7 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

Coordinated through social media, several thousand college-aged men and women poured into a residential neighborhood in San Luis Obispo near Cal Poly on Friday night. Many of the revelers were drinking alcoholic beverages and were wearing green clothing for the... (Continue reading)

Man shot in San Miguel

Written on 7 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a gunman who shot a man in San Miguel on Friday. The adult male victim suffered a single gunshot wound to the leg around 2:30 p.m. The shooting occurred at a... (Continue reading)

DA charges SLO Craigslist user for seeking sex with minors

Written on 7 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two days after San Luis Obispo police arrested a 55-year-old sex offender for soliciting sex with a minor, the county district attorney’s office filed charges against the man. On Wednesday, police found Robert George Roe naked in a San Luis... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students injured in roof collapse at party

Written on 7 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Under the weight of at least 40 people, the roof over a garage in San Luis Obispo collapsed injuring eight people, seven of whom were Cal Poly students, early Saturday morning.   Approximately 1,000 people were having an early Saint... (Continue reading)

Californians may vote on cigarette tax hike

Written on 6 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A coalition of health groups and California lawmakers is proposing an initiative to raise the state tobacco tax by $2 a pack. [LA Times] Democratic Senator Richard Pan has introduced a bill that would send the initiative to California voters.... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College rejects labor deal sought by unions

Written on 6 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Cuesta College Board of Trustees has unanimously rejected a proposed agreement that would have forced contractors to hire union workers or to pay extra for the use on non-union labor to construct campus renovation projects. In November, San Luis... (Continue reading)

Orcutt man offers teens sex, drugs, rock and roll

Written on 6 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A 33-year-old Orcutt man is accused of hosting parties for and having sex with underage girls. [KEYT] Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Matthew Zigan at his home last Friday. Investigators say Zigan threw parties at the house for teenagers... (Continue reading)

Two charges dropped against Pismo Beach woman

Written on 6 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District attorney agreed to drop charges of resisting arrest and battery of a police officer against a Pismo Beach woman as part of a plea deal. Andrea Hansen, 32, agreed to plead guilty to public... (Continue reading)

Man who posted genitalia online, arrested for sex crime

Written on 5 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 55-year-old man at a local hotel on Wednesday for intent to have sex with a minor. On Tuesday, a concerned citizen informed police of a Craigslist ad that asked “young girls” to meet for... (Continue reading)

Psychologists split over Atascadero killer’s sanity

Written on 5 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Psychologists disagree over whether an Atascadero man was legally sane when he killed his neighbor. [KSBY] Last week, a San Luis Obispo County jury found Mark Andrews, 51, guilty of first degree murder. Andrews shot and killed Colleen Barga-Millbury, 52,... (Continue reading)