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May, 2024

Judge finds Grover Beach clerk illicitly rejected recall petitions

Written on 23 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge on Thursday found that Grover Beach City Clerk Wendi Sims violated the law in her rejection of recall petitions for Mayor Karen Bright and councilmen Daniel Rushing and Zach Zimmerman.... (Continue reading)

SLO and Paso Robles men identified as victims of San Luis Obispo crash

Written on 23 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department has identified men from SLO and Paso Robles as the two individuals who died following a multi-vehicle crash last week. Jose Peralta, 49, of San Luis Obispo and Donald Avery, 52,... (Continue reading)

Threat prompts lockdown of Los Osos Middle School

Written on 22 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A threat sent to a staff member led to the lockdown of Los Osos Middle School Wednesday afternoon. At 2:50 p.m., the staff member received a generalized threat against the middle school. The threat was sent to... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo MMA fighter knocks out opponent in first professional fight

Written on 22 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Mixed Martial Arts fighter Steven Sainsbury won his first professional match last week by knocking out the “Boogeyman” in the second round of the “Lights Out Extreme Fighting” event in Long Beach. Sainsbury entered... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach voters want judge to order city to accept recall petitions

Written on 22 May, 2024 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by DEBBIE PETERSON On Thursday, May 23, at 9 a.m., Superior Court Judge Craig van Rooyen will be asked by a grassroots volunteer group of Grover Beach voters to uphold U.S. and California election laws and order Grover Beach... (Continue reading)

DA charges Grover Beach man over crash that killed bicyclist

Written on 22 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Grover Beach man is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday after the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office charged him with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter over a New Year’s Day crash that killed a local... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Fire SLO captain barred from changing guilty plea

Written on 22 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire captain cannot withdraw his guilty plea to a sexual battery charge, a judge ruled. [Tribune] James Peter Thomas, 59, allegedly groped a 37-year-old female coworker in 2020.  In May... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies arrest man, then reverse his overdose

Written on 22 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Deputies arrested a man in Isla Vista on Sunday, resulting in his life being saved, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 10 a.m., deputies encountered a man in the roadway of Camino Lindo... (Continue reading)

Seven arrested in child predator sting in San Luis Obispo

Written on 21 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE As part of a multi-agency child predator sting, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested seven people over three days for attempting to meet with a child for sexual purposes. From May 15 through May 17, law... (Continue reading)

SLO County judge rules against local fishermen

Written on 21 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge last week rejected a request from Morro Bay and Port San Luis fishermen for a preliminary injunction to stop wind energy companies from surveying the ocean floor. Signed into law in... (Continue reading)