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August, 2021

Feds offer $10,000 reward for information on Goleta gun store heist

Written on 19 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for recently stealing 11 firearms from a Goleta... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man arrested for cruelty to children

Written on 18 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An Arroyo Grande man is in jail after after he allegedly crashed while on drugs with two young children in his car. His children suffered minor injuries. At about 9:30 p.m. on Monday, 27-year-old Michael Langan Benson... (Continue reading)

Application for marijuana farm by Santa Maria campus withdrawn

Written on 18 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Eye on the Coast | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following backlash over proposing a cannabis farm next to a new high school campus in Santa Maria, the grower announced it has withdrawn its permit application for the project. [KSBY] Stateside Greens had been seeking to plant... (Continue reading)

Marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring in more hot water

Written on 18 Aug, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Neighbors complained for years. Helios Dayspring was treating workers at his Santa Barbara County marijuana grows poorly, grading without permits, polluting and threatening them. County officials did little about the complaints. It wasn’t until after Dayspring pled... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 surge slowing

Written on 18 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The latest coronavirus surge appears to be slowing in San Luis Obispo County, while the number of people hospitalized continues to rise. During the past four days, 378 SLO County residents tested positive for the coronavirus and two died, one... (Continue reading)

Marijuana farm planned near Santa Maria High facility

Written on 17 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A marijuana grower is seeking to plant at least 20 acres of cannabis on a property close to a new agricultural and technical education campus in Santa Maria, a project opposed by the local school district. The... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police officers search for jewelry thieves

Written on 17 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying two men who allegedly stole a ring from a downtown jewelry store earlier this month. Police say the men are suspected of having... (Continue reading)

Coverage restored at SLO County as contract dispute resolved

Written on 17 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Central Coast residents insured by Anthem Blue Cross have regained their health coverage at a few local hospitals after the insurance company settled its contract dispute with the nonprofit Dignity Health. Last month, Anthem Blue Cross customers... (Continue reading)

Templeton man accused of traveling overseas for sex with children

Written on 16 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 53-year-old Templeton man, who bragged he had sex with children during his travels to the Philippines, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for child pornography offenses. James Davolt pled guilty on June 4... (Continue reading)

Parole policy harmful to victims of violent crime

Written on 16 Aug, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

Opinion by SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Board of Parole Hearings is proposing a new policy requiring crime victims to notify the board of their intent to participate in a parole hearing... (Continue reading)