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Hundreds protest Sessions firing in SLO

Written on 9 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered and marched in downtown San Luis Obispo Thursday evening as part of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions, as it relates to alleged efforts to squash the ongoing probe... (Continue reading)

Wildfires ravage Ventura County shortly after mass shooting

Written on 9 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Just hours after a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks left 13 people dead, two wildfires broke out in Ventura County, resulting in numerous evacuation orders, as well as burned or damaged structures and Highway 101 closures. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly... (Continue reading)

Lyft driver accused of sexually assaulting intoxicated rider in Nipomo

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Deputies arrested a Lyft driver on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman and then burglarizing her Nipomo home, according to a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department press release. [Cal Coast Times] Jason Lamont Fenwick , 51, faces... (Continue reading)

Inmate abuse allegations continue to dog SLO County Jail

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than a year after the FBI mounted a criminal investigation into alleged civil rights abuses of inmates at the San Luis Obispo County Jail, the Department of Justice opened an investigation into how the sheriff’s department... (Continue reading)

Almost 40 percent of SLO County ballots still to be counted

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

With a couple mayor’s races still undecided, San Luis Obispo County election officials have nearly 50,000 more ballots to count. [Cal Coast Times] Thus far, elections officials have counted 81,663 ballots in SLO County. They must still count another 41,973... (Continue reading)

Gunman shot and killed 13 people at Ventura County dance bar

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A gunman stormed into a popular dance venue in Thousand Oaks late Wednesday night, shot and killed 13 people and injured others. The shooter, identified as Ian David Long, also died. [Cal Coast Times] Wearing all black, Long arrived at... (Continue reading)

California Democrats to dominate Sacramento

Written on 8 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

With the exception of Republican Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, who won reelection Tuesday, San Luis Obispo County residents will be represented in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. primarily and possibly entirely by Democrats. [Cal Coast Times] In the elections for federal office,... (Continue reading)

Police arrest Grover Beach woman’s son for her murder

Written on 7 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Investigators arrested a 26-year-old man on Tuesday who allegedly murdered his mother in her Grover Beach home last month, police said. [Cal Coast Times] On Oct. 25, police officers conducting a welfare check at a condominium in the 200 block... (Continue reading)

SLO County Progressives win big in city council races

Written on 7 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

SLO County Progressives need not worry about their losses in the June election, as progressive candidates gained seats in San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Grover Beach and Arroyo Grande city councils in Tuesday’s election. [Cal Coast Times] SLO Progressive candidate... (Continue reading)

Ray leads Hill in Arroyo Grande, most other mayors’ races decided

Written on 7 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Following the final election night tally, Arroyo Grande Councilwoman Caren Ray is leading incumbent Mayor Jim Hill 51.89 percent to 48.00 percent in the most hotly contested San Luis Obispo County mayoral race. [Cal Coast Times] A total of 238... (Continue reading)