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October, 2022

California offers tax credits for marijuana business expenses

Written on 15 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Beginning next year, the state of California will allow cannabis business owners to receive tax credits for company expenses. Federal law prohibits tax deductions for marijuana business expenses because cannabis sales remain illegal federally. Many states are... (Continue reading)

Bruce Gibson supports special interests, ignores the needs of seniors

Written on 14 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by GREG GREWAL Many San Luis Obispo County residents are struggling to pay their bills amid our current financial crisis. Instead of fighting for those on fixed incomes, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson votes for special interests.... (Continue reading)

Mexican Mafia-linked Central Coast gang member sentenced

Written on 14 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a high-ranking member of an Oxnard-based gang to more than 13 years in prison for attempting to secure control of drug trafficking in Ventura County, as well as for extorting money... (Continue reading)

Trash, drug use and defecation outside the SLO Train Museum

Written on 14 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Business owners and local residents are expressing frustration over a homeless encampment that has sprung up in the parking lot by the San Luis Obispo Train Museum. Individuals have been camping in the parking lot close to... (Continue reading)

Juror on Kristin Smart murder case talks with priest, dismissed

Written on 13 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The judge in the Kristin Smart murder case dismissed a juror for seeking spiritual guidance about the case from his priest, and then ordered Ruben Flores’ jury to start their deliberations over with a new juror. A... (Continue reading)

SLO County voter guide includes multiple errors, candidates seek redress

Written on 13 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Office sent out voter guides and ballots to residents last week, which appear to be rife with mistakes and omissions that several candidates believe could impact the Nov. 8 election. Four... (Continue reading)

SLO County sends faulty voter guides to Pismo Beach residents

Written on 13 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder published and mailed out faulty voter guides to Pismo Beach residents this week, an error that city and county officials are working to correct. The clerk’s office properly included the ballot... (Continue reading)

Public awaits decision in Kristin Smart murder case, acquittal or conviction

Written on 12 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE After a five-day break, jurors in the Kristin Smart murder trial will resume deliberations on Thursday, as members of the public and the victim’s family await a verdict. Deliberations began last week, with the juries for both... (Continue reading)

Suspect in murder of elderly man in Santa Ynez captured

Written on 12 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The man who had been on the loose for several days following the murder of an elderly person in Santa Ynez was caught and arrested in Santa Cruz on Tuesday. Rylen Quinn Svane-Morris, 26, of Lancaster is... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputy admits to sexually assaulting inmates

Written on 11 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Barbara County custody deputy pled guilty to charges of forced oral copulation and sexual activity with an inmate, the District Attorneys Office announced Tuesday. In Aug. 2017, Salvador Vargas, 36, was transporting a female inmate... (Continue reading)