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September, 2022

Fire engulfs garage in Paso Robles

Written on 3 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire engulfed an attached garage at a home in Paso Robles on Friday night. Shortly before 10 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning at 923 Running Stag Way. Firefighters arrived to find the garage fully... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police arrest three for drugs after traffic stop

Written on 3 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officers found a stash of drugs inside a vehicle that was being driven on Thursday with two men dangling out both sides of the car while holding up an unsecured television on the roof, according to the... (Continue reading)

Judge tosses 34 counts of manslaughter against Santa Barbara ship captain

Written on 2 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge on Friday tossed an indictment for 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter against the captain of the Santa Barbara-based dive boat that burst into flames in 2019, killing 33 passengers and one crew member. Jerry... (Continue reading)

Jurors cry over photos of a possible burial site of Kristin Smart

Written on 2 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Multiple jurors cried in court during the Kristin Smart murder trial on Thursday, as a result of testimony and photos of staining underneath the deck in the backyard of Ruben Flores’s home. [KSBY] Paul Flores, Ruben Flores’s... (Continue reading)

Appellate Court ignored the factual record

Written on 2 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

Opinion by District Attorney Dan Dow First, let me be clear I have deep respect for the judicial process and the judges and appellate justices who are called to make difficult decisions. With that in mind, I respectfully and firmly... (Continue reading)

Appellate ruling on SLO County prosecutors rife with factual inaccuracies

Written on 2 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three appellate court judges ruled this week that San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow’s personal political opinions jeopardized seven Black Lives Matter defendants’ rights to a fair trial and that local prosecutors should be replaced... (Continue reading)

Lawmakers vote to push back Diablo Canyon closure to 2030

Written on 1 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California lawmakers have passed a bill calling to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant by five years, pushing back its closure from 2025 to 2030. Introduced by Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and co-authored... (Continue reading)

Vehicle strikes, injures pedestrian in San Luis Obispo

Written on 1 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are seeking the public’s help to gather information about a vehicle versus pedestrian collision on Wednesday. At about 5 p.m., a caller reported a vehicle had struck a woman at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

Man with rifle prompts lockdown of three Atascadero schools

Written on 1 Sep, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A report of a man with a rifle led to the lockdown of three schools in Atascadero on Wednesday, as well as a police search that culminated with officers failing to locate an individual matching the description... (Continue reading)