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SLO County investigators still trying to solve Oceano murders

Written on 15 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Months following a pair of murders in Oceano, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says detectives have developed a forensic profile of the killer in one of the homicides, though authorities still have not made an arrest and are... (Continue reading)

More than 5,000 customers lose power in SLO, Atascadero and Templeton

Written on 15 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A power outage in San Luis Obispo and one in North County resulted in more than 5,000 customers losing power on Wednesday. An incident involving a power line sparked a fire in the area of Johnson and Flora streets in... (Continue reading)

San Francisco sues Trump over immigrant welfare

Written on 15 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Francisco and Santa Clara counties on Tuesday filed the first lawsuit against the Trump Administration over a new regulation that allows federal officials to deny green cards or entry into the country to immigrants who use government aid programs... (Continue reading)

Suspect punches one woman, sexually assaults another in Goleta

Written on 14 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man suspected of assaulting two women over the last week in Goleta. [Cal Coast Times] The suspect allegedly punched one of the women in the face during an assault. The suspect... (Continue reading)

Andy Caldwell challenges Salud Carbajal for seat in Congress

Written on 14 Aug, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Central Coast radio host and executive director of the Coalition for Labor, Agriculture and Business (COLAB), Andy Caldwell, has announced he will challenge incumbent Rep. Salud Carbajal for the District 24 congressional seat. [Cal Coast Times] Caldwell,... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Lynn Compton calls out Mayor Heidi Harmon

Written on 13 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

After learning of San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon’s plan to ban natural gas-powered appliances in new buildings, SLO County Supervisor Lynn Compton posted an article on the city’s latest proposed ordinance. Underneath the article, Compton questions several of Harmon’s... (Continue reading)

SLO police want charges against man who found chief’s gun

Written on 13 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

The San Luis Obispo Police Department referred its investigation into the man who found the chief’s gun in a bathroom to the District Attorney’s Office for consideration of charges on Monday. [Cal Coast Times] Police are asking prosecutors to consider... (Continue reading)

No DUI charges for man involved in fatal Oceano Dunes crash

Written on 13 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Yuba City man who allegedly drove an off-road vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and went airborne, striking and killing another rider at the Oceano Dunes in June, has dodged a DUI charge, though he is facing a... (Continue reading)

SLO trying to phase out natural gas

Written on 13 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council is considering adopting an ordinance that would amend the building code to ban the fitting of new residential and commercial buildings with natural gas-powered appliances. [Cal Coast Times] A proposed ordinance, which is expected... (Continue reading)

SLO man pleads guilty to selling weed on the dark web

Written on 12 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo man pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute marijuana on the dark web, according to U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott. [Cal Coast Times] Using the online monikers “Sawgrass,” “Ross4Less,” and “ChristmasTree,” Daniel McMonegal, 36, distributed weed... (Continue reading)