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Paso Robles selects Bakersfield man for assistant city manager position

Written on 15 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the appointment of former police chief Ty Lewis as the city’s chief executive, Paso Robles has hired a new assistant city manager. Lewis appointed Bakersfield Assistant City Manager Chris Huot to fill a vacancy at the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teen accused of trafficking cannabis

Written on 14 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested a Paso Robles teen caught trafficking cannabis on Interstate 80 in Nebraska earlier this month during a crackdown on smugglers. Seward County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 18-year-old Alejandrino Martinez of Paso Robles after catching the teen... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man points a gun at jogger, lands in jail

Written on 13 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero man is in jail after screaming he had a gun and pointing the weapon at a jogger who was passing his home on the 7300 block of San Marcos Road on Saturday morning. Shortly before... (Continue reading)

Seven teens arrested for assault at school in Santa Barbara

Written on 13 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies arrested seven juveniles allegedly involved in a series of assaults on the San Marcos High School campus earlier this week. One student was seriously injured in the attacks. After school administrators notified... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases dropping

Written on 12 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported 80 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, a decrease in new cases from a daily average of 41 on Tuesday to 34 on Friday. The number of SLO County residents in hospitals receiving... (Continue reading)

Man who allegedly caused mayhem at Trump rally headed to trial

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man who allegedly caused a three-car collision last November by driving a vehicle into a Trump caravan in Santa Maria is set to stand trial for two felony charges. On Nov. 8, 2020, a group of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay councilwoman announces run for Assembly amid redistricting

Written on 12 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Touting her progressive politics and the potential opportunity created by redistricting, Morro Bay Councilwoman Dawn Addis announced she is again running for a state Assembly seat. Addis, a progressive Democrat and Women’s March San Luis Obispo leader,... (Continue reading)

Two people injured in crash in SLO

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extricated a person following a two-car crash in San Luis Obispo Wednesday morning that left one vehicle rolled over on its side. At about 9:20 a.m., two vehicles collided at the intersection of Los Osos Valley... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles to pay $1.2 million settlement to victim of alleged rape

Written on 10 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woman allegedly raped by a former Paso Robles police officer has been awarded a $1.25 million settlement. Ex-Sgt. Sean Christopher McGuire allegedly raped the woman in Dec. 2017 after responding to a domestic violence call at... (Continue reading)

Deputies rescue woman from burning apartment in Goleta

Written on 10 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN A pair of Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies rescued an unconscious woman from a burning apartment in Goleta Tuesday evening, resulting in all three individuals being taken to the hospital. Shortly before 5 p.m., a fire broke... (Continue reading)