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California deputy admits lying about sniper shooting him

Written on 25 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy concocted a story Wednesday that a sniper shot him in the shoulder, and that he was saved by a ballistic vest he was wearing. [Cal Coast Times] Droves of law enforcement personnel searched for... (Continue reading)

Responders rescue resident in burning home in SLO

Written on 25 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Rescue personnel woke a resident sleeping inside a house that caught on fire in San Luis Obispo early Saturday morning. The resident managed to escape uninjured, according to the city’s fire department. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 4:30 a.m., a... (Continue reading)

SLO City’s latest illogical planning proposal

Written on 24 Aug, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT Every so often, it’s fun to pop over to slocity.org, our fair city’s official spokes-site, to check out “What’s New In SLO,” our San Luis Obispo’s official news headline service. This week, “Roundabouts are the City’s... (Continue reading)

Weed abatement saves homes in rural Paso Robles

Written on 24 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A brush fire that threatened two homes in rural Paso Robles on Friday, stopped at the fence line of a homeowner who created a defensible space around his property, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 3 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Man accused of hate crimes in arson at Orcutt church

Written on 23 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Deputies arrested a 19-year old man for hate crimes after he allegedly set fire to a shed located behind the Winepress Church on Cambria Avenue in Orcutt on Friday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after noon, witnesses called 911 to... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach massage parlors cited for lack of clothing

Written on 23 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A citywide investigation into Grover Beach massage parlors resulted in three people at two businesses receiving citations, including for sexually suggestive advertising and not wearing proper clothing. [Cal Coast Times] On Aug. 12, Grover Beach police and... (Continue reading)

SLO building inspector headed to pay-to-stay jail

Written on 23 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge formally approved on Thursday a San Luis Obispo city building inspector’s request to serve time in a Seal Beach pay-to-stay jail for an assault conviction stemming from a violent attack in a SLO County bar.... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief loses her gun, and now her car

Written on 22 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

A little more than a month after San Luis Obispo Chief Police Deanna Cantrell’s gun was taken from a restaurant bathroom, her personal car was stolen from Santa Margarita, according to a law enforcement source. [Cal Coast Times] The chief’s... (Continue reading)

SLO public defender’s office awarded funds despite lawsuits

Written on 22 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors awarded new funding to a law firm that provides contract public defender services to the county, even though the firm has recently been sued twice for malpractice, including once... (Continue reading)

Beer can Bessie at Happy Jack’s in Morro Bay

Written on 22 Aug, 2019 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

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)