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Reservoir Canyon fires burn 50 acres, video

Written on 16 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters are battling two grass fires that started Sunday morning in Reservoir Canyon in San Luis Obispo. Firefighters have stopped forward progress on both fires. [Cal Coast Times] #ReservoirFire (update) approx 50 acres between the 2 fires. Crews making good... (Continue reading)

Simple question to SLO staffers, weird answers

Written on 15 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by RICHARD SCHMIDT It seemed a simple question my brain said I needed to ask. After being in the middle of San Luis Obispo’s Anholm Bikeway insanity for more than a year, I had the impression the city’s bike... (Continue reading)

Teen returns purse with $10,000 inside

Written on 15 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 16-year-old teen turned a black purse he found with $10,000 inside to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies said the teen makes them feel good about humanity. [Cal Coast Times] On Wednesday, Rhami Zeini was walking home from... (Continue reading)

New homeowner finds decomposing body in backyard

Written on 15 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man raking leaves in his backyard found a decomposing body lying on the outside of his chain-link fence on the 1500 block of Clearview Road in Santa Barbara on Friday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] About two weeks ago, Dave... (Continue reading)

$10,000 reward offered for missing Paso Robles woman

Written on 14 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Anyone who can provide with authorities with information that leads to the location of a missing Paso Robles woman is now eligible to receive a reward of up to $10,000. [Cal Coast Times] Nancy Colleen Woodrum, 63, has now been... (Continue reading)

Hunter mistaken for deer, shot

Written on 14 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man in his 60s suffered a bullet wound to the shoulder in a hunting accident that occurred late Thursday in the Caliente Mountain Range near the Carrizo Plain National Monument, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.... (Continue reading)

Robber sprays Atascadero restaurant worker with chemical

Written on 14 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A robber allegedly entered an Atascadero restaurant Thursday morning and sprayed an employee in the face with an unknown chemical before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash. [Cal Coast Times] At about 9 a.m., the robber entered the Tastee-Freeze... (Continue reading)

Father and son missing after allegedly setting sail from Goleta to Hawaii

Written on 13 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 68-year-old father and his 14-year-old son who were thought to be sailing from Goleta to Hawaii have gone missing. [Cal Coast Times] In June, Gerald “Storm” Talifero and his son Adagio “Dag” Talifero presumably set sail from the Goleta... (Continue reading)

Six people killed in Bakersfield shooting spree

Written on 13 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A gunman went on a rampage in Bakersfield Wednesday, killing five people, including his wife. The man then shot and killed himself. [CNN] At about 5 p.m., the gunman and his wife became involved in a confrontation with a man... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay approves rate hike for sewage plant despite protest

Written on 13 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Morro Bay ratepayers submitted about 2,150 of the approximately 2,800 protest votes needed to stop a controversial water and sewer rate hike that will go toward funding the city’s planned sewage treatment plant project. Still, the Morro Bay City Council... (Continue reading)