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Cal Poly student acquitted of sexual assault

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

A San Luis Obispo jury has acquitted a Cal Poly student charged with a sexually assaulting a female friend. [Tribune] Jury forewoman Alice Fisus said prosecutors did not present enough evidence to convict Frank Nguyen, 21, of sexual battery and... (Continue reading)

San Luis Coastal teachers demand new contracts

Written on 4 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 67 comments

San Luis Coastal Unified teachers attended a school board meeting Tuesday in Los Osos to protest an impasse in contract negotiations between the district and their union. [Tribune] Nearly 300 people, mostly teachers, packed the Los Osos Middle School cafeteria... (Continue reading)

Supervisors to let Paso groundwater ordinance expire

Written on 4 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

On a 3-2 vote with supervisors Bruce Gibson and Adam Hill in the minority, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors chose Tuesday to abandon an ordinance that restricts water use in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin. In 2013,... (Continue reading)

Man burned in Los Osos hash lab fire

Written on 4 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A Los Osos man is receiving treatment in the Fresno Burn Center after a hash oil lab he was allegedly operating exploded Tuesday afternoon. Matthew David Culver, 32, used a fire extinguisher to put out a blaze in his apartment... (Continue reading)

Orcutt women are Super Bowl cheerleaders

Written on 3 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two women from Orcutt performed as cheerleaders in the Super Bowl on Sunday. [KEYT] Courtney Moore, a 2003 graduate of Righetti High School, cheered for the Seattle Seahawks while Stefani Swaim, a 2009 graduate of St. Joseph High, led cheers... (Continue reading)

Randy Quaid’s video meltdown

Written on 3 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured, Screening Room | 23 comments

Randy Quaid attacks Rupert Murdoch, Warner Brothers and News Corp in a recently released video that shows him pretending to have sex with his wife who is wearing a Murdoch mask while a dog barks in the background. “For good... (Continue reading)

Atascadero murder suspect heading to trial

Written on 3 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An Atascadero man who said he shot his neighbor because he felt an “evil” coming from her is heading for trial in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. [KSBY] Jury selection begins Tuesday in the murder trial of Mark Alan Andrews,... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly sexual assault case goes to jury

Written on 3 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury will decide whether a 21-year-old Cal Poly student is guilty of sexual battery and of penetrating a female peer with a foreign object. [Tribune] Frank Nguyen is not charged with rape, but he does face... (Continue reading)

Corrupt ex-CalPERS official commits suicide

Written on 2 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A former CalPERS board member facing a corruption trial in federal court committed suicide in January. [LA Times] Alfred Villalobos, 71, killed himself in Reno, his town of residence, city police confirmed. Villalobos was just weeks away from standing trial... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man seriously injured in Jeep crash

Written on 2 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

An Arroyo Grande man suffered major injuries Saturday night after he lost control of his Jeep Wrangler and the vehicle rolled over. [KSBY] Teddy Duncan, 33, was driving southbound on El Campo Road north of Falcon Crest Drive in Arroyo... (Continue reading)