Producer ordered to stand trial on sex charges in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Maria judge ruled a Hollywood producer accused of rapes in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles County must stand trial for a total of eight sexual assault charges, while dismissing other counts the defendant faced. [Rolling Stone] David Guillod, 55, will stand trial over alleged sex...
Driver wanted for robbery at golf course in San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are looking for a man who stole gas from the city’s Laguna Lake Golf Course early Monday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., a maintenance man arrived at the golf course and spotted a man stealing gas from a city owned gas tank. The...
Lucia Mar agrees to pay $10 million to sexual molestation survivor
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Lucia Mar Unified School District has agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to the special-needs girl whom a district bus driver, who had a history of peeping, sexually abused numerous times. [LA Times] David Kenneth Lamb, 53, abused the then-9-year-old girl repeatedly when she was...
Prosecutors recommend cannabis kingpin spend 27 months in prison
By KAREN VELIE Federal prosecutors laid out more details of San Luis Obispo County cannabis kingpin Helios Dayspring’s illegal activities as they recommended a 27-month sentence for bribery and tax evasion. Dayspring pled guilty in 2021 to bribing San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill and for cheating on his...
SLO police searching for woman with stolen credit cards
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are asking the public for help identifying a woman who is suspected of using stolen credit cards at several businesses on Sunday. Police released two surveillance images of the woman, who was dressed in black and wearing a hat and mask. She appears...
Runaway bull injures six people at rodeo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A bull leaped over a fence and into a crowd of people at a rodeo in the Northern California city of Redding Friday night, resulting in several injuries. During the final section of the bull riding event at the Redding Rodeo, a rider fell off the bull,...
SLO County gas prices skyrocketing, find the lowest cost
By KAREN VELIE Tighter supply and increased demand have pushed gas prices in San Luis Obispo to a record high. During the past week, the average price of gas increased 12 cents to $6.27 a gallon, according to figures from AAA. At $6.77 a gallon, the average price of diesel...
