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No charges for driver who plowed through protesters in Ventura, video

Written on 26 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

By CCN STAFF Ventura County prosecutors announced Friday they will not prosecute a man who slowly plowed through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who where blocking the street, injuring at least one protester, according to the Ventura County... (Continue reading)

Missing Paso Robles man’s body found in Riverside

Written on 26 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By CCN STAFF Paso Robles police believe they have found the remains of a missing Paso Robles man who testified for prosecutors at a murder suspect’s preliminary hearing prior to his disappearance on March 15. Investigators are awaiting final DNA... (Continue reading)

Wildfire burns 250 acres in the California Valley

Written on 26 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A wildfire burned 250 acres in the California Valley on Thursday. At approximately 3:32 p.m., a 911 caller reported a fire burning near Belmont Trail and Bend Road. As of Friday morning, the fire had burned 263 acres and was... (Continue reading)

Facing $54.3 billion deficit, California declares budget emergency

Written on 26 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Faced with a $54.3 billion deficit, the state of California declared a budget emergency on Thursday that will allow the use of reserve funds in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation of a budget... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo developer arrested for fraud and theft

Written on 25 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A local developer accused of securities fraud, financial elder abuse, and grand theft related to his attempt to garner investors for a proposed bowling alley and bar in San Luis Obispo was arrested on Tuesday, almost three months after a... (Continue reading)

Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham to donate 10 percent of his salary

Written on 25 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

California Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) announced this week he will start donating 10 percent of his monthly salary to Central Coast nonprofits. In a news release, Cunningham stated he would do so in line with recommendations of the... (Continue reading)

Two Paso Robles residents accused of bank robbery

Written on 25 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero police arrested a man and woman last week who they suspect robbed the Golden 1 Bank on El Camino Real on May 28. Shortly after investigators released photos of the suspected bank robber and his accomplice, multiple individuals identified... (Continue reading)

Armed suspects chase victims in Goleta

Written on 24 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested six suspects who allegedly chased a pair of victims with a shotgun at a Motel 6 in Goleta Monday evening. At about 8 p.m., a 911 caller reported suspects pointing a gun at two... (Continue reading)

LA County official sentenced to prison for bribery

Written on 23 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A federal judge sentenced a public official in Los Angeles County’s Internal Services Department on Tuesday to 12 months and one day in prison for accepting nearly $300,000 in bribes from an electrical contractor and then failing to report the... (Continue reading)

Hollywood producer accused of sexually assaulting women in Santa Barbara

Written on 23 Jun, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Santa Barbara County authorities are holding a Hollywood producer in jail for allegedly committed numerous sex crimes, including kidnapping and raping drugged or unconscious women. David Guillod, 53, the executive producer of Hollywood films including “Extraction” and “Atomic Blonde,” is... (Continue reading)