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May, 2022

Producer ordered to stand trial on sex charges in Santa Maria

Written on 24 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Maria judge ruled a Hollywood producer accused of rapes in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles County must stand trial for a total of eight sexual assault charges, while dismissing other counts the defendant faced. [Rolling... (Continue reading)

Driver wanted for robbery at golf course in San Luis Obispo

Written on 24 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are looking for a man who stole gas from the city’s Laguna Lake Golf Course early Monday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., a maintenance man arrived at the golf course and spotted a... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar agrees to pay $10 million to sexual molestation survivor

Written on 24 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Lucia Mar Unified School District has agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to the special-needs girl whom a district bus driver, who had a history of peeping, sexually abused numerous times. [LA Times] David Kenneth... (Continue reading)

Prosecutors recommend cannabis kingpin spend 27 months in prison

Written on 23 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal prosecutors laid out more details of San Luis Obispo County cannabis kingpin Helios Dayspring’s illegal activities as they recommended a 27-month sentence for bribery and tax evasion. Dayspring pled guilty in 2021 to bribing San Luis... (Continue reading)

SLO police searching for woman with stolen credit cards

Written on 23 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are asking the public for help identifying a woman who is suspected of using stolen credit cards at several businesses on Sunday. Police released two surveillance images of the woman, who was dressed... (Continue reading)

Runaway bull injures six people at rodeo

Written on 23 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A bull leaped over a fence and into a crowd of people at a rodeo in the Northern California city of Redding Friday night, resulting in several injuries. During the final section of the bull riding event... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices skyrocketing, find the lowest cost

Written on 22 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Tighter supply and increased demand have pushed gas prices in San Luis Obispo to a record high. During the past week, the average price of gas increased 12 cents to $6.27 a gallon, according to figures from... (Continue reading)

Nipomo and Santa Maria businesses fined for underpaying farm workers

Written on 21 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Department of Labor fined five farms, including one in Nipomo and three in Santa Maria, for withholding pay and benefits due farm workers in the country on the federal H-2A program. The H-2A program allows... (Continue reading)

Home fire spreads to vegetation in Creston

Written on 21 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A fire damaged a single-family home in Creston before scorching a 1/4 acre of vegetation on Friday afternoon. Shortly before 5 p.m., a caller reported a fire at a home on the 4100 block of Ryan Road.... (Continue reading)

A vote for Lynn Compton, is a vote for our neighborhoods

Written on 20 May, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION by PAUL HERTEL Let me tell you why I’m endorsing Lynn Compton for San Luis Obispo County District 4 Supervisor. Lynn was the only South County politician who publicly fought against an underhanded attempt to transform the former Hillside... (Continue reading)