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Morro Bay to contract out emergency dispatch services

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Morro Bay City Council voted unanimously during a special meeting Monday to contract out the city’s police and fire dispatch services to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office and Cal Fire respectively. The move, which also pertains to... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay hires new city manager amid employment dispute

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 95 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Morro Bay selected a new city manager the same day the applicant agreed to a settlement from a city that decided it did not want to hire him. The Morro Bay City Council unanimously selected retiring U.S.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to investigate football player drug use

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Two days after San Luis Obispo police arrested five university football players for allegedly robbing a fraternity house near campus, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced plans to mount an investigate drug use within the football team. San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man murders 4 family members

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

After a Goleta man murdered his parents and two sons Monday night, he told a dispatcher it was his “destiny.” Nicolas Holzer, 45, had been unemployed for years. For the past seven years, he had lived with his parents and... (Continue reading)

Water restrictions take effect in Los Osos

Written on 12 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A set of restrictions limiting how and when residents can use water for landscaping took effect in Los Osos Monday. Last week, the Los Osos Community Services District adopted a set of mandatory water conservations measures that will remain in... (Continue reading)

Family seeking $22 million for KSBY manager’s death

Written on 12 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 53 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The family of a KSBY sales manager who was struck and killed by a vehicle in Shell Beach is seeking $22 million in damages. On Nov. 19, 2011, Tricia Rittger parked in a lot across from the... (Continue reading)

Four people murdered in Goleta

Written on 12 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

UPDATE: Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies arrested a 46-year-old man who is suspected of murdering four people and a dog in Goleta. The victims died from multiple stab wounds. A press conference planned for Tuesday morning was canceled to provide... (Continue reading)

Cambria man sentenced 65 years to life for child molestation

Written on 12 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 57-year-old Cambria man received a 65 years to life prison sentence Monday for repeatedly molesting a boy. [Tribune] In July, a San Luis Obispo jury convicted Ronald John Cowan of five counts of child molestation. Cowan, who suffered a... (Continue reading)

Central California coastal waters significantly warmer

Written on 11 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Since the beginning of July, California Central coastal waters have been up to 7 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average, leading to an unusual array of aquatic life spotted in the area. [LA Times] The upper ocean waters within 50 to... (Continue reading)

Inmates injured in three car pileup

Written on 11 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Four people, including three inmates, were injured in a three car crash in Santa Maria on Monday. Shortly before 10 a.m., a woman driving a truck ran a red light at Miller Street and hit a Santa Barbara County Jail... (Continue reading)