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Spike in guns sales following San Bernardino shooting

Written on 6 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

California gun stores saw a spike in gun and ammunition sales following the Wednesday shooting in San Bernardino that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. Worries of stricter gun laws following mass shootings generally result in an increase in... (Continue reading)

11 homicides in Santa Maria this year

Written on 5 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Friday night deadly shooting marks the 11th homicide in this year in Santa Maria. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., a man was shot and killed in his car near the corner of Sonya Lane and Depot Street. As police processed... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student arrested for threat to diversity leader

Written on 5 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

University police arrested a Cal Poly student Friday for sending a death threat to the leader of the SLO Solidarity student group. Hundreds of students, faculty members and even Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong joined SLO Solidarity in pro-diversity rallies... (Continue reading)

San Bernardino massacre was an act of terrorism

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

The FBI announced Friday evening that it has determined the shooting in San Bernardino that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others on Wednesday was an act of terrorism. Shortly after Tashfeen Malik and her husband Syed Farook opened fire... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student did not die from bacterial meningitis

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Reports that a Cal Poly student likely died last week from bacterial meningitis are incorrect, the San Luis Obispo County’s Public Health Department announced Friday. Sophomore Nicholas Reid Brown, 20, died while visiting his family in San Diego on Thanksgiving... (Continue reading)

To reduce violence, solve issues with people not guns

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by OTIS PAGE While President Barack Obama cites Climate Change as our nation’s greatest threat, he rationalizes the San Bernardino massacre as a gun issue initially discounting the terrorist implications. His insistent conclusion that the guns are the problem... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest burglary suspects

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Paso Robles police arrested two men who allegedly burglarized a pair of homes on Tuesday. Only one of the suspects is charged with burglary, but both are suspects in other burglary cases in the city. Tuesday’s burglaries occurred between 8... (Continue reading)

Tanker crashes, spills fuel in Santa Barbara County

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An 18-wheel oil tanker crashed, turned over and leaked fuel early Friday morning in Santa Barbara County on Highway 154 and Zaca Station Road, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The location is northwest of Los Olivos. KSBY... (Continue reading)

County shuts down illegal gambling in Oceano and Nipomo

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

Two gambling operations were shut down this week after San Luis Obispo County officials determined they were operating illegally. After receiving multiple complaints of drug use and prostitution in the area around the Cyber Wave Cafe’s at 1945 Front Street... (Continue reading)

Diversity group, Cal Poly president march together

Written on 4 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong marched Thursday alongside a student group threatening his job. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and supporters marched in solidarity with the cause “Cal Poly is no place for hate,” according to the university. Matt Klepfer,... (Continue reading)