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Support housing the homeless, not a giant shelter

OPINION By BECKY JORGESON Editor’s Note: Following San Luis Obispo Councilman Dan Carpenter proposing rapid re-housing for the homeless and a rehab of the current homeless shelter John Spatafore, Sandee Menge, Paul Wolff and Councilman John Ashbaugh voiced their support... (Continue reading)

Could this fires season cripple California’s economy?

More than a dozen wildfires have already caused over $20 million in damage, even though it is just the beginning of a fire season that could cripple the state’s economy, Gov. Jerry Brown said Sunday on ABC. The state, which... (Continue reading)

DUI crash on Highway 41 leaves driver in critical condition

An Atascadero woman suffered major injuries Sunday night after she crashed her car while driving under the influence on Highway 41. The crash prompted two other accidents on the highway. [KSBY] Roberta Silva, 56, was driving northbound on Highway 41... (Continue reading)

Group flies Central Coast dogs to no-kill shelters

An animal adoption welfare group flew 72 dogs out of the Santa Barbara Airport on private planes to no-kill shelters in Idaho, Oregon and Montana on Saturday. [KCOY] Wings of Rescue flew the dogs to less crowded shelters in the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly claims conference championship

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly won its first Big West Conference championship Sunday with a 3-2 victory over Cal State Northridge. The Mustangs led 3-1 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the bases empty, but Cal... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman killed in auto accident

A Paso Robles was killed in a single car accident early Friday. Shortly after 1 a.m., the driver was headed south on Spring Street when she hit at least one parked vehicle. Her vehicle then struck a curb and rolled... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly clinches final weekend series

Cal Poly beat Cal State Northridge 6-3 Saturday afternoon to clinch its final weekend series on the 2014 schedule. After hitting two home runs Friday, third baseman Jimmy Allen homered in his first at bat Saturday to put the Mustangs... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly wins slugfest in Northridge

The Cal State Northridge baseball team has a total of four home runs all season. On Friday afternoon in Northridge, Cal Poly matched that total in five innings. Mustang second baseman Mark Mathias led off the game with a home... (Continue reading)

UC Irvine banishes its biggest fan from ballpark

By JOSH FRIEDMAN, CCN’s STATE SPORTS CORESPONDENT When UC Irvine hosts Cal State Fullerton this weekend in a series that could vault the Anteaters to a Big West Conference championship, the cheers coming from an Orange County living room may... (Continue reading)

Woman leaves baby alone in hot car

A 32-year-old Goleta woman faces a possible child endangerment charge after she allegedly left her 9-month-old son unattended in a car, with only the back windows partially rolled down, while she went shopping. Shortly after 1 p.m., Santa Barbara County... (Continue reading)