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Paso Robles school board votes against critical race theory

Written on 12 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District board on a 4-3 vote Tuesday adopted a resolution banning the teaching of certain aspects of critical race theory. In June, Trustee Dorian Baker proposed a resolution banning critical race... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man killed his children after receiving visions

Written on 12 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Barbara surf instructor confessed to killing his children earlier this week because he believed they were going to grow into monsters. Matthew Taylor Coleman shot and killed his children in Mexico with a spear fishing... (Continue reading)

California teachers required to be vaccinated or test weekly

Written on 12 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that the state is requiring teachers and school staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or agree to weekly testing. While approximately 90% of teachers have been vaccinated, there are concerns about support staff... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara surfer allegedly kills his children in Mexico

Written on 11 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Correction: The children were a 2-year-old boy and a 10-month-old girl, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The owner of a Santa Barbara surf school allegedly brought his two children, ages 2 and 10 months, to... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports increase in hospitalizations as COVID-19 cases surge

Written on 11 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By CalCoastNews Staff San Luis Obispo County reported there were 26 people being treated for COVID-19 in area hospitals on Tuesday, the highest number since February. Of those, five are in intensive care. The number of new COVID-19 cases in... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed in Avila Beach DUI crash identified

Written on 11 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The CHP has identified Glenn Howard Owens as the 72-year-old Atascadero man killed by a person driving under the influence of drugs in rural Avila Beach on Friday. Shortly before 3 p.m., 31-year-old Patrick McDuffee of Nipomo... (Continue reading)

Former Carpinteria music teacher charged with sexual assault

Written on 10 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The former teacher at an elite boarding school in Carpinteria has been arrested in Colorado for sexual assaults on students at a private school in the Rocky Mountain state. He is also suspected of molesting students on... (Continue reading)

Road rage in SLO leads to arrest of alleged drug dealer

Written on 9 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A teen is in jail after he allegedly pointed a gun at another driver during a road rage incident in San Luis Obispo last month. A search of the suspect’s home on Thursday netted guns and drugs.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles to start the school year without buses

Written on 9 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Because of a driver shortage, the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District will not provide most students with buses in the upcoming year. [KSBY] Currently, the district can only provide buses for special needs children. There will... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man rams truck into adversary in alleged murder attempt

Written on 8 Aug, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 51-year-old man allegedly attempted to kill an acquaintance by slamming his truck into the victim on Friday evening in Santa Barbara. Upon impact, the victim was thrown through glass windows of a laundromat, but he survived... (Continue reading)