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Legal counsel battles board

Written on 19 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

BY KAREN VELIE Amid allegations he had repeatedly failed to follow board direction, the San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board will review the performance of district legal counsel Mike Seitz on Jan. 21. At a Dec. 17 sanitation district... (Continue reading)

California teachers accused of beach sex with students

Written on 19 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Two female Southern California high school teachers are accused of luring a group of male students to the beach, giving them booze and then engaging in sexual acts. [LA Times] Orange County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested South Hills High School... (Continue reading)

Villa Automotive in SLO catches fire

Written on 19 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Longtime San Luis Obispo-based auto care shop Villa Automotive caught on fire Sunday afternoon, but suffered limited damage. [KEYT] The fire broke out in Villa Automotive’s attic around 3:15 p.m. With assistance from an automatic sprinkler system, San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Who would set fire to a homeless man?

Written on 19 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Ventura police are searching for three men who attempted to burn alive a homeless man, but were thwarted by the efforts of a good Samaritan. [NBC LA] Police say that 58-year-old John Frazier was sleeping near the San Buenaventura State... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles grad joins Pittsburgh Steelers

Written on 17 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers added Paso Robles High School graduate Mitchell Van Dyk to its off-season roster on Thursday. In 2013, the Rams selected the 6-foot-7 inches tall, 318-pound Portland State offensive tackle in the seventh round. However, Van Dyk was... (Continue reading)

Savor the Central Coast continues to lose money

Written on 17 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The numbers are in for the fifth annual Sunset Savor the Central Coast and though it continues to lose money, organizers report the event had a $4.48 million economic impact. [Tribune] Savor the Central Coast is a four-day food and... (Continue reading)

Plane headed to SLO crashes

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A plane headed to San Luis Obispo crashed Friday while trying to make an emergency landing on Highway 166. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., the pilot radioed the San Luis Obispo airport to report the plane was having engine trouble. Emergency... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man attacks family with fire extinguisher

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Santa Maria man allegedly launched an unprovoked attack Thursday by breaking into a family apartment and spraying a fire extinguisher. [KEYT] Police arrested Jose Luis Picos, 48, who is accused of entering a Santa Maria apartment on 900 East... (Continue reading)

Trial looms for Cal Poly football players

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A San Luis Obispo judge has ruled that enough evidence exists to bring to trial all five former Cal Poly football players accused of involvement in an attempted frat house robbery last August. Cameron Akins, 19, is accused of holding... (Continue reading)

Central Coast bandit gets 20 years in prison

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 50-year-old Watsonville woman who garnered the title of the Central Coast Bandit will receive a 20-year prison sentence, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. Cristina Fernandez Padila robbed six banks in three counties over an... (Continue reading)