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Attack outside Mid-State Fair deemed a hate crime

Written on 29 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A 25-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted an African-American man while yelling racist remarks outside the California Mid-State Fair last week. [Tribune] On July 20 shortly after 10 p.m., Ernest Martin, 50, left the fair and was walking... (Continue reading)

Victim of suspicious death in SLO identified

Written on 29 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo police identified the man found dead at the Silver City Mobile Home Park on South Higuera Street of suspicious circumstances as Nickolas Rudolph Camara, 66. Early Friday morning, the man’s neighbors called police to report they hadn’t... (Continue reading)

SLO County policy changes under fire

Written on 28 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County planners are attempting to strengthen a highly contested section of the county general plan that allows officials to restrict private land and water use in times of drought and other resource shortages. The... (Continue reading)

Car discovered in Laguna Lake

Written on 28 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s dive team is checking out a car found in Laguna Lake on Monday. San Luis Obispo police and firefighters are also at the lake. Though very few detail are currently available, officials said the... (Continue reading)

PG&E’s cozy relationship with public officials

Written on 28 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

After reading thousands of emails received as part of a California Public Records Act lawsuit settlement, San Bruno officials announced that state utility regulators were advising PG&E on ways to fend off a legal challenge following the deadly gas-pipeline explosion... (Continue reading)

Lightning strike kills man at Venice Beach

Written on 28 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A surprise lightning strike during a summer thunderstorm killed a 20-year-old man at Venice Beach Sunday afternoon. [LA Times] At least four lightning strikes hit the beachfront in Venice around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. In... (Continue reading)

Cambria man repeatedly stabs pregnant wife

Written on 27 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Deputies arrested a Cambria man after he allegedly stabbed his pregnant wife multiple times Sunday morning in the presence of several children. Shortly after midnight, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies responded to a call from a home on the... (Continue reading)

Cyclist’s family sues over fatal crash

Written on 27 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The family of a San Luis Obispo man who died after crashing his bicycle into a Toyoto Tundra in 2012 is suing the driver of the Tundra and the winery he was working for, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.... (Continue reading)

Train rolls into the Mid-State Fair

Written on 26 Jul, 2014 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

By COLIN JONES I know it’s a cliché but nothing says summer like a warm, windless night in Chumash Arena at the Paso Robles Fairgrounds. Throw in some party rock, cute cowgirls (and cowboys), plenty of adult beverages and your... (Continue reading)

Leland Yee charged with selling votes

Written on 26 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

A federal grand jury handed down another racketeering indictment against state Sen. Leland Yee on Friday, this one says he was part of an organized crime operation in which he sold legislative votes and influence for piles of money. [Mercury... (Continue reading)