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Water-shark attack in SLO County

OPINION By G. EDWARD GRIFFIN Everyone knows there is a drought-related water shortage in California, but less known (or at least less discussed) is that many parts of the state are not impacted. The Paso Robles water basin, which is... (Continue reading)

Video of California officers shooting unarmed man released

A federal judge has ordered the release of a police video that shows three Southern California officers opening fire on and killing an unarmed 35-year-old man who was mistakenly suspected of stealing a bicycle. [LA Times] In the June 2013... (Continue reading)

Men’s Colony inmates lacking religious life, grand jury says

A San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury report released Tuesday states one major issue exists at the California Men’s Colony: religious life has been placed on the “back burner.” Grand jury members inspected the prison last September and interviewed a... (Continue reading)

Cambria woman and boy killed in crash

A boy and a 20-year-old woman, both residents of Cambria, died Tuesday afternoon when a pickup truck plunged 300 feet off a cliff adjacent to Highway 46 West. [KSBY] The crash occurred eight miles east of Highway 1. A 22-year-old... (Continue reading)

Gibson’s attack on geologist creates dust up

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson has used his sway to possibly jeopardize the job of a state geologist who is critical of the Oceano Dunes dust rule, a move that has drawn rebuke from three... (Continue reading)

Syphilis on the rise in California women and babies

Syphilis cases in California women more than doubled, and reports of the disease in newborns have more than tripled in the state over the last two years. [LA Times] The number of early reported cases of California women contracting the... (Continue reading)

Disabled child spends school day abandoned on the bus

A driver for the Goleta school district left a 4-year-old boy with brain damage sitting on a parked school bus for four hours last week. [KCOY] On the morning of July 6, the driver was transporting four children to summer... (Continue reading)

Ex-Paso Robles teacher sentenced in sex with students case

Former Paso Robles High School teacher Jeremy Monn, who had sexual relationships with students both in North County and the Central Valley, received a six-year, four-month prison sentence on Tuesday. [KSBY] Monn, 31, may only need to serve three years... (Continue reading)

Lacey Fowler resists arrest, swings at a police officer

By KAREN VELIE A former Cuesta College human resources analyst who was wanted on several failure to appear arrest warrants — in addition to charges of burglary and forgery — is facing an additional charge after she attempted to punch... (Continue reading)

Who has egg on their face now?

OPINION By MIKE BRENNLER On June 12, 2007 the following editorial excerpt was printed in the San Luis Obispo Tribune: “Gearhart was Unfairly Targeted. Atascadero Mayor Pro Tem Mike Brennler has a little egg on his face following his premature... (Continue reading)