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Tourist hit and killed in San Luis Obispo

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCT STAFF A 62-year-old tourist attempting to cross Madonna Road near McDonald’s was hit and killed by a car Tuesday night, according to San Luis Obispo police. Shortly after 9 p.m., a 30-year-old driver hit the woman who was... (Continue reading)

PG&E shuts off power, Santa Maria on the list

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN PG&E has shut off power in numerous Northern California counties and may cut off electricity to 800,000 customers statewide. In a preemptive move to eliminate wildfire risk, PG&E began shutting off power early Wednesday morning, immediately impacting... (Continue reading)

One man arrested after bomb squad called to Grover Beach

Written on 9 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A suspicious package left on a vehicle in Grover Beach brought out the bomb squad and led to road closures, evacuations and the eventual arrest of a suspect, though on charges unrelated to the device that was... (Continue reading)

Court to decide the winner of a proposed PG&E takeover

Written on 8 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Victims of the deadly wildfires started by Pacific Gas and Electric and a group of Wall Street hedge funds are working together to seize control of the utility company. Lawyers for the victims asked a bankruptcy judge on Monday to... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police hunting for alleged Taco shop killer

Written on 8 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Maria Police Department is searching for a man they believe shot and killed a 33-year-old man outside a taco shop on Sunday. At about 3:30 p.m., 29-year-old Juan Carlos Hernandez allegedly shot Jose Medina Gonzalez... (Continue reading)

San Miguel man charged with child molestation

Written on 7 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 54-year-old San Miguel man on charges he sexually penetrated a child with a foreign object. On the evening of Oct. 5, a caller reported David Avis Vance had sexually... (Continue reading)

Oceano to hire a new administrator

Written on 7 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

BY CCT STAFF Oceano Community Services District board members have selected a new administrator, to replace General Manager Paavo Ogren who plans to retire in December. Will Clemens, currently the central service director for San Luis Obispo County, is in... (Continue reading)

Drunk man caught driving wrong-way on Highway 46

Written on 7 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An intoxicated man managed to avoid crashing into other vehicles while driving the wrong-way on Highway 46 near Paso Robles early Sunday morning, but he did not managed to avoid arrest. At about 2 a.m., Lorenzo Gonzalez... (Continue reading)

Man murdered in front of Santa Maria taco shop

Written on 7 Oct, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 33-year-old man died after being shot in front of a Santa Maria taco restaurant on Sunday. [KSBY] At approximately 3:30 p.m., a 911 caller reported a shooting in front of 805 Tacos at 1018 W. Main Street. Responders transported... (Continue reading)

SLO doctor accused of gross negligence

Written on 6 Oct, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE State prosecutors filed an accusation against a San Luis Obispo internist for having unlicensed employees perform medical procedures, ordering narcotics in her own name to give patients, and for neglecting patients. [Cal Coast Times] For several years,... (Continue reading)