The Medical Board of California accused a former Ventura neurosurgeon of performing unnecessary procedures and committing gross negligence and has ordered the doctor to surrender his medical license. [Ventura Star] The board is requesting Dr. Aria Omar Sabit surrender his... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Shortly after Morro Bay police officers do late night bar checks and roust homeless people they find sleeping in their cars, some then search for a secluded spot to take a nap in their police cruisers, in... (Continue reading)
The city manager in King City is accused of spying on city employees including Interim Police Chief Dennis Hegwood, who was formerly the Atascadero Police chief. [KSBW] In February, King City’s longtime former police chief, Nick Baldiviez, and then acting... (Continue reading)
The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney filed multiple felony charges Friday against five Cal Poly players accused of the armed robbery of a fraternity house on Aug. 10, according to a press release. Cameron Akins, a wide receiver, is... (Continue reading)
Santa Barbara County health officials issued an arrest warrant Friday for a 24-year-old man suffering from tuberculosis who discontinued his medication. The man poses a public health risk, county officials said. Agustin Zeferino, 24, had received medication for his illness,... (Continue reading)
The 16-year-old son of former Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado was the driver of a truck that struck and killed a cyclist on Foxen Canyon Road in Santa Maria on August 9, according to the Santa Barbara Independent. Maldonado’s 16-year-old son,... (Continue reading)
By CCN STAFF Two top Arroyo Grande officials discovered by emergency workers near midnight last month in a darkened City Hall were said Wednesday by Mayor Tony Ferrera to have been cleared of inappropriate behavior by an internal city investigation.... (Continue reading)
A known gang member from Santa Maria is suspected of vandalizing a Nipomo farm on Wednesday. Early in the morning, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies were called to Rancho Laguna Farms to investigate a tagging. At the farm they... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County planning staff is recommending that the board of supervisors ditch a proposed $1.5 million upgrade to San Luis Obispo County’s lone nude beach. County staff had previously planned to use grant funding to pave a dirt... (Continue reading)
A fire broke out Thursday at an Oceano home where a family operates a local ice cream business. [KSBY] Shortly after noon, a backyard shed caught fire outside a home near the corner of 23rd and Beach streets. Five Cities firefighters... (Continue reading)