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SLO Sex offender rips off bracelet, but caught

Written on 19 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A San Luis Obispo sex offender ripped off his ankle bracelet on Wednesday, but did not evade parole agents for long. Avril Leroy King, 40, served a six-year prison sentence for a violent sexual assault he committed in San Luis... (Continue reading)

Don’t make a stink in SLO

Written on 19 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 52 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council majority plans to ban foul odors that creep across property lines. [New Times] Mayor Jan Marx, Councilman John Ashbaugh and Councilwoman Carlyn Christianson voted in favor of the proposed “odor nuisance” ordinance at Tuesday’s... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles murder suspect pleads not guilty

Written on 19 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Paso Robles man said he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed an “intruder” Saturday morning. Thomas Yanaga, 52, plead not guilty to murder and an enhancement for causing great bodily injury with a firearm on Wednesday. His... (Continue reading)

Atascadero mayoral runner-up arrested

Written on 19 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Atascadero police arrested a recent mayoral candidate late Tuesday night on DUI and hit-and-run charges. [Tribune] Charles John Scovell II, 36, garnered 40 percent of the vote in last year’s Atascadero mayoral election. On Tuesday night, Scovell allegedly crashed his... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill attempts to stifle public comment

Written on 18 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill accused Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business (COLAB) spokesman Mike Brown of bringing “bloviating foolishness” to meetings of the board of supervisors. Hill made the remark while calling for a public hearing on... (Continue reading)

California judges must steer clear of the Boy Scouts

Written on 18 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The California Supreme Court has ruled that state court judges may no longer belong to the Boy Scouts of America. [NPR] An existing law bans judges from belonging to groups that discriminate based on sexual orientation. The Supreme Court ruling... (Continue reading)

SLO County to cut down on prosecuting prostitutes

Written on 18 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office plans to, by in large, stop prosecuting prostitutes. [Tribune] Prosecutors have announced that they no longer view prostitutes as criminals. Rather they are victims of exploitation or forced labor. Instead of prosecuting... (Continue reading)

Chinese immigrant gets posthumous California law license

Written on 17 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The California Supreme Court posthumously granted a law license to a Chinese immigrant on Monday. [Mercury News] California denied Hong Yen Chang a license to practice law nearly 125 years ago. Chang graduated Columbia Law School and received a license... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man arrested for murder

Written on 17 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Maria police have arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed a person at an apartment complex early Monday morning. [KSBY] The shooting occurred just before 6 a.m. in the parking lot of La Vista Apartments near the corner... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County cop evades jail in grand theft case

Written on 17 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A former officer with the Grover Beach and Atascadero police departments admitted that he used his security position to steal from residents of a Thousand Oaks retirement community, but the former policeman will not do any jail time as punishment... (Continue reading)