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Pismo Beach mayor retains seat by narrow margin

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

In an unofficial count, Pismo Beach Mayor Shelly Higginbotham held onto her seat by a narrow two vote margin against challenger Kevin Kreowski. In Paso Robles, Councilman John Hamon and newcomer Jim Reed won the two open seats. Reed finished... (Continue reading)

SLO assailant reoffends shortly after release

Written on 15 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Shortly after an Arizona man was arrested for battery and concealing a dagger, the suspect allegedly harassed patrons of another store in San Luis Obispo. At 11:30 a.m., Justin Edmond Pard, 20, entered a downtown San Luis Obispo store Thursday... (Continue reading)

California Wal-Mart protest produces 23 arrests

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

Officers arrested 23 protesters at a Southern California demonstration against Wal-Mart Thursday evening. [Los Angeles Times] The protest occurred outside a Wal-Mart in the Los Angeles County city of Pico Rivera, where it began in the store’s parking lot, but... (Continue reading)

Ought you park your car in Santa Maria?

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

An average day in Santa Maria ends with at least two car thefts, according to numbers provided by the city’s police department. [KSBY] Santa Maria far outpaces other Central Coast cities in car thefts, and the crime is occurring at... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria hatchet murderer facing release

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The doctors of a former altar boy who killed a senior citizen in a random hatchet attack in Santa Maria five years ago have recommended that their patient be released, a decision that is now under the purview of the... (Continue reading)

Man punches woman in face in SLO store

Written on 14 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

A 20-year-old man entered a downtown San Luis Obispo store Thursday morning, conversed for a few minutes with a female employee and then punched her in the face, surveillance footage shows. Justin Edmond Pard, a transient, punched the woman with... (Continue reading)

National Guard airman’s body found at Big Sur

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Rescue workers found the body of a 24-year-old National Guard airman submerged in 20 feet of water by a Big Sur beach Wednesday morning. [Monterey County Herald] San Jose resident Khiem Nguyen was fishing with three friends at Big Sur’s... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara police target law-breaking bicyclists

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Santa Barbara police cracked down on bicyclists who disobey traffic laws this week and issued a total of 69 citations in a two-day span. [KEYT] On Tuesday and Wednesday, a team of motorcycle officers placed themselves in locations where bicyclists... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach mayor race separated by one vote

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The battle between incumbent Shelly Higginbotham and challenger Kevin Kreowski for the Pismo Beach mayor seat is close with Higginbotham ahead by one vote and just eight votes remaining to be counted. There are enough votes separating the city council... (Continue reading)

Victim of Arroyo Grande sucker punch dies

Written on 13 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 38-year-old Arroyo Grande man who was violently assaulted by a gang member outside a bar last month died from his injuries last week, according to the Arroyo Grande Police Department. On Oct. 2, Ignacio Franco Palomar, 36, struck Gregory... (Continue reading)