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Santa Margarita man cops to child pornography charge

Written on 1 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Santa Margarita man and former high school teacher will serve jail time for a child pornography offense. [KSBY] Michael David Smith, 53, pleaded no contest Tuesday to one felony county of possession of child pornography. Smith previously faced an... (Continue reading)

California governor signs mandatory vaccination bill

Written on 30 Jun, 2015 in Archive, Daily Briefs, Featured | 61 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that will require almost all schoolchildren in the state to be fully vaccinated, even if their parents object. [Mercury News] Senate Bill 277 eliminates a provision in California law that... (Continue reading)

Alleged Cuesta College data thief accused of spousal battery

Written on 30 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Prosecutors allege a Cuesta College employee, who is accused of breaching the campus data system, also committed battery against her husband and participated in a drug operation with him. [Tribune] Lacey Fowler, 29, already faces a felony count of illegally... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district should not yield to Ogren’s outrageous demands

Written on 30 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 45 comments

OPINION By MAYOR JIM HILL As a member of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board, I am committed to minimizing costs and fairness in billing practices for all District ratepayers. The member agencies, Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande and... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 320 acres near Lompoc

Written on 30 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A wildfire erupted in the hills near Lompoc on Monday and burned 320 acres. [KEYT] The fire broke out just before 1:30 p.m. in the Mission Hills area north of Lompoc. The blaze threatened the La Purisima Mission, but it... (Continue reading)

CalCoastNews appeal on anti-SLAPP ruling

Written on 29 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By CalCoastNews staff Appellate justices will hear arguments Tuesday by attorneys for CalCoastNews that a libel lawsuit pursued by a county waste hauler should be dismissed. The 9:30 a.m. hearing will be held in the San Luis Obispo City Council... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce names new CEO

Written on 29 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce board has hired Gina Fitzpatrick, a Heritage Oaks Bank branch manager, as its next chief executive officer. Fitzpatrick has been vice president and manager of the Paso Robles branch of Heritage Oaks for the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles murder trial begins next week

Written on 29 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

With the murder trial of Paso Robles man Thomas Yanaga set to begin next week, attorneys are attempting to paint both the defendant and the victim as men with violent pasts. [Tribune] Yanaga, 52, shot and killed Atascadero resident Marshall... (Continue reading)

Thieves steal old women’s wallets in Goleta

Written on 29 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for thieves who have been targeting elderly women in Goleta. On one occasion, two women teamed up to steal a 77-year-old woman’s wallet, surveillance footage shows. In separate instances, a man stole the purses... (Continue reading)

There’s a sinkhole in my chest

Written on 28 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 49 comments

OPINION By DAVID BROADWATER, Salty waves burn my cheeks – boiled by the seething rage in my gut. I was 16 years old when four black girls were blown to bits in their Birmingham church. On the day I became... (Continue reading)