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Human skull found in Morro Bay identified

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department identified a skull and additional human remains found alongside Highway 1 in Morro Bay in June as belonging to a 70-year-old transient man from Arizona. [Cal Coast Times] While doing... (Continue reading)

Nonprofit in escrow on Pismo Beach property, dropping church bid

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By CCT STAFF Peoples’ Self-Help Housing is in escrow to purchase a property on North 4th Street in Pismo Beach where they plan to temporary house homeless young adults and to provide low-cost housing. The nonprofit has backed out of... (Continue reading)

Sherry Gong sentenced to six months in SLO County Jail

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced Sherry Gong, the wife of SLO County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong, on Wednesday to about six months in jail for embezzling more than $32,000 from the booster club of the Atascadero High... (Continue reading)

Car thief points gun at victim in Atascadero, gets away

Written on 2 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A thief stole a vehicle from an Atascadero home on Tuesday and crashed twice while fleeing but managed to get away from police and witnesses who were pursuing him by pulling a gun and then hopping inside... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash on Highway 101 in Avila Beach

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A 44-year-old man died Tuesday morning after driving off Highway 101 in Avila Beach. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., Arturo Estrada-Aguilera was driving a grey Jeep Cherokee northbound near the Avila Beach Drive offramp. For unknown reasons, he... (Continue reading)

FBI agents raid three homes in SLO County, arrest two men

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE FBI agents raided three homes on Tuesday morning of people accused of selling methamphetamine, heroin or illegal firearms. Agents arrested two suspected drug dealers. [Cal Coast Times] During a three month investigation, FBI agents taped and surveilled... (Continue reading)

Gov. Newsom signs bill allowing college athletes to be paid

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law on Monday a bill that will allow college athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness. The signing of SB 206 makes California the... (Continue reading)

SLO child molester sentenced to 25 years to life

Written on 1 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo man convicted of sexually molesting two young girls was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in state prison. In July, a jury found Matthew Betts, 47, guilty of nine counts of felony... (Continue reading)

Chase ends in head-on collision in SLO, arrest

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF A pursuit that started Monday near Avila Beach ended in a head-on collision on Olive Street in San Luis Obispo. At 11:14 a.m., a CHP officer spotted a gray Hyundai headed the wrong way on Highway 101... (Continue reading)

Judge rules Paso Robles slum lords can evict tenants

Written on 30 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By CCT STAFF A San Luis Obispo County judge is allowing the owners of a Paso Robles apartment complex that is infested with vermin and plagued with numerous other hazards to evict their tenants. On Friday, the owners of the... (Continue reading)