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April, 2015

Three SLO County men arrested for attempted murder

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Three men from San Luis Obispo County were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder after a dispute in Hanford over a motorcycle erupted in gunfire, with one man shot in the abdomen. Lemoore police officers arrested Thomas Yanaga, 53,... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe council angered by disincorporation pitch

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Guadalupe City Council members are not happy with the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury’s recommendation to disband their city. The Guadalupe City Council met Tuesday, shortly after the release of a grand jury report that describes city finances as a... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police find armed man asleep in stolen truck

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Grover Beach police arrested a 27-year-old man officers found asleep in a stolen pickup truck with guns and methamphetamine. [KEYT] Early Wednesday morning, officers were conducting a nightly check of the Vons parking lot in the 1700 block of Grande... (Continue reading)

Lenny Jones charged with molesting a child under 10

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office filed six criminal charges Wednesday against Lenny Jones for the alleged sexual molestation of two girls who were attending a birthday party at his Arroyo Grande home in March. The charges include felony... (Continue reading)

Victor Speedy Gonzales turns himself in to face drug charges

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Nipomo man allegedly involved in a Central Coast drug trafficking ring dubbed “All in the Family,” turned himself in at the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning. Victor Speedy Gonzales, 36, was wanted following... (Continue reading)

Out on bail, Paso Robles man arrested for attempted murder

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE UPDATE: Thomas Yanaga of Paso Robles was one of three men arrested on attempted murder charges for a shooting Tuesday morning in Hanford. As part of a follow up on last months Paso Robles shooting, San Luis... (Continue reading)

Is killing a child molester murder or manslaughter?

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The lawyer for a Santa Maria man who shot and killed his father argued in a Santa Barbara County courtroom that shooting a man because he sexually molested your children is not murder, but manslaughter. [KSBY] Trial began Tuesday for... (Continue reading)

Supervisors agree on restricting exportation of groundwater

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of an ordinance that it will make it difficult to export groundwater out of a local basin or into another county. [Tribune] Anyone wishing to export groundwater... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council rejects building moratorium

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The Morro Bay City Council voted down a proposed building moratorium that would have put a halt to new construction for 45 days. [Tribune] Citizen group Neighborhood Compatibility Coalition (NECCO) asked the council to adopt the moratorium, citing concern that... (Continue reading)

West Nile virus detected in Goleta

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Mosquitoes collected at Lake Los Carneros in Goleta on April 2 tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. April’s positive result marks the earliest detection of West Nile in Santa Barbara County.... (Continue reading)