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Pismo Beach City Council passes urgency pot ban

Written on 16 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Despite stiff opposition from Councilman Erik Howell, the Pismo Beach City Council adopted an urgency ordinance that will ban most business activity involving marijuana after Proposition 64 passed. Prop. 64, which passed with 56 percent of the vote, legalized the... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach planning urgency pot ban

Written on 14 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

One week after California voters legalized marijuana, the city of Pismo Beach is considering an immediate ban on most business activity involving cannabis. Proposition 64, which passed with 56 percent of the vote, legalized the recreational use of marijuana for... (Continue reading)

Deputies lose track of suspect in South County car chase

Written on 7 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A man who was sought in a reported domestic disturbance managed to successfully flee San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies on Sunday. Sheriff’s officials are still looking for the suspect. Around noon, deputies responded to a suspected domestic disturbance near... (Continue reading)

Erik Howell’s partner accused of stealing campaign signs

Written on 3 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

The domestic partner of Pismo Beach Councilman Eric Howell is accused of stealing yards signs erected by political opponents of the South County politician. The alleged yard sign theft is the latest development in an ongoing controversy surrounding the California... (Continue reading)

Surfer dude steals bags, runs toward Pirate’s Cove

Written on 10 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man wearing Hawaiian-style flowered board shorts, a black hat and no shirt smashed a car window, stole two bags and took off running in the direction of Pirate’s Cove on Saturday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies tracked down the thief, but... (Continue reading)

Burglar snatches watches from Pismo Beach jewelry store

Written on 30 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A man burglarized a Pismo Beach jewelry store on Wednesday and then fled to a parking lot where a driver was waiting in a getaway vehicle. Neither a store worker, who chased after the suspect, nor officers who responded managed... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Pismo Beach stabbing and carjacking is 17

Written on 30 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The man accused of a violent a violent carjacking and stabbing in Pismo Beach last weekend is 17 years old. Police are withholding the teen’s name. [Tribune] Shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday, a 36-year-old man was leaving Coco’s Restaurant... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for violent Pismo Beach carjacking

Written on 25 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Pismo Beach police arrested a man suspected of a violent carjacking and stabbing Saturday night. Shortly after 7 p.m., a man was leaving Coco’s Restaurant on Five Cities Drive in Pismo Beach when the suspect stabbed him in the parking lot... (Continue reading)

Central Coast cities rank among least safe in California

Written on 31 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach rank among the 30 least safe cities in California, according to a report released by a research and analysis website. The rankings are based on a variety of FBI crime metrics, and... (Continue reading)

Pismo Preserve project running nearly $5 million over budget

Written on 30 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The Pismo Preserve project is running two years behind schedule and nearly $5 million over budget. The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County had planned to open the preserve to the public this fall, but the organization recently announced... (Continue reading)