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Deputies find panga at San Simeon State Beach

Written on 10 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a panga boat at San Simeon State Beach early Wednesday morning. Deputies did not find any drugs, though, nor did they identify any suspects. They discovered the panga around 2:50 a.m. Wednesday. The... (Continue reading)

Immigrant detention center expanding in Southern California

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) is adding beds to the largest immigrant detention center in Southern California. [LA Times] The detention center in the high desert town of Adelanto, 40 miles north of San Bernardino, currently has the capacity... (Continue reading)

Atascadero woman attacks Obama protesters

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 233 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Claiming she was defending President Barack Obama from an unwarranted attack, an Atascadero woman pepper sprayed a group of peaceful protestors on Monday afternoon. Atascadero police then charged the woman with two counts of battery. During the... (Continue reading)

Drivers airlifted from crash near Shandon

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted two drivers injured in a three-car crash on Highway 46 near Shandon Tuesday morning. CHP officers responded to a collision on Highway 46 east of Shandon at about 9 a.m. Tuesday. A woman driving... (Continue reading)

Wanted man invades Nipomo home

Written on 9 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A suspect in a carjacking who barricaded himself in a Nipomo home Wednesday morning has been arrested. After allegedly carjacking a vehicle in Santa Maria, the suspect fled north, crashed into a fence in Nipomo and entered an occupied home... (Continue reading)

Supervisors waffle on support for Paso Robles water bill

Written on 8 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A heavily-amended legislative proposal to create a “hybrid” water district for controlling the Paso Robles water basin no longer has support from the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors following a circuitous, often testy discussion by... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach mayor running for reelection

Written on 8 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson has announced that she is running for reelection. Peterson, a real estate broker, served four years as a Grover Beach councilwoman prior to running for mayor. She won the mayoral seat in 2012 with 75... (Continue reading)

Three injured in multi-car crash in Paso Robles

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

Three people were transported to local hospitals following a three car accident at the intersection of Highway 46 East and Golden Hill Road in Paso Robles on Monday. Shortly after 1 p.m., a white car ran a red light and... (Continue reading)

Two drug dealers busted in Atascadero

Written on 8 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Unit searched two Atascadero residences last week, and arrested a man at each location for possession of heroin and other drugs for sale. Narcotics investigators first served a search warrant at a home located... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo fined for dumping hazardous waste

Written on 7 Jul, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE After first denying the dumping of hazardous chemicals violated the law, the city of San Luis Obispo paid an $8,690 penalty in May for the illegal dumping at the city’s corporate yard. The California Department of Toxic... (Continue reading)