Daily Briefs


And the 2014 losers are…

It’s an off year, so we’re switching things up in the CCN Election Center. Hopefully your candidate is not the unlucky one. We, of course, will bring you the winners as well as the losers. And before that, we will... (Continue reading)

Are SLO County supervisors too old to party?

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors turned down a proposal to permit Forever Never Land to sell more than 3,000 tickets to an Avila Beach September event. Forever Never Land is a weekend long festival... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teacher has sex with student

A Paso Robles High School teacher was busted Tuesday after police discovered he was having an ongoing sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl, police said. After receiving information on June 1 that Jeremy Monn, 31, was having sex with one... (Continue reading)

Simultaneous earthquakes hit San Simeon area

Two earthquakes occurred near San Simeon early Tuesday morning, both taking place at 1:53 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. One quake had a 3.7 magnitude and an epicenter seven miles northeast of San Simeon. The other earthquake... (Continue reading)

Tenet Healthcare contemplates exclusive healthcare provider networks

By KAREN VELIE Tenet Healthcare, the parent company of two San Luis Obispo County hospitals, is contemplating switching to exclusive healthcare provider networks to provide doctors to its local hospitals. Currently, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center and Twin Cities Community... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for burning steer at Paso Robles High School

Seven months after someone doused a steer with lighter fluid and then set fire to it at the Paso Robles High School agriculture barn, police have made an arrest in the animal cruelty case. On October 26, the owner of... (Continue reading)

Election is just one day away

The 2014 California primary election will take place Tuesday, and several local offices are up for grabs. San Luis Obispo County’s testiest races are the battles for the District 4 county supervisor seat and the district attorney’s seat. Appointed incumbent... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly seeking to fill 165 positions

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is seeking to fill 165 positions putting the brakes on years of class and staff reductions. The California State University system is under pressure to hire more full-time professors in an attempt to increase student... (Continue reading)

Los Osos fire destroys residential unit in duplex

An early morning fire Sunday destroyed one of two residential units in a Los Osos duplex. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. Sunday at 1501 Nipomo Avenue in Los Osos. Firefighters responded from both Los Osos and Morro Bay,... (Continue reading)

Pepperdine ends storied Cal Poly season

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Pepperdine won a dramatic final game of the San Luis Obispo Regional 10–6 Sunday night, giving the Waves the regional crown and ending Cal Poly’s most successful season in the history of its baseball program. Cal Poly... (Continue reading)