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Major injuries in three vehicle crash near Santa Margarita

Written on 30 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A three vehicle crash on Highway 101 south of Santa Margarita resulted in major injuries and the closure of Highway 101 for more than an hour on Friday morning. Shortly after 3 a.m., a caller reported a... (Continue reading)

County awarded $21 million for mental health facility in Paso Robles

Written on 29 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The state recently awarded San Luis Obispo County a $21,639,180 grant for a proposed mental health facility in Paso Robles. The funds will be used to purchase and renovate an existing facility in Paso Robles that will... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way drunk driver crashes on Highway 101 near Nipomo

Written on 29 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE An alleged drunk driver, who was headed the wrong way on Highway 101 south of Nipomo, crashed into another vehicle on Wednesday evening. Shortly before 6 p.m., the alleged drunk driver was headed northbound in the southbound... (Continue reading)

Korsgaden polling in first place for California insurance commissioner

Written on 28 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION by STACY KORSGADEN California’s insurance system is at a breaking point and the stakes in this election could not be higher. If I lose this race, California could be turning its insurance market over to extreme, government run experiments... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors plan to donate money to anti-ICE groups

Written on 28 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 66 comments

By KAREN VELIE After listening to more than five hours of public comment, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors agreed on Tuesday to have staff look into prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from entering the jail lobby... (Continue reading)

Husband of Santa Maria childcare provider charged with child abuse

Written on 27 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police detectives arrested a 79-year-old man last week on charges he sexually abused mutiple children at a home childcare facility his wife operated. Detectives began investigating Ernest James Lattimer in 2019 following a report of... (Continue reading)

With open borders, there can be no welfare

Written on 27 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by GARY KIRKLAND History has demonstrated that many countries have had problems with immigration. I am briefly describing one example. In about 376 Common Era, when The Roman Empire was divided into the Western and Eastern Empires, Goths (Germans)... (Continue reading)

Man accused of sexually assaulting patients at Goleta care facility

Written on 27 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 61-year-old certified nursing assistant is in jail for allegedly sexually assaulting two patients at a care home in Goleta, On Jan. 20, Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives arrested Kayode Agbolade Ogunba of Los Angeles on charges... (Continue reading)

SLO County Sheriff Parkinson to explain his office’s interactions with ICE

Written on 26 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased operations in San Luis Obispo County, a small group of people have accused local law enforcement of violating state laws in order to assist ICE agents. On Tuesday, the... (Continue reading)

Rhetoric has no place in San Luis Obispo County politics

Written on 26 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by ERIK GORHAM As the national debate over immigration and customs enforcement intensifies, that tension has now spilled into San Luis Obispo County, this time fueled not by policy disagreements, but by reckless rhetoric from a local political leader.... (Continue reading)