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Santa Maria police searching for hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian

Written on 19 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers are searching for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian Monday evening and then fled the scene. At 8:30 p.m., a driver struck a male pedestrian near the intersection of Betteravia Road... (Continue reading)

Enney narrowly leading in Paso Robles school board race

Written on 18 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Kenney Enney has a narrow lead in the race for a seat on the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board. Enney leads by six votes against his opponent Angela Hollander. The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s... (Continue reading)

SLO County adopts redistricting Map A

Written on 18 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Split down party lines, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to adopt Map A, with supervisors Debbie Arnold and John Peschong dissenting. Map is almost identical to the map selected in... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police chase forgery suspect and armed accomplice

Written on 18 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A North County man allegedly attempted to pass a forged check at a bank in Atascadero on Monday, leading to a police chase that culminated with two arrests and a K-9 finding a handgun in a family’s... (Continue reading)

Judges rule cities cannot ban natural gas, this includes SLO

Written on 18 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal appeals court unanimously struck down Berkeley’s natural gas ban on Monday, an ordinance the San Luis Obispo City Council mimicked even though it was under a legal challenge. Instead of directly banning gas appliances, which... (Continue reading)

Dow calls for extending statute of limitations for sex crimes

Written on 18 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow called at an event on Monday for California to extend the statute of limitations for felony domestic violence and sexual assault crimes. [KCOY] At an annual event held by... (Continue reading)

Four arguments against SLO County’s redistricting plan

Written on 18 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE With San Luis Obispo County’s new board majority seeking a redo on redistricting, county officials green lit their plan to approve a new map during Tuesday’s meeting. The liberal board majority’s goal is to select one of... (Continue reading)

Details, video of Oxnard officer involved fatal shooting

Written on 17 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An Oxnard Police officer shot and killed a man brandishing a knife after the suspect refused to drop the weapon and continued approaching officers even after he was tased and shot with a rubber bullet. Detectives released... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested for assault, robbery and shooting in SLO

Written on 17 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a teen who allegedly embarked upon a crime spree on Friday that included pistol-whipping and robbing a boy and firing gunshots in or around a parking lot. Early Friday morning, police... (Continue reading)

Man airlifted to hospital after Lompoc shooting

Written on 17 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency personnel airlifted a man in serious condition to the hospital after a gunman shot him in Lompoc Monday morning.  Shortly before 9 a.m., a person reported a shooting in the 400 block of W. Pine Avenue.... (Continue reading)