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Cal Poly pounds Irvine to capture series

Written on 11 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly scored two runs in each of the first five innings Sunday and beat UC Irvine 10-3 in a series clinching victory against the first-place Anteaters. After scoring three runs combined on Friday and Saturday, the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly blanks Irvine to even series

Written on 10 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly pitching has struggled on Saturdays throughout the 2014 season. But on Saturday night with just one run of support, Mustang pitchers shut out first-place UC Irvine, and Cal Poly beat the Anteaters 1-0. The Mustang... (Continue reading)

SLO Sheriff determines no wrong doing in sheep deaths

Written on 10 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff department determined that local rancher Jean (JB) Jaureguy was not criminally negligent in the deaths of 25 sheep, according to a sheriff’s department press release. In February, a hiker walking trails at Heritage Ranch... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO bars alcohol and drug users from services

Written on 10 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) announced plans to stop providing homeless services to those its staff deems to have problems with drugs and alcohol beginning on June 1. The changes are slated to prohibit about 12 percent... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly loses pitchers’ duel to Irvine in series opener

Written on 9 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly lost the opening game of a crucial Big West Conference series 3-2 to UC Irvine Friday night at Baggett Stadium. Anteater Ace Andrew Morales beat Mustang ace Matt Imhof in a duel of pitchers expected... (Continue reading)

Killer, humpback whales visit the Central Coast

Written on 9 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two popular species of whales paid visits to the Central Coast Thursday. [KSBY] Killer whales appeared in Morro Bay, while humpback whales entangled themselves in nets and crab pots off the Channel Islands. A whale entanglement team has yet to... (Continue reading)

Murder victim had meth in his system

Written on 9 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A man murdered by his girlfriend’s son in rural Paso Robles had methamphetamine in his system, a forensic pathologist testified on Thursday. On Feb. 7, John Steven Danner, 23, heard Billy Don Law, 47, arguing with his mother Christine Ruda.... (Continue reading)

Driver steps on wrong pedal in Grover Beach parking lot

Written on 8 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

An 85-year-old Arroyo Grande woman is uninjured but at risk of losing her driver’s license after crashing her car in a Grover Beach parking lot. [KSBY] The woman was trying to park her Chrysler PT Cruiser in the Vons grocery store... (Continue reading)

Defense attorney running as write-in for SLO DA

Written on 8 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A longtime defense attorney has joined the race for the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s seat as a write-in candidate. [Tribune] Paul Phillips, 57, is a San Luis Obispo native who has practiced law since 1982 and doubles as... (Continue reading)

Latino Outreach Council out of compliance

Written on 8 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

The Latino Outreach Council has failed to file require charity registration papers with the California Department of Justice for more than 10 years, even though the issue has been brought in front of the council multiple times. [NewTimes] In early... (Continue reading)