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Chief alleges council extortion racket in California border town

Written on 1 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Members of the Calexico City Council are running an extortion racket and are teaming up with police officers to shut down criminal investigations and blackmail city government members, according to the U.S. border town’s new police chief. [NBC San Diego]... (Continue reading)

Findings released from Cal Poly drug testing program

Written on 1 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Cal Poly is increasing its drug-testing of student-athletes following the August arrests of five football players, and the university has released initial results of the substance abuse checks. [Tribune] Over the past three months, university officials conducted 197 drug tests... (Continue reading)

Lompoc police officer arrested for violating court order

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

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested a Lompoc Police officer for the second time in less than two months because of domestic violence allegations. On Thanksgiving, Matthew Lee Hill, 29, allegedly contacted his ex-girlfriend in violation of a court order.... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in Paso Robles crash

Written on 29 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 74 comments

A woman riding a bicycle died Friday afternoon in a crash with an SUV near Paso Robles, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 3 p.m., a man and a woman from out of town were riding bicycles on... (Continue reading)

Claim $100,000 cash from a California Burger King

Written on 28 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Jose Burger King restaurant was offering $100,000 in cash, but no one claimed the money, and now police are conducting a search for the owner. [Mercury News] Atlaf Chaus, the owner of the Burger King, left an abandoned... (Continue reading)

Must California employers pay double on holidays?

Written on 28 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A bill soon to be introduced to the California legislature would require employers to pay double to those who work on Thanksgiving and Christmas in an attempt to curtail transforming the family holidays into shopping bonanzas. [Union Tribune] Democratic Assemblywoman... (Continue reading)

Eight arrested after Thanksgiving panga beaches by San Simeon

Written on 28 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested eight suspects and confiscated at least one ton of marijuana after a panga boat beached near San Simeon early Thursday morning. Around 3:30 a.m., deputies saw a white, full size Dodge panel van... (Continue reading)

Los Angeles police arrest hundreds of Ferguson protesters

Written on 27 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Protests following a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer for a fatal shooting have spurred arrests across California, including hundreds in Los Angeles. [LA Times] On Monday, the grand jury opted not to indict officer... (Continue reading)

Panga pops up north of San Simeon

Written on 27 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Ending a several month absence from San Luis Obispo County’s coastline, a panga boat has appeared on Thanksgiving. [KSBY] The panga beached at a location north of San Simeon and south of Ragged Point, according to the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

World’s largest solar farm operating in California Valley

Written on 27 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Eastern San Luis Obispo County is now home to the world’s largest solar farm. [Green Tech] The 550-megawatt Topaz Solar Farm located in California Valley became fully operational late last month, and workers are expected to install the finishing touches... (Continue reading)