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SLO woman receives pardon for felony conviction

Written on 10 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Gov. Gavin Newsom pardoned a 41-year-old San Luis Obispo woman earlier this week for a prior felony conviction. [Cal Coast Times] While working as a corrections officer, in 2004, Laurie Gardner pleaded no contest to a felony count of possession... (Continue reading)

Civility, transparency, or hypocrisy?

Written on 9 Aug, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 48 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE San Luis Obispo’s city government has to feel that it’s under siege these days. Recent revelations by CCN about the city’s police chief losing her firearm, her day-long scramble to find it, breaking into a... (Continue reading)

Proposed Buellton pot grows pit a vintner against weed farms

Written on 9 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The owner of a rural Buellton winery has appealed proposals for two large marijuana grows that would be located next to his vineyards, a matter that came before the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission on Thursday. [Cal Coast Times] Blair... (Continue reading)

Three people injured in accidents at Oceano Dunes

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

Emergency responders transported two people to the hospital following separate crashes at the Ocean Dunes Thursday evening, with one of the individuals being airlifted out of the off-road riding park, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] First, an ATV... (Continue reading)

Another mother jailed after kidnapping her son in Paso Robles

Written on 9 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

For the second time in the span of a month, a woman whose young son had been removed from her custody kidnapped the child, prompting Paso Robles police to issue an Amber alert on Thursday before authorities managed to locate... (Continue reading)

CHP identifies Creston man killed in Highway 46 crash

Written on 8 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a head-on collision at the Cholame “Y” Wednesday night as Juan Silva Casares, 48, of Creston. [Cal Coast Times] Casares, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was a passenger in... (Continue reading)

Mountain lion spotted wandering around Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College is warning students and staff about a mountain lion that was spotted walking near the edge of the college campus on two different evenings this week, according to the college’s police department. [Cal Coast Times] Mountain lion spottings... (Continue reading)

One person killed, eight injured in crash on Highway 46

Written on 8 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person died and eight others suffered injuries after at least two vehicles collided near the Cholame “Y” Wednesday night, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:00 p.m., a minivan and a pickup truck collided near the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo water company sells to Nestle

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

A water company headquartered for decades in San Luis Obispo has sold to the world’s largest food and drink business, Nestle. [Cal Coast Times] This month, Nestle took over ownership of Crystal Springs Water Co. from the Mulay family. The... (Continue reading)

Fact check: No meth found in home during search for chief’s gun

Written on 7 Aug, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 58 comments

Clarification: SLO Police officers found a pipe at Cheyne Orndoff and Vanessa Bedroni’s home they listed as a meth pipe in their report. However, the pipe, which is sold for cannabis use, was not procured as evidence. By KAREN VELIE... (Continue reading)