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King City to hire former AG manager Steve Adams
After searching statewide for a new city manager, the city council of King City decided on ousted Arroyo Grande executive Steve Adams. The council unanimously concluded Adams is the best candidate to serve as city manager, a King City press... (Continue reading)
Monterey County robbery suspects arrested in Atascadero
Suspects from a Monterey County roadside robbery were arrested Tuesday at an Atascadero motel. On Monday evening in the town of Chualar, which is about 10 miles southeast of Salinas, a 16-year-old girl flagged down a man while he was... (Continue reading)
California woman accused of starving 110 animals
A Monterey County woman allegedly kept more than 100 animals on a cluttered piece of land with no access to food or water for an extended period of time. [Monterey Herald] On Monday, Monterey County’s Society for the Prevention of... (Continue reading)
Thieves return stolen Jet Ski
The thieves who took a Jet Ski from a Grover Beach parking lot, contacted the owner Friday to say they were leaving the Jet Ski on the side of the road. On Dc. 13, surveillance footage caught three men driving... (Continue reading)
Paso Robles carjacking and Atascadero robbery suspects arrested
Atascadero police arrested two Monterey County men Tuesday for a carjacking at knifepoint that occurred Sunday in Paso Robles. One of the suspects is also accused of robbing an Atascadero liquor store. Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, a man robbed Stagecoach... (Continue reading)
Monterey County computer hacked
A Monterey County Department of Social Services computer was hacked by an overseas computer in March. However, those whose personal information was compromised were not informed until last week. [Herald] Personal information such as Social Security numbers, birth dates and... (Continue reading)
Proposed pipeline to link San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties
Lake Nacimiento water management officials want to construct a pipeline to divert extra water to Monterey County. [MontereyCountyWeekly] Nacimiento Lake fills up three times faster than Lake San Antonio, located a few miles to its north in Monterey County. During... (Continue reading)
SLO man accuses Rep. Sam Farr of racism
A San Luis Obispo man has labeled Rep. Sam Farr, considered to be one of the most progressive liberals in Congress, a racist. [Herald] The man making the allegations, Scott Barnes, 58, is known to have duped Ross Perot, ABC’s... (Continue reading)
Union Bank to lay off up to 400 Central Coast employees
Union Bank officials are heading up the coast from Santa Barbara, through San Luis Obispo County to Monterey, handing out layoff notices to hundreds of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust employees at 14 branches, several employees said. Union Bank’s purchase... (Continue reading)
Paso Robles man pleads not guilty to child abduction
A Paso Robles man charged with kidnapping his 16-year-old girlfriend Eunice Serrato pleaded not guilty on Thursday. [Californian] Juan Manuel Salazar Jr., 19, was initially booked into jail after he and Serrato turned themselves over to agents at the U.S.... (Continue reading)