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July, 2021

A twisted tale of corruption in SLO County

Written on 31 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN Shortly after local officials began crafting recreational marijuana regulations, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill and consultant Cory Black began courting growers who sought the help of a kingmaker. All the growers had... (Continue reading)

Tree branch spark fire, outage near Paso Robles

Written on 31 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A tree branch or branches fell onto power lines near Paso Robles Friday evening, sparking a fire and causing hundreds of residents to lose power. A caller reported the blaze burning in the 5100 block of Estrella... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly baseball star pitches in Olympics

Written on 30 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Former Cal Poly All-American pitcher Joey Wagman competed in the Olympics Friday, starting for Team Israel against his native United States in an opening round baseball game won by the United States. Wagman pitched a scoreless first... (Continue reading)

More than $20 million awarded in Grover Beach dog attack case

Written on 30 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo jury on Thursday awarded more than $20 million to the elderly woman injured and the family of a man killed in a 2016 Grover Beach dog attack. On Dec. 12, 2016, the dogs... (Continue reading)

Gun shots fired at apartment in Santa Maria

Written on 29 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers are searching a gunman who fired shots at an apartment complex Wednesday evening. [KCOY] At about 7:30 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller reported that shots were fired near W. Morrison Avenue and S. Western... (Continue reading)

SLO County Judge Ginger Garrett suddenly retires

Written on 29 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett announced on Monday that she is retiring, and her last day on the bench will be Thursday. Appointed in 2005 by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Garret was reelected... (Continue reading)

Body found at Lake Nacimiento identified

Written on 29 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County coroner’s unit has confirmed the deceased man found at Lake Nacimiento last month was 29-year-old Jesus Munoz Vargas of Los Banoa, who had previously been reported missing. No foul play is suspected... (Continue reading)

Marijuana mogul charged with bribing SLO County supervisor

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 61 comments

By KAREN VELIE Prosecutors charged marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring with paying thousands of dollars in bribes to then-San Luis Obispo Supervisor Adam Hill for favorable votes on his cannabis business interests. Prosecutors charged Dayspring, 35, in federal court with one... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom pulls his kids from camp with no mask enforcement

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom removed two of his children from a summer basketball camp after photos surfaced showing campers, including one of Newsom’s sons, not wearing masks while indoors. Earlier this month, the state of California released... (Continue reading)

Investigators search for Kristin Smart’s remains in rural Arroyo Grande

Written on 28 Jul, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators searched for the body of murdered Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart in the Huasna area of rural Arroyo Grande on Tuesday morning, several sources said. Since Smart disappeared in 1996, investigators have excavated multiple sites in... (Continue reading)