OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I identified as a traditional democrat for half my life because then and now, I wanted the little guy to have a fighting chance! This has to do with my life experience. I grew up relatively... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo inspectors halted construction at a marijuana retail shop last month because the applicants had failed to procure a building permit. In November, the owners of Megan’s Organic Market, Megan Souza and Eric Powers, were... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF Police are searching for an armed man who robbed a store in the Pismo Beach Outlets on Thursday. At about 1:22 p.m., the man walked into Vitamin World, brandished a handgun and demanded cash. The robber then... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF An SUV missed a turn on Highway 1 in San Mateo County on Monday, plunged off a cliff and then disappeared along with its driver. [Mercury News] Dash cam footage shows the SUV missing the turn and... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF A suspect or suspects stabbed a man and assaulted another, leaving him with head trauma, early in the morning on New Year’s Day in Santa Maria. At about 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, callers reported the attack in... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF A 27-year-old man was arrested on New Years Eve for allegedly attempting to burn down Saint Mary of the Assumption Church in Santa Maria. At about 9 a.m on Wednesday, church staff discovered a man burning objects... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF A Southern California man allegedly carjacked a person in Grover Beach Tuesday evening, then was arrested hours later in Guadalupe, where he crashed and totaled the vehicle while driving intoxicated. Shortly before 8 p.m., Luis Enrique Lopez... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo police have identified the man found dead in Perfumo Creek on Sunday as 60-year-old Norman Bispo. At about noon, fire personnel found Bispo’s half naked body in the creek behind the 1200 block of... (Continue reading)
By CCT STAFF More than 100 people were temporary evacuated from a senior living residence in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday morning because of a fire. At about 9:30 a.m., a dryer used by kitchen staff at the Las Brisas... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Fueled by residents leaving the state, largely due to the high cost of living, California is currently at risk of losing a congressional seat. [LA Times] On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau released population estimates. California was... (Continue reading)