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March, 2017

3 men arrested for human trafficking in Ventura

Written on 26 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Ventura Police arrested three men Saturday on charges of human trafficking, police said. In response to a call to the National Human Trafficking Center hotline, officers headed to the area of Victoria Avenue and Victoria Road and found a 17-year-old... (Continue reading)

McClatchy to sell the SLO Tribune building

Written on 25 Mar, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE McClatchy, running in the red for years, is planning to sell The Tribune building on Higuera Street this year, according to a presentation McClatchy made on Feb. 28 to JP Morgan. In 2015, McClatchy incurred a loss... (Continue reading)

Another inmate walks away from Lompoc prison

Written on 25 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

For the eighth time in a little more than a year, an inmate escaped the minimum-security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc by walking away from the prison camp. On Friday afternoon, prison officials determined Jose Luis Lopez, 34, was missing... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man convicted of assault

Written on 25 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A man accused of attacking a 20-year-old woman at her San Luis Obispo apartment in 2015 was convicted Friday as part of a plea agreement. Derrick Robert Moore, 26, pleaded no contest to first-degree burglary causing great bodily injury and assault with... (Continue reading)

California State University system raises tuition

Written on 24 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Much to the chagrin of students clamoring for the state to ease the financial burden of attending college, the California State University Board of Trustees approved a tuition hike this week. Starting in the upcoming fall term, annual student tuition... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande council eyeing local planner for city manager job

Written on 24 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Following a nationwide search, the Arroyo Grande City Council has tapped Arroyo Grande resident Jim Bergman to be the city’s top executive. The council will consider formally hiring Bergman as its city manager at a meeting on Tuesday. Bergman is... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district board fails to protect rate payers

Written on 24 Mar, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN There is a lot of crap going on at the South County Sanitation District. The Sanitation District’s Superintendent and the sanitation district’s bookkeeper have been placed on paid leave for unspecified reasons. There is a bogus... (Continue reading)

CHP catches one speeding motorcyclist, other gets away

Written on 24 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California Highway Patrol officers caught one of two motorcyclists who were fleeing Thursday in South County at speeds of nearly 130 mph. [Tribune] Around 4:30 p.m., Grover Beach resident Robert Scott Waltos, 21, and Kayne Gloner were traveling at speeds... (Continue reading)

Costly disputes plunge sanitation district into the red

Written on 23 Mar, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Claims of juvenile behaviors are mounting at the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District, with at least five investigations launched over the past year. The ongoing squabbles have become increasingly costly to rate payers. Over the... (Continue reading)

Burglar breaks into home being fumigated, steals wedding rings

Written on 23 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Lompoc man broke into a Santa Ynez home while it was being fumigated and stole several firearms, a large amount of jewelry and heirlooms, including deceased relatives’ wedding rings, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. The burglar... (Continue reading)