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Cal Poly student killed in fiery crash near Cholame Y

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

A 22-year-old woman who died in a fiery head-on crash with a semi truck last week was a Cal Poly engineering student. Iriana Pina, from Kettleman City, was driving a Ford Mustang northbound on Highway 41 near the Cholame Y... (Continue reading)

Bruce Gibson is out of touch on Los Osos

Written on 7 May, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER At the April 20, candidates forum for the District 2 Supervisor race, I was struck by the misstatements made by sitting Supervisor Bruce Gibson about the Los Osos Wastewater Project. A project he holds himself out... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man arrested for alleged kidnapping and stabbing incident

Written on 7 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero police arrested a man Monday morning for allegedly stabbing one person and kidnapping another person. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 8:30 a.m., police responded to reports of a vehicle collision and physical altercation between the people involved in the... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach planning to approve recreational pot shops

Written on 7 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Not to be outdone by the city of San Luis Obispo, the Grover Beach City Council is set to add recreational pot shops to its existing marijuana regime. [Cal Coast Times] Last fall, the Grover Beach City Council voted to... (Continue reading)

SLO County hit with another jail death lawsuit

Written on 5 May, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

The family of a 60-year-old man who died in the San Luis Obispo County Jail in April filed a lawsuit Friday against San Luis Obispo County alleging negligence that resulted in death. Kevin Lee McLaughlin died of a heart attack... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly spent $85,000 on policing Milo Yiannopoulos event

Written on 5 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Policing and providing security for the recent fake news forum featuring controversial conservative Milo Yiannopoulos cost Cal Poly and the California State University system a combined estimate total of $86,200, Cal Poly officials say. Cal Poly’s share of the cost... (Continue reading)

SLO doctor accused of operating prescription drug mill

Written on 4 May, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo doctor with a history of dispersing drugs without performing the required medical exams was charged Wednesday with six felony counts associated with running a pill mill is also facing losing her medical license.... (Continue reading)

Fire burns Lori Angello’s home in Oceano

Written on 4 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A home belonging to Oceano Community Services Director Lori Angello caught fire early Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The fire broke out at about 4 a.m. at the two-story home in the 1600 block of Laguna Drive, according to the... (Continue reading)

Burglar allegedly wakes up woman and rapes her

Written on 3 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Amid a downtown Santa Barbara crime spree last month, a 24-year-old man allegedly woke up a woman sleeping in an alcove and raped her. Kahlil Byers raped the woman after burglarizing a Foot Locker and a pawn shop, according to... (Continue reading)

SLO gives Mayor Heidi Harmon a raise

Written on 3 May, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Rather than approving across-the-board 10 percent raises, as proposed by a special committee, the San Luis Obispo City Council decided Tuesday to increase the mayor’s base pay by 15 percent while raising council member salaries by 2 percent. The council... (Continue reading)