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Marijuana group funds school position in Carpinteria

Written on 10 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County School district will hire a middle school counselor using funds obtained from a marijuana growers association, a move prompting outrage among some parents. The Cannabis Association for Responsible Producers, also known as CARP... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for burglarizing homes in Arroyo Grande

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Surveillance videos taken from cameras at neighbor’s homes helped Arroyo Grande police identify and arrest a 29-year-old San Luis Obispo man for an alleged burglary, police said. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday, a caller reported a burglary at a... (Continue reading)

Injured man airlifted off Bishop Peak in SLO

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A California Highway Patrol helicopter airlifted an injured man off Bishop Peak Sunday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The 30-year-old San Jose man suffered undisclosed injuries after falling from a rock just off the Bishop Peak trail near... (Continue reading)

Man seriously injured in random attack in Santa Maria

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police are searching for two men suspected in an violent, unprovoked stabbing Sunday night. [Cal Coast Times] At about 9 p.m., a man was standing near a food truck in the 800 block of N.... (Continue reading)

Lompoc mayor speaks out against murder of military man

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne is asking the community for assistance in identifying any suspects involved in the shooting death of a man on leave from the Army who was shot multiple times while strolling on a street in Lompoc over... (Continue reading)

Mayor accused of extorting cash from marijuana sellers

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

With the inducement of huge profits in the cannabis industry, allegations of pay-to play in San Luis Obispo County and throughout the nation are common with pot sellers who regularly complain about public officials and government employees seeking bribes. On... (Continue reading)

Search warrants served on Santa Barbara diving boat company

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Law enforcement agents searched the Santa Barbara office and two diving boats on Sunday belonging to the company that owned the Conception, the boat destroyed in a fire that killed 34 people last week. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the... (Continue reading)

Active military man gunned down in Lompoc

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man on leave from the Army was shot and killed in Lompoc Sunday morning while walking on the street, according to the Lompoc Police Department. Shortly before 2 a.m., a caller reported shots fired near the intersection of Ocean... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County releases names of 22 killed in boat fire

Written on 7 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By STAFF Santa Barbara County officials on Friday released the names of 22 of the 34 people who were killed in the Conception dive boat disaster. The Coroner’s Office, with the assistance of rapid DNA technology, has now been able... (Continue reading)

SLO County inmate dies of drug overdose

Written on 7 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 56-year-old San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate died of a suspected drug overdose on Friday, while another inmate required medical treatment for an opioid overdose, according to the sheriff’s department. After eating his lunch, guards watched Ernest Leonard Ortiz... (Continue reading)