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Assistant Santa Maria principal resigns after alleged sex at school

Written on 18 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Righetti High School Assistant Principal Gene Rickman submitted his resignation on Wednesday amid outcry from some parents over an alleged sexual encounter on campus with another male staffer. A walk-on basketball coach and Rickman were having sex... (Continue reading)

Driver leads officers on chase from Pismo Beach to San Luis Obispo

Written on 17 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN CHP officers arrested a driver on Thursday who led them on an approximately 11-mile chase from Pismo Beach to San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] At about 11:48 a.m., a CHP sergeant noticed a driver in a black Jeep... (Continue reading)

SLO County developers accused of money laundering, wire fraud

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

By KAREN VELIE The FBI is probing San Luis Obispo County developer Ryan Wright in connection with wire fraud, money laundering and tax charges, a SLO superior court judge revealed while tentatively ruling that Wright would have to give a... (Continue reading)

Semi-truck hits PG&E line, knocks out power in Shell Beach

Written on 17 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck that had just exited Highway 101 in Shell Beach hit a power line, causing an outage in the area Thursday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., the truck snagged a power line on Shell Beach Road... (Continue reading)

SLO County supports delaying closure of Diablo Canyon power plant

Written on 17 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 on Tuesday to send a letter asking Governor Gavin Newsom to assist in an effort to delay the closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. After 40... (Continue reading)

Three men plead guilty in Oceano murder case

Written on 16 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Three gang members have pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2019 murder of a South County man who was once a member of the defendants’ gang. On April 2, 2019, Nathaniel Jara was driving a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission bans new dwelling units in Los Osos, Cambria

Written on 16 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Coastal Commission voted on Friday to ban new accessory dwelling units in Cambria and Los Osos, citing water supply concerns. San Luis Obispo County officials had proposed relaxed regulations for secondary welling units in order... (Continue reading)

Cambria woman headed to federal prison

Written on 16 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE After eight months on the run, a Cambria woman is headed to federal prison. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner sentenced Chelsea McIntyre, 31, to 17.5 years in prison for drug possession. Following a joint investigation by... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande fire apartment fire kills one resident

Written on 16 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in an apartment fire in Arroyo Grande on Tuesday night. Shortly after 10 p.m., a caller reported a fire burning in the 500 block of Ide Street, according to the Five Cities Fire... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 rates plummeting, 5 new deaths

Written on 16 Feb, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported five new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, and a 31% decrease in new cases from a daily average of 292 on Thursday to 202 on Tuesday. Those who recently succumbed to the virus... (Continue reading)