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Immigrants line up at Central Coast DMVs

Written on 5 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 58 comments

Central Coast offices of the California Department of Motor Vehicles are booked up with appointments for undocumented immigrants seeking driver’s licenses. Assembly Bill 60, California’s law granting immigrants who entered the country illegally the ability to receive driver’s licenses, took... (Continue reading)

Mecham to lead board of supervisors

Written on 5 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A new-look San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, with one fresh face and a new chairman, will take effect Monday around noon. The board will convene at the county government center at 11:55 a.m. for the swearing in of... (Continue reading)

Armed robbers hold up Santa Maria Kmart

Written on 5 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Santa Maria police have caught one of two alleged robbers who displayed a knife as they made their escape from Kmart with stolen merchandise. [KSBY] Jorge Zamora, 39, allegedly entered Kmart around 9 p.m. with an unidentified man who grabbed... (Continue reading)

James Harrison SLO County’s new planning commissioner

Written on 5 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor elect Lynn Compton has selected James Harrison as her planning commissioner and Jocelyn Brennan as her legislative assistant. Harrison is retired from Santa Barbara County where he served as a fire chief. Since his retirement,... (Continue reading)

Alleged tip thief escapes from police car

Written on 4 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A man arrested for stealing a tip jar in downtown San Luis Obispo was able to wriggle out of his handcuffs and escape from police on Saturday night. Robert Aguilar, 52, was picked up on Saturday for allegedly stealing a... (Continue reading)

Ventura man stabs and kills toddler

Written on 3 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A 27-year-old Ventura man allegedly stabbed and killed his 1-year-old son before he stabbed himself on Friday. At 1:45 a.m., Adrian Navarrete-Gonzalez called 911 to report that his son was dead. Officers arrived to find the child dead with stab... (Continue reading)

Boost to absentee voters

Written on 3 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Voters in California can now mail in their ballots on election day and have their vote counted. In the past, ballots had to arrive at the county office before 8 p.m. on election day through the mail or by hand... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teen opens for Merle Haggard

Written on 2 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A fifteen-year-old Paso Robles girl opened last month for the legendary Merle Haggard at the Canyon Club outside Los Angeles. Amaya Rose is a singer, songwriter and fiddle player. She has been playing fiddle on the Central Coast with Monte... (Continue reading)

Egg prices rising as California chicken law takes effect

Written on 2 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 55 comments

Chicken egg prices are expected to rise across the U.S. early in 2015, following the implementation of a California law requiring farmers to house hens in cages with enough space to move around and stretch their wings. [CBS Sacramento] In... (Continue reading)

Minor violation led to fatal police chase

Written on 2 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A New Year’s Eve police chase, which ended with the accidental death of the suspect, stemmed from the man running a red light, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Officers attempted to stop the suspect after he drove through... (Continue reading)