Carpinteria caregiver arrested for stealing from patient
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Carpinteria man late last month on multiple felony charges related to elder financial abuse. On April 25, a relative of a care patient in Goleta discovered suspicious activity involving the elderly person’s checking account. The suspicious activity included an unexplained...
Police investigating alleged rape in UC Santa Barbara dorm
By JOSH FRIEDMAN University of California Santa Barbara Police are investigating an alleged rape that reportedly occurred in a dorm on Saturday night. At about 11 p.m., a caller reported a rape at campus housing to the UCSB Police Department. The suspect and the alleged victim met earlier in the...
San Luis Obispo County attempts to rectify voter guide error
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorders Office on Tuesday mailed out a list of endorsed candidates it wrongly omitted from voter guide pages to all registered voters in an attempt to correct its error. California law allows the six approved parties – Democrat, Republican, American Independent, Green,...
Officers identify Paso Robles man killed in drunk driving crash
By KAREN VELIE California Highway Patrol officers identified the 48-year-old Paso Robles man killed in a drunk driving crash as Matthew Baumgardner. Shortly after 7 p.m., 44-year-old Joseph Pate of Paso Robles was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro on Nacimiento Lake Drive when he over corrected and hit a tree...
Child suffers major injuries after e-bike collides with car in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 12-year-old suffered major injuries on Saturday after the child’s electronic bike collided with a vehicle at a San Luis Obispo park. Shortly before 5 p.m., 911 callers reported a collision between a vehicle and a bicycle at De Vaul Park near Spooner Drive and Welsh Court....
Semi-truck crashes into Highway 101 construction zone in Pismo Beach
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck crashed into a construction zone on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Monday night, resulting in a temporary closure of the highway to southbound traffic in the area. Shortly before 10:15 p.m., the semi-truck drove into the construction zone on southbound Highway 101 south of Price...
Arroyo Grande faces a water crisis, Paulding faces a conflict
OPINION by CISSIE PACE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding says he opposes the lawsuits. So why has he said so little about them publicly? South County faces two major legal threats that could reshape its future. One targets Lopez Dam operations and the region’s drinking water supply. The...
