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March, 2022

SLO County’s marijuana mogul Dayspring settles civil suit

Written on 31 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring recently reached a confidential settlement involving a 2020 lawsuit in which an 83-year-old partner sought financial damages and to have Dayspring replaced as the manager of their joint businesses.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County coastline granted wine region designation

Written on 31 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau earlier this month designated the San Luis Obispo Coast, also referred to as SLO Coast, as an American Viticultural Area (AVA). An AVA is a region with... (Continue reading)

Gov. Gavin Newsom reverses parole for Dystiny Myers killer

Written on 31 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday reversed a parole board decision to grant parole to Jason Greenwell, one of the killers of 15-year-old runaway Dystiny Myers. In Sept. 2010, firefighters found Myers’ body burned and buried in a... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports 7 COVID-19 deaths, cases up slightly

Written on 30 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported seven new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, and an increase in new cases from a daily average of 27 on March 24 to 34 on March 30. Those who recently succumbed to the... (Continue reading)

Vehicle crashes into pedestrian in San Luis Obispo

Written on 30 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle struck a pedestrian Wednesday morning at the intersection of Marsh and Morro streets in downtown San Luis Obispo. Though an ambulance and fire truck came out to the location, the pedestrian only suffered minor injuries... (Continue reading)

Notorious California Men’s Colony inmate recommended for parole

Written on 30 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 70-year-old California Men’s Colony inmate who, close to a half-century ago, kidnapped a bus full of children, buried them in an underground trailer and attempted to hold them for ransom received a recommendation for parole on... (Continue reading)

Change of venue granted in Kristin Smart murder trial

Written on 30 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge granted accused murderer Paul Flores a change of venue on Wednesday morning. The judge ruled the defendants could not get a fair trial in SLO County and that the case will... (Continue reading)

Accomplices charged in Santa Barbara County jailbreak

Written on 29 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Two Santa Maria women are suspected of assisting a violent inmate escape from the Santa Barbara County Main Jail on Sunday. After discovering 23-year-old  Joshua Camarillo-Sanchez had escaped, officials placed the jail on lockdown while patrol deputies... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo murderer denied parole

Written on 29 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero man convicted of the 1999 brutal murder of a San Luis Obispo woman was denied parole on Tuesday. Michael Anthony Morgan, 61, will not be eligible for a new parole hearing until Spring of 2032.... (Continue reading)

Inspectors failed to identify Diablo Canyon safety breach

Written on 29 Mar, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An investigation conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Office of the Inspector General has found NRC inspectors failed to identify a safety system malfunction at the Diablo Canyon power plant in San Luis Obispo County in 2020,... (Continue reading)