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Passengers permitted off cruise ship in Santa Barbara Harbor

Written on 9 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

More than 50  Crown Princess cruise ship passengers who appear to be sick with the Norovirus will be required to remain on board while non-ill passengers will be permitted to leave the ship currently docked in the Santa Barbara Harbor.... (Continue reading)

Los Osos McDonald’s approved with drive-through

Written on 9 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors approved plans Tuesday for a McDonald’s restaurant to open in Los Osos with a drive-through. [Tribune] On a 4-1 vote, the board reversed the decision of the county planning commission, which voted... (Continue reading)

Fire sparks in bedroom of Oceano home

Written on 8 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A fire broke out in the bedroom of an Oceano home Monday afternoon. [KSBY] The fire occurred just after 2:30 p.m. at a house in the 2200 block of La Verne Street. Five Cities firefighters responded and extinguished the blaze... (Continue reading)

Bullied Los Osos teen commits suicide

Written on 7 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 65 comments

By KAREN VELIE A bullied 13-year-old Los Osos girl died Thursday after a suicide bid following years of torment. On March 29, while her mother was making barbecue and her father was working on his car, Nailani Buchholz wrote her... (Continue reading)

Isla Vista block party turns into riot

Written on 7 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

An annual Isla Vista street party turned violent Saturday night, resulting in injuries to several officers and more than 100 arrests. [KSBY] More than 15,000 people attended Deltopia Saturday, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. The annual event... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly ekes out series victory over Santa Barbara

Written on 6 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly baseball is known nationally as a program that is very offensive. On Sunday, the team demonstrated that it could win a big game while relying on pitching. After Mustang hurlers surrendered 26 hits and 15... (Continue reading)

Fire tax flub allows for voting as ballots are counted

Written on 6 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Property owners in Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and Oceano who have yet to vote on a firefighting assessment measure can still do so, even as ballots are counted. The Five Cities Fire Authority is proposing a $66 fee on all... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly walks off with win over Santa Barbara

Written on 6 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN (Editor’s Note: Video of Cal Poly catcher Chris Hoo’s walk-off single is at the bottom of the story.) On a night in which UC Santa Barbara students partied, Cal Poly baseball fans and players celebrated. With one... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly drops game 1 to UCSB

Written on 5 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Cal Poly ace Matt Imhof entered Friday’s series opener against 17th-ranked UC Santa Barbara with a 1.05 ERA, a feature on him in Baseball America and talk of the junior lefty going in the first round of June’s Major League... (Continue reading)

Gibson, Neal cover for Hill on CAPSLO dustup

Written on 5 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

Following a feud between County Supervisor Adam Hill and the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO), board of supervisor chairman Bruce Gibson and county counsel Rita Neal came to Hill’s defense claiming the controversial supervisor had always... (Continue reading)