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State attorney pleads no contest in courtroom brawl case

Written on 13 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A California deputy attorney general has pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace for her role in a courtroom wrestling match with a San Luis Obispo bailiff. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop a greater charge of resisting a peace... (Continue reading)

3 candidates enter SLO council race

Written on 13 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Three candidates have announced plans to run for San Luis Obispo City Council seats in November. Excluding the mayoral race, two council seats will be up for grabs, and no incumbents will be running. [Tribune] Councilman John Ashbaugh is not... (Continue reading)

Lenny Jones facing more than14 years in prison

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Lenny Jones, Arroyo Grande’s 2014 Citizen of the Year, plead no contest last week to multiple counts of child molestation. He faces a minimum of 14 years, eight month in prison. In March 2014, Jones was accused of kidnapping, penetrating... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district hires full time administrator

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board voted last week to increase a 10-hour a week administrator position to 40 hours a week at a cost of $12,500 a month. For the past seven months, John Clemons served... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man burglarizes grandparents home

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a man for stealing thousands of dollars of jewelry from his grandparents home. Officer also arrested a second man for the burglary, and a third suspect remains on the run. Matthew Sundahl, 27, allegedly burglarized his... (Continue reading)

Reports of sex crimes reach Cal Poly officials

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Cal Poly has received 10 reports of sexual assaults or sexual misconduct during the current school year. Three of the alleged incidents are associated with fraternities, and two of the alleged sex crimes were reports of on-campus rape. [Tribune] It... (Continue reading)

Homeowners sue county over well pollution

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A group of about 50 San Luis Obispo residents plan to sue SLO County, alleging toxic chemicals dumped at the airport polluted their wells. Forty-eight residents, or 20 households, have already filed claims against the county, and more property owners... (Continue reading)

Christmas presents for Grover Beach residents? 

Written on 11 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by RONALD ARNOLDSEN It’s a Royal Flush. Here is what is coming down the pipe. Grover Beach Mayor John Shoals in his capacity as Chair of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has voted to place your septic bill on the property... (Continue reading)

SLO County seeking sales tax increase

Written on 11 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

San Luis Obispo County officials have endorsed a half-cent sales tax initiative that may appear on the November ballot. The aim of the sales tax measure is too reduce traffic congestion. [Tribune] Last week, the San Luis Obispo Council of... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver traps pedestrian under car

Written on 11 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Maria woman  was arrested Saturday after she drove over a pedestrian trapping the woman underneath her car. Rene Castro was charged with felony DUI and both possession of methamphetamine and illegal drug paraphernalia. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., firefighters... (Continue reading)