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May, 2022

Lucia Mar School District must do more to protect students

Written on 29 May, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by GARY JORALEMON During the 2016-17 school year, a nine-year-old child with special educational needs was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a bus driver employed by the Lucia Mar Unified School District. The child was the sole passenger on the... (Continue reading)

Report details active shooting event in Nipomo, clears officers

Written on 28 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Three peace officers were justified in the fatal 2020 shooting of a 42-year-old man in Nipomo in order to stop his shooting spree, according to a report released Friday by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s... (Continue reading)

Man charged with making racist threats to Nipomo business owner

Written on 28 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a 47-year-old man on Friday for allegedly making a racist threat against a Nipomo business owner. For months, Ricardo Salazar of Santa Maria would sit in his car in front... (Continue reading)

SLO County marijuana mogul Dayspring sentenced to 22 months in prison

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison on Friday afternoon by U.S. District Court Judge André Birotte in Los Angeles. The sentence was five months... (Continue reading)

Bomb concerns temporarily closed Highway 101 near Los Alamos

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A Caltrans worker found what appeared to be a bomb on Friday morning near Los Alamos leading to the closure of a portion of Highway 101 for approximately three hours. Shortly after 10 a.m., the Caltrans worker... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay wind farm sites up for auction, proposed minimum $8 million bids

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to auction five offshore areas for wind development, including three in Morro Bay, with the auctions prices proposed to start at $8 million each. Last year, the federal Department of... (Continue reading)

SLO County District 3 Voters: Redeem Yourselves

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Remember the fruit of a poisoned tree. That poisoned tree was the late Adam Hill, the most corrupt locally elected official we’ve seen in decades. While San Luis Obispo County District 3 voters were responsible... (Continue reading)

Deputies investigating possible threat against Righetti High School

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies are investigation a possible threat against Reghetti High School in Santa Maria. [KSBY] The threatening Snapchat post, by a user with the account name “shootingRHSnext,” mentions “RHS,” which could stand for Reghetti... (Continue reading)

Nearly 10% of SLO County ballots returned

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County voters appear to be taking their time in returning their primary election ballots, with slightly under 10% returned as of Thursday. Of the 186,626 ballots sent to registered voters, 18,360 have been returned... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande developer arrested after probe uncovered fraud

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal agents arrested an Arroyo Grande real estate developer in Oregon on Wednesday for allegedly conducting a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A... (Continue reading)