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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)

Firefighters battled four fires Wednesday in SLO County

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

A total of four fires burned in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday, and there have now been at least five blazes in the last two days. [Cal Coast Times] On Tuesday, a small fire broke out in a backyard... (Continue reading)

Three injured in Paso Robles car crash

Written on 22 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person suffered moderate injuries and two others suffered minor injuries after a car crashed into a ditch and overturned in rural Paso Robles Wednesday night, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] A white sedan crashed near Penman Springs... (Continue reading)

Did Morro Bay officials exploit pot shop permitting process?

Written on 22 Aug, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Morro Bay city officials inappropriately manipulated results of marijuana permit applications to reward a pair of favored groups, a lawsuit filed this week in San Luis Obispo asserts. [Cal Coast Times] In late June, the city identified... (Continue reading)

Missing 94-year-old man found dead in Lompoc riverbed

Written on 21 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The body of a 94-year-old Lompoc man who was reported missing last week was found in a riverbed on Wednesday. [KSBY] Donald Bishop had last been seen on Aug. 15 when he left his home to take a walk. The... (Continue reading)

Sherry Gong pleads guilty embezzlement of Atascadero student club

Written on 21 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In a surprise move, Sherry Gong, the wife of San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to embezzling more than $32,000 from the booster club of the Atascadero High School band. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man suffers major injuries in bicycle crash

Written on 21 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An 85-year-old cyclist is in critical condition after crashing Monday afternoon on State Route 41 just east of the Atascadero city limits. [Cal Coast Times] Wade Akle was riding his electric bicycle at approximately 15 mph when he suffered an... (Continue reading)

California wildfire damage down by 95 percent this year

Written on 21 Aug, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Land mass burned in California thus far in 2019 has decreased by 95 percent from last year and 90 percent compared to the average over the past five years, according to Department of Forestry and Fire Protection statistics. [KTLA] As... (Continue reading)