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March, 2015

Orcutt man offers teens sex, drugs, rock and roll

Written on 6 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A 33-year-old Orcutt man is accused of hosting parties for and having sex with underage girls. [KEYT] Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Matthew Zigan at his home last Friday. Investigators say Zigan threw parties at the house for teenagers... (Continue reading)

Two charges dropped against Pismo Beach woman

Written on 6 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District attorney agreed to drop charges of resisting arrest and battery of a police officer against a Pismo Beach woman as part of a plea deal. Andrea Hansen, 32, agreed to plead guilty to public... (Continue reading)

Man who posted genitalia online, arrested for sex crime

Written on 5 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a 55-year-old man at a local hotel on Wednesday for intent to have sex with a minor. On Tuesday, a concerned citizen informed police of a Craigslist ad that asked “young girls” to meet for... (Continue reading)

Psychologists split over Atascadero killer’s sanity

Written on 5 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Psychologists disagree over whether an Atascadero man was legally sane when he killed his neighbor. [KSBY] Last week, a San Luis Obispo County jury found Mark Andrews, 51, guilty of first degree murder. Andrews shot and killed Colleen Barga-Millbury, 52,... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes dust suit can go to trial

Written on 5 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A group of Nipomo Mesa residents upset over air pollution have brought forward a lawsuit against the state and county that is worthy of trial, a local judge has ruled. The Mesa Community Alliance is suing California State Parks and... (Continue reading)

Speech disorder camp canceled after dispute with SLO County

Written on 5 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A summer camp for Central Coast children with speech and language disorders has cancelled its 45th year of operation, following a dispute with the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education over a legal issue, according to a news release... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay attorney charged with embezzlement

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

A Morro Bay attorney was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony grand theft by embezzlement, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. John Patrick Fennacy, 50, specializes in estate planning, was a former Morro Bay planning commissioner... (Continue reading)

Letter to the editor: Is it time to dissolve Los Osos?

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By TOM SALMON Just when you thought the Los Osos Community Services District (LOCSD) could do nothing more stupid than allowing 150 million gallons – equivalent to six months’ of their district’s supply – of fresh water to be... (Continue reading)

Water district plans colored by subterfuge

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Planning by advocates of a sprawling water district to manage the Paso Robles basin has been cloaked in secrecy and back-room deals to help insure its eventual formation. Legislation carried by Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis Obispo)... (Continue reading)

Illegal groundwater ordinance proposed

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION By ALLEN DUCKWORTH The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors passed an urgency ordinance in Aug. 2013 to protect the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin from further depletion, however loopholes in that ordinance allowed for even greater vineyard planting... (Continue reading)