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Woman jumps to her death off overpass in San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By CCT STAFF A woman jumped off the Madonna Road overpass onto Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Friday morning, according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 11 a.m., 911 callers... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara youth program staffer accused of raping teen

Written on 1 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former staff member for a Santa Barbara youth entrepreneurship program allegedly raped a female mentee of his, who was 14 years old at the time, according to a lawsuit filed last month in Santa Barbara County... (Continue reading)

Another man dies at Santa Barbara County Jail

Written on 1 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 23-year-old Lompoc man whom guards found unresponsive in his cell died Thursday morning in the Santa Barbara Main Jail. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is calling the death of Isaiah Joey Johnson an apparent suicide.... (Continue reading)

The legend of Morro Bay’s Tack Snead

Written on 31 Oct, 2019 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

Editor’s Note: The following series of tales from behind the bar, “Happy Jacks Saloon: The Last Morro Bay Fisherman’s Dive,” to be posted bi-weekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. The following... (Continue reading)

Convicted of manslaughter at the Oceano Dunes, no jail time

Written on 31 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Yuba City man who killed another person while driving under the influence of alcohol at the Oceano Dunes in June, will avoid more time behind bars despite pleading no contest to manslaughter this week. [Tribune] On... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit targets trove of hidden SLO County IWMA documents

Written on 31 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By CCT STAFF A private investigator who spent 23 years as an IRS special agent and whose work helped dismantle a Colombian drug cartel is suing San Luis Obispo County’s waste disposal agency and District Attorney Dan Dow to force... (Continue reading)

Teen charged with DUI and driving 107 mph in Paso Robles

Written on 31 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 19-year-old man was caught driving 107 mph while under the influence of alcohol early Wednesday morning in Paso Robles, according to the CHP. Enrique Perez, 19, was driving on Highway 46 East at Union Road. A... (Continue reading)

McLaughlin SLO County Jail death case not over yet

Written on 30 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Counsel Rita Neal is claiming the family of a 60-year-old man who died at the county jail accepted a nearly $42,000 settlement, while the family’s attorney is saying no such settlement occurred. Amid... (Continue reading)

Power outages and fires ravage California

Written on 30 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Large and small fires are burning in numerous California counties, and PG&E is continuing to preemptively shut off power to hundreds of thousands of residents, though many customers are having their electricity restored on Wednesday. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for laundry thieves

Written on 30 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a pair of thieves who allegedly stole about $500 worth of clothing from a laundry room at the Mustang Village apartment complex. [Cal Coast Times] Police Chief Deanna Cantrell posted... (Continue reading)