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Will Los Osos hold a special election?

Written on 18 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong reversed his position on holding an entirely new election for three seats on the Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors and announced Friday that he will confirm the election of... (Continue reading)

Judge rules Dan Dow can personally prosecute case

Written on 18 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Judge Barry LaBarbera ruled Friday that San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow can personally try a sexual assault case against a Cambria man. [Cal Coast Times] Last month, attorney Ilan Funke-Bilu filed a motion that Dow should be... (Continue reading)

Agents capture escaped CMC inmate

Written on 17 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Officers captured a minimum security inmate on Friday who had escaped more than two weeks ago from the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. [Cal Coast Times] David Gray Hall was last seen at 10 a.m. on Oct. 30.... (Continue reading)

Jury finds San Miguel man guilty of attempted murder

Written on 17 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Even though his former girlfriend refused to testify against him, on Friday a jury found a San Miguel man guilty of attempted murder. [Cal Coast Times] Jim Pinedo is facing up to 30 years in prison. The jury found him... (Continue reading)

Developer Ryan Petetit pleads guilty to felony assault

Written on 16 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE Developer Ryan Petetit plead guilty Tuesday to five felony counts regarding a domestic violence incident in 2015 that sent a 23-year-old woman to the hospital. [Cal Coast Times] Petetit plead guilty to assault with great bodily injury,... (Continue reading)

Robe belt shaped like noose sparks latest Cal Poly campus concerns

Written on 16 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

While acknowledging the object found might not have any meaning or significance, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong penned a letter to the campus community discussing racism and mental health after a student in a dormitory found a bathrobe belt that... (Continue reading)

Man stabbed during brawl in downtown Paso Robles

Written on 16 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A fight that broke out between two men in downtown Paso Robles Thursday afternoon resulted in one man being stabbed and the other going to the hospital, as well. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2 p.m., a 56-year-old man confronted... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers’ brother guilty of robbing pot delivery man

Written on 16 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The brother of slain runaway teen Dystiny Myers has been convicted of robbing a medical marijuana delivery service and doing so for the benefit of a street gang. [Cal Coast Times] Joshua Logan Myers, 19, robbed a medical pot delivery... (Continue reading)

Students caught Atascadero teacher filming under their skirts

Written on 15 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An Atascadero sixth-grade teacher charged with making child porn would position female students around his classroom in locations that enabled him to use electronic devices to record their crotches and backsides, according to a report prepared by a law firm... (Continue reading)

IWMA plans to seek new legal counsel

Written on 15 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A law firm with 20-year ties to San Luis Obispo County’s scandal-ridden waste disposal agency was poised Wednesday to win a lucrative new contract with the agency, but board members instead will now seek additional bids from other attorneys for... (Continue reading)