Paso Robles bank robber sentenced to 5.5 years
A Paso Robles man was sentenced Tuesday to five and a half years in prison for robbing a Cambria bank last year. Bruce Franklin Valentine, 70, a former Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputy, plead guilty to robbing a Rabobank in November. He fled the bank with about $3,000 cash in...
Marx’s car vandalized after SLO council contests binding arbitration ruling
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Shortly after the San Luis Obispo City Council voted unanimously Monday morning to appeal a ruling that would restore binding arbitration for police and firefighters, a vandal smashed the window of Mayor Jan Marx’s car. Marx attended a lunchtime rotary meeting at the Madonna Inn Monday after...
SLO County ranked third least affordable place to live
San Luis Obispo County is ranked third on the list when it comes to being the least affordable small market place to live in the United States, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders. Of the metro markets with populations of 500,000 and less evaluated...
Downed power line causes house fire in Paso Robles
A downed power line on a Paso Robles residential street initiated a house fire and an evacuation of neighboring residences Monday evening. Paso Robles firefighter responded to a downed power line in the 200 block of Vine Street at 5:57 p.m. Monday. Wind blew the power line into a home...
Legislation proposes state regulated medical marijuana
A California state senator recently introduced legislation to have state regulated medical marijuana. If passed, the state would have oversight of pot farmers, doctors who prescribe medical marijuana cards and the stores that sell it. Since 1996 when the people of California voted to legalize medical marijuana, the industry has...
Morro Bay staff accused of suppressing business competition
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Antique shop owner Jeffrey Specht and his staff spent months clearing out, cleaning and painting a shop so he could open a business in Morro Bay. But city staff refused to grant him the operating permits for Specht’s antiques and candy store. A city building inspector also...
Rowdy crowd impedes attempted murder investigation
After a Lompoc man allegedly stabbing a man in Isla Vista Saturday night, a crowd of over a 1,000 people gathered in a near riot. Kuriyan Summers-Dickinson, 18, of Lompoc allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old Rhode Island man in the stomach outside a residence. Dickerson then fled the scene and the...
