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Man found dead after being hit by train in SLO

Written on 30 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man who was said to be lying on the railroad tracks was struck and possibly killed by a train in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday. [Cal Coast Times] At about 10:25 a.m., a train struck a white man in... (Continue reading)

SLO resident assaults and robs man of laptop and backpack

Written on 30 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo man got into a fight with another male on Tuesday and allegedly stole the individual’s backpack and laptop before getting caught by police. [Cal Coast Times] At about 6:50 p.m., an alert citizen witnessed two males... (Continue reading)

Man arrested after breaking into woman’s home in SLO

Written on 27 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A San Luis Obispo woman awoke early Sunday morning to find a stranger inside her home, according to police. [Cal Coast Times] At about 4 a.m., a woman called 911 saying an unknown man was inside her home in the... (Continue reading)

Central Coast artist John Landon dead at 68

Written on 16 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

John Landon, a well-known Central Coast artist, died at 68. On Aug. 2, Landon was injured in a two-car crash on Highway 101 near Avila Beach Drive. He passed away Wednesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Landon lived on the Central... (Continue reading)

DA drops felony charges in attempted kidnapping case

Written on 16 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A woman who allegedly attempted to kidnap a 3-year-old boy at the San Luis Obispo Target store is no longer charged with a pair of felonies and is now facing a single misdemeanor count of battery. [Cal Coast Times] In... (Continue reading)

Shame on the Tribune

Written on 12 Aug, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Shame on the Tribune for its latest editorial on the Housing Accountability Act. That our own newspaper would defend the State’s top-down, autocratic act to “build baby build” regardless of the consequences couldn’t be more... (Continue reading)

Citizens seek action from the IWMA board, video

Written on 12 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Before the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to place the agency’s manager on paid administrative leave because of criminal allegations of misuse of public funds,members of the public asked them to take... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo transformer fire leads to electric outage

Written on 9 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A transformer fire knocked out electric service to more than 1,000 customers in San Luis Obispo on Thursday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 p.m., a transformer located on a pole near the intersection of Higuera and Nipomo streets... (Continue reading)

Thief snatches skateboard from SLO business, video

Written on 9 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man between the ages of 20 and 25 who stole a skateboard from a downtown SLO store on Tuesday afternoon. [Cal Coast Times] Surveillance film shows a man with blond hair and... (Continue reading)

SLO High grad avoids more jail time for arson

Written on 7 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

One of the three former San Luis Obispo High School students who was accused of burning down the campus computer lab received a sentence Monday that will allow him to avoid spending more time behind bars if he complies with... (Continue reading)