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Morro Bay murder defendant declared mentally incompetent

Written on 7 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 22-year-old man who allegedly murdered his father at their Morro Bay home has been declared incompetent to stand trial. William Joel Schonberger is accused of killing his 59-year-old father with a machete. [KSBY] During Schonberger’s initial arraignment hearing last... (Continue reading)

New Years Eve at Tooth & Nail Winery, photos

Written on 6 Jan, 2017 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

An epic New Year’s Eve at Tooth & Nail Winery included a DJ and dance party along with bougie eats, a great venue and plenty of wine. The cork dorks Adam Montiel and Jeremy West kept the party going until... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles High cuts ties with football coach after syrup incident

Written on 6 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Months following a raunchy locker room incident that divided the city of Paso Robles, school district officials have announced they are searching for a new head football coach. It is not clear whether the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District... (Continue reading)

Lompoc man of the year facing life in prison for child molestation

Written on 6 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A longtime public servant and former Lompoc man of the year is facing life in prison after pleading guilty to 17 counts of child molestation charges. Anthony Michael Durham, 67, is expected to spend the rest of his life in... (Continue reading)

Six injured in Santa Barbara County’s Windy Gap

Written on 5 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Three vehicles collided on Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County’s Windy Gap, leaving an SUV dangling over a guardrail and another car lying on its side in the middle of the road. A total of six people suffered injuries, according... (Continue reading)

Will the new county board majority take charge?

Written on 5 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by MICHAEL F. BROWN Editor’s note: A column by Republican Mike Brown will run in CalCoastNews every other Thursday, rotating with a column by Democrat Stew Jenkins. One of the institutional weaknesses of California’s Board of Supervisor form of... (Continue reading)

Dog that killed Grover Beach man was police K-9

Written on 5 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

The dog that attacked and killed a 64-year-old Grover Beach man was an Exeter Police Department K-9. Grover Beach Police Officer Alex Geiger was the dog’s handler during his time with the Central Valley police department. Geiger left Exeter to... (Continue reading)

Ragged Point body identified as missing North Hollywood woman

Written on 5 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officials identified the body found at the car wreck near Ragged Point as missing North Hollywood woman Olivia Hannah Gonzalez, 20. Gonzalez disappeared along with her boyfriend, Brian Fernandez on Dec. 23. Fernandez remains missing.... (Continue reading)

SLO continues to ignore architectural guidelines

Written on 4 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COPPER On Jan. 3, the San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 to deny an appeal of a four-story motel project proposed to be located at 1042 Olive Street. This project is an architectural misfit in height,... (Continue reading)

Hells Angel arrested after fleeing CHP down Cuesta Grade

Written on 4 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

A California Highway Patrol officer tried stopping a trio of motorcyclists, at least one of whom was wearing a Hells Angels jacket, while they were riding on the Cuesta Grade Tuesday afternoon. But, two of the three bikers fled, and... (Continue reading)