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California judge deems gender quota for corporate boards unconstitutional

Written on 17 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second consecutive month, a judge has struck down a California law requiring diversity on corporate boards. SB 826, signed into law in 2018, required every publicly traded California company to have one female director on... (Continue reading)

Judge sentences five Santa Maria gang members to life in prison

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Five Santa Maria MS-13 gang members each received life sentences without parole on Monday for a series of murders and other crimes they committed in Northern Santa Barbara County. Amid a string of gang violence, murders in... (Continue reading)

Judge rejects another attempt to dismiss lawsuit alleging bias in Atascadero

Written on 16 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE After losing a motion to dismiss a case against Atascadero and two City Council members for alleged bias and prejudice, the city filed a motion to strike most of the allegations, which led the judge again to... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara massage therapist accused of sexual assault

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man who allegedly operated an unlicensed massage parlor in Santa Barbara is accused of committing multiple sexual assaults at his facility. Bernardo Rojas Ruiz, 43, allegedly ran a massage therapy business at a party supplies and... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices at record high, find the lowest cost

Written on 15 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE With volatile crude oil prices continuing to drive costs up, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in San Luis Obispo County is at a record high. During the past week, the average price of... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys five mobile homes in Santa Margarita

Written on 14 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A fast moving fire destroyed five mobile homes in the Santa Margarita Mobile Home Park on Friday. At about noon, callers reported a fire at the park on Pinal Avenue. The fire quickly spread through the five... (Continue reading)

Thieves steal thousands of dollars in alcohol from Grover Beach store

Written on 14 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach police officers are asking the public for help with identifying two men who stole thousands of dollars worth of alcohol from the Vons grocery store in the South County city Wednesday night. At about 9... (Continue reading)

California Coastal Commission denies desalination plant permit

Written on 14 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Coastal Commission has rejected a planned $1.4 billion desalination plant in Orange County over environmental concerns, despite the state’s ongoing drought conditions. [The Guardian] More than two decades ago, desalination company Poseidon Water sought to... (Continue reading)

Family dispute leads to stabbing, arrest in SLO

Written on 13 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person is in the hospital and another is in jail after a domestic dispute ended in a stabbing on Friday. [KSBY] Shortly before noon, a caller reported a dispute at a home on King Court. Officers... (Continue reading)

Nipomo teen killed in hit-and-run crash

Written on 13 May, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 19-year-old Nipomo man was killed when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle on Los Berros Road on Thursday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly after 11 p.m., the teen was riding... (Continue reading)