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Cal Poly loses appeal of punishment for athlete book stipends

Written on 6 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF The National Collegiate Athletic Association has rejected an appeal filed by Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and has upheld its decision to penalize the university for providing student-athletes excessive financial aid for textbook costs. Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police searching for armed robber

Written on 6 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF Paso Robles police are searching for a man who robbed a gas station at gunpoint Wednesday night. At about 10:30 p.m., a man entered the Spirit gas station at 1637 Spring Street holding a black semiautomatic handgun.... (Continue reading)

SLO County Board of Supervisors to discuss sexually perverse emails

Written on 5 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday announced plans to discuss a series of threatening and vulgar emails sent from Supervisor Adam Hill’s home in a future closed session meeting. On Sunday, CalCoastNews exclusively... (Continue reading)

3 Mule man leaves SLO County, prosecutors decline request for charges

Written on 5 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office has declined a request from the CHP to file criminal charges against a 72-year-old nomad who officers arrested in Paso Robles last month. John Sears has wandered throughout California... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores detained in disappearance of Kristin Smart

Written on 5 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By CCT STAFF As part of the Kristin Smart case, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies and FBI agents served search warrants at four separate locations Wednesday morning, including the Southern California home of Paul Flores and the Arroyo Grande... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council members award themselves large raises

Written on 5 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to grant itself a large pay increase, with council members receiving a 63 percent raise and the mayor getting a 46 percent bump in compensation. Base pay for... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police shoot taser at hit-and-run driver

Written on 4 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT Paso Robles police officers subdued a violent hit-and-run suspect with a taser on Tuesday. Shortly after 11 a.m., callers reported a car crashed into a parked truck on Paso Robles Street near Highway 101. Following the crash, the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles winery owner accused of shooting neighbor’s golf cart

Written on 4 Feb, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo County prosecutors have filed charges against the founder of Paso Robles winery Tobin James Cellars for allegedly shooting the wheels of a neighbor’s golf cart and vandalizing his truck during a violent confrontation last... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill is a hypocrite

Written on 4 Feb, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE On the first of this month, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill sent out a vicious email blast from his personal computer excoriating his opponent Stacy Korsgaden. Then, after attacking her, he closed by... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City Council seeks a 63 percent pay raise

Written on 4 Feb, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By CCT STAFF Despite the city’s distressing financial situation, on Tuesday the San Luis Obispo City Council will consider granting members a 63 percent pay raise and the mayor a 46 percent increase in compensation, according to the agenda. At... (Continue reading)