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July, 2019

Skippers in Cayucos bites the dust

Written on 9 Jul, 2019 in Discovered, Featured | 5 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 When I first moved here back... (Continue reading)

Sherry Gong admits to embezzlement, attorney says

Written on 9 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

An attorney representing the wife of San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong, who is charged with embezzling more than $32,000 from the Atascadero High School Band and Pageantry Booster Club, released a statement saying his client admitted her actions... (Continue reading)

Investigators identify body found on roadside in rural Paso Robles

Written on 9 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Sheriff’s officials identified the man whose body was found on the side of a North County road Sunday morning as Primitivo Pacheco Ortega, 20. [Cal Coast Times] Ortega was from the Paso Robles and San Miguel area, according to the... (Continue reading)

Shandon fire burns 1200 acres

Written on 9 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire reported southeast of Shandon on Monday burned 1,200 acres. [Cal Coast Times] At about 2:45 p.m., the fire ignited near the 3300 block of S. Gillis Canyon Road near San Juan Road. As of Monday morning, the blaze... (Continue reading)

One man killed, two people injured in head-on collision in Nipomo

Written on 8 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 57-year-old man was killed and two people were injured Monday in a head-on collision on Pomeroy Road in Nipomo, according to the CHP. Shortly after 4 p.m., a silver pickup and a dark gray hatchback collided at the intersection... (Continue reading)

Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong requests privacy

Written on 8 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

OPINION by TOMMY GONG My wife, Sherry Gong, is being charged for some criminal actions. I was not aware of this matter until I received a call from an Atascadero Police Department detective recently, and I am not implicated in... (Continue reading)

SLO County clerk recorder’s wife charged with embezzlement

Written on 8 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

The wife of San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong was charged Monday with embezzling more than $32,000 from the Atascadero High School Band and Pageantry Booster Club, the District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday. [Cal Coast Times] Prosecutors... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo should not be voting on downtown property tax

Written on 8 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by WENDY SPRADLIN Downtown SLO, an organization that is funded by our business license fees, is spearheading an effort to have certain areas of our downtown deemed a PBID District — a Property Based Business Improvement District. Property owners... (Continue reading)

Police chase stolen fire truck across three counties

Written on 8 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A man stole a fire truck in Oakland Saturday morning and then led officers on a chase that spanned three counties and ended with the firefighting vehicle crashing into a parked car. [Cal Coast Times] After the man stole the... (Continue reading)

Man’s body found on roadside in rural Paso Robles

Written on 7 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A passerby spotted a man’s body on the side of the road in rural Paso Robles on Sunday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 7 a.m., the witness reported spotting the body of a dead man off Estrella Road near... (Continue reading)