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July, 2019

SLO County public defender’s office accused of malpractice

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The attorney who represented the family of Andrew Holland, an inmate who died after being strapped in a chair for 46 hours, filed a malpractice lawsuit against the law firm that provides public defender services to San Luis Obispo County.... (Continue reading)

Time to run for SLO County judge

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

By STEW JENKINS An engaged, effective and resilient San Luis Obispo County Bar Association should make a version of this announcement for its member early in every odd numbered year. Superior court judges are elected at the primary; or in... (Continue reading)

SLO man allegedly sent racist threats on Hallmark cards

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo police are asking anyone who received an anonymous Hallmark card with a flag on it to call the the police department. The 62-year-old man officers arrested on Sunday for threatening to shoot minorities moving into his neighborhood,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police nab couple on crime spree

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A sting involving undercover officers and a helicopter enabled Paso Robles police to nab a Central Valley couple on Tuesday who had allegedly been stealing credit cards. [Cal Coast Times] On Saturday, the couple from Coalinga tried to make a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man sentenced to six years in prison for child molestation

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced a Paso Robles man on Tuesday to six years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old girl in 2016. [Cal Coast News] On June 6, following a two-week trial, jurors convicted Juan Antonio Esquivel, 31,... (Continue reading)

Man rescued after driving off the Embarcadero into Morro Bay

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A bystander and a firefighter helped rescue a man who drove into the ocean near Tidelands Park in Morro Bay on Tuesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The man drove off of the Embarcadero and into about 8-feet of water. He... (Continue reading)

Man found in Ventura drive-thru with meth and a gun

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Ventura police arrested a man for drug possession early Tuesday Morning after he passed out inside his vehicle in a drive-thru. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a man was passed out behind the steering wheel of... (Continue reading)

SLO County raises management salaries, cuts services

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN At a time in which San Luis Obispo County government is tightening its belt, the county has a staffer who collects more than $500,000 a year in total pay, while another six employees receive more than $300,000... (Continue reading)

Empty castles and ghost streets in Cayucos

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Discovered, Featured | 8 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted weekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. By DELL FRANKLIN I ran into Richard just off... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police officer does not regret shooting suspect

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Morro Bay police officer who shot and injured a man who attacked him with a large stick in 2015 said he does not regret shooting the assailant in an interview with KSBY. On Oct. 30, 2015, officer Dale Cullum... (Continue reading)