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SLO police nab Elks Lodge burglar

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested two people early Wednesday morning in connection with the burglary of the Elks Lodge in San Luis Obispo. Shortly after 4 a.m., officers responding to a burglar alarm at the Elks’ Lodge discovered a man... (Continue reading)

SLO Council candidates differ on tax measure

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Of the eight candidates vying for a seat on the city council, five said they are in favor of continuing a half-percent sales tax for another eight years during a forum hosted by the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce... (Continue reading)

Police, public ream Arroyo Grande council and manager

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 80 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council and its embattled city manager received a barrage of criticism Tuesday night from both members of the public and city police officers. About 75 people attended Tuesday’s council meeting, many of whom wore black in... (Continue reading)

Marijuana group pushing for 2016 legalization measure

Written on 24 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The nation’s largest marijuana policy organization is launching a fundraising effort to place a legalization initiative on the 2016 California ballot. The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is filing a committee Wednesday with the California Secretary of State to begin raising... (Continue reading)

Six Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies sentenced to federal prison

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Six sworn deputies who were working in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department each were sentenced today to federal prison terms for interfering with a federal civil rights investigation into misconduct at the Men’s Central Jail. The six defendants received prison... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande candidate stances vary on Adams’ scandal

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Only one of the three candidates for Arroyo Grande City Council agrees with the way the current council handled allegations the city manager violated city policy during a late-night interlude with a subordinate. For more than two months, city official... (Continue reading)

Two teens arrested for stabbing in Paso Robles drive-through

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Paso Robles police arrested two North County teenagers for allegedly stabbing a man in a drive-through line Friday night. Atascadero resident Tyler Dwayne McKinney, 18, and Paso Robles resident Daniel Flores, 19, are accused of attacking a 31-year-old man in... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County anti-fracking activists wildly outspent

Written on 23 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

The proponents of a ballot measure calling for a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Santa Barbara County are being outspent on the campaign trail by a ratio of more than 20 to 1. [KEYT] If passed, Measure P... (Continue reading)

South County officials fixing troubled dispatch system

Written on 22 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A month after an Oceano home burned while public safety agencies played phone tag, South County officials say they have corrected their troubled dispatch system. [KSBY] After neighbors first reported the Oceano house fire on Aug. 21, it took dispatchers... (Continue reading)

Will California bicyclists receive tickets for slowing traffic?

Written on 22 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 72 comments

As a new law takes effect requiring motorists to take precautions as they pass bicyclists on the road, some drivers are wondering whether bicycle-induced traffic pileups will become more common. The new law that took effect last week allows officers... (Continue reading)