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Woman sues for $10M, claims developer beat her repeatedly

Written on 3 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 64 comments

By KAREN VELIE At first, Michelle Jewsbury loved Ryan Petetit’s romantic gestures and, she said, the feel of his touch. Then he began choking her and slamming her against walls, according to a lawsuit filed in April. Jewsbury, after filing... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach in the top 10 for pollution

Written on 28 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Pismo Beach is ranked number 10 in the most polluted beaches in California, according to the annual Heal the Bay report. each year, Heal the Bay analysts take water samples from 456 California beaches and test for bacterial pollution. High... (Continue reading)

Gang member found dealing drugs in Pismo Beach hotel

Written on 12 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs | 16 comments

Authorities arrested a Santa Maria gang member for dealing drugs out of a Pismo Beach hotel. A search of the man’s room reportedly produced more than 5 ounces of methamphetamine and more than 25 grams of heroin. The San Luis... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police to get 13 percent raise

Written on 6 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The salaries of Pismo Beach police officers will increase by more than 13 percent over the next 26 months. Officers will also receive a bump in the value of their health benefits. On Tuesday, the Pismo Beach City Council voted... (Continue reading)

Body on beach identified as Pismo pier jumper

Written on 27 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Pismo Beach police have identified a body that washed ashore as Tulare man Marco Antonio Reyes Jr., 28. Reyes went missing last month after he jumped off the Pismo Beach Pier. [KSBY] Police are tentatively ruling Reyes’ death an accident,... (Continue reading)

Body washes ashore at Pismo Beach

Written on 26 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Visitors walking along Pismo Beach Monday found the partially decomposed body of an adult male. Investigators are still determining the man’s identity. The body was discovered around 1 p.m. approximately one mile south of the Pismo Beach Pier, according to... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed in Pismo Beach

Written on 10 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 40-year-old man was struck and killed Saturday morning by a car on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach. Shortly before 3 a.m., the victim was walking in a southbound lane of the highway just north of Oak Park Boulevard when... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach pier jumper missing

Written on 20 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Rescue workers are searching for a man who jumped off the Pismo Beach pier Saturday evening. Shortly before 10 p.m., witnesses spotted the man jump into the ocean. After the man began struggling in the water, witnesses called 911. Officers... (Continue reading)

Judge sides with Nipomo in South County water dispute

Written on 14 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A Santa Clara judge has tentatively rejected a legal bid by three South County cities to halt new development and new groundwater pumping on the Nipomo Mesa. [Tribune] As part of a longstanding battle over the use of the Santa... (Continue reading)

SLO County hires new fire chief

Written on 9 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Cal Fire has hired a new chief to head the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department. Scotty Jalbert, currently fire chief of the Cal Fire unit that serves Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties, will take over duties in San... (Continue reading)