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Turnover continues, Hill appoints Ortiz-Legg to planning commission

Written on 12 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has appointed former state Assembly candidate Dawn Ortiz-Legg to the SLO County Planning Commission, pending approval from the board of supervisors. [Cal Coast Times] Ortiz-Legg, a public affairs specialist in the solar industry,... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar Unified School District bus driver allegedly abuses child, video

Written on 11 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The lawyers for the family who filed a lawsuit against the Lucia Mar Unified School District accusing a school bus driver of sexually molesting a 9-year-old special-needs child released a video of the suspected abuse on Tuesday. [KSBY] In the... (Continue reading)

Hill rips SLO County for hiring PR firm over Holland video

Written on 10 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Several opponents of San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson’s reelection bid are criticizing county officials for spending money on hiring a public relations firm to direct crisis communications in the aftermath of the release of the video showing Andrew... (Continue reading)

Parents file suit against school district for covering up child molestation

Written on 8 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The family of a then 9-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually abused by a bus driver filed a lawsuit Friday against the Lucia Mar Unified School District, San Luis Obispo County and the victim’s former bus driver. After victim’s parents... (Continue reading)

More injuries, fewer arrests at Deltopia in Isla Vista

Written on 8 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

This year’s spring break party in Isla Vista, known as Deltopia, included 25 arrests, 25 medical transports, an injured officer and a woman falling from a balcony. In 2017, officers arrested 42 attendees but only 14 people required transportation to... (Continue reading)

Chinese crime groups illegally growing marijuana in California

Written on 6 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Chinese-funded transnational organized crime group has been purchasing homes in the Sacramento region and converting the houses into marijuana grows, United State prosecutors allege. [Cal Coast Times] On Tuesday and Wednesday, federal agents and local law enforcement searched about... (Continue reading)

molestation charges against Nipomo wrestling coach

Written on 6 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has recommended that SLO County prosecutors file sexual molestation charges against the former girls wrestling coach at Nipomo High School. [Cal Coast Times] Justin Magdaleno, a Nipomo High School teacher and wrestling coach,... (Continue reading)

Milo Yiannopoulos back to Cal Poly for conservative fake news panel

Written on 5 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

In the aftermath of an aborted fake news panel discussion, the Cal Poly College Republican will host a new fake news panel later this month that will feature the return of controversial political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos to Cal Poly. [Cal... (Continue reading)

SLO women to get 8 year sentence for attempted murder

Written on 5 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A 40-year-old San Luis Obispo woman who slashed the throat of an ex-boyfriend will spend about 8 years in prison after accepting a plea agreement. [Cal Coast Times] Erika Christine Deherrera is charged with first degree attempted murder, which could... (Continue reading)

Crime in SLO declines after two years of increases

Written on 4 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

After overall crime in San Luis Obispo rose 21 percent from 2014 to 2015 and 11 percent from 2015 to 2016, crime decreased by 13 percent in 2017, according to figures released by the police department. [Cal Coast Times] Last... (Continue reading)