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DOJ investigators raid the Manse on Marsh

Written on 17 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE Investigators from the California Department of Justice continue their work reviewing computer records following a March 24 raid on the Manse on Marsh, an independent living facility in San Luis Obispo. More than a dozen investigators from... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar teachers dissatisfied with 6 percent raise

Written on 17 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

The Lucia Mar teachers’ union has ratified its new pay agreement with the school district, but about 40 percent of union members voted against the new contract that awards teachers a 6 percent raise over the next year. [Tribune] Last... (Continue reading)

New Times’ staff riddled by departures

Written on 17 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN New Times, San Luis Obispo’s weekly newspaper, is looking for a few good men… or women, an editor or two, and a reporter. Ryan Miller, the paper’s executive editor whose primary responsibility was running sister paper Santa... (Continue reading)

Katcho Achadjian to run for Congress

Written on 17 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Republican assemblyman and former San Luis Obispo County supervisor, Katcho Achadjian, is joining the congressional race to replace Lois Capps. Achadjian said he was considering a run for Congress shortly after Capps announced earlier this month that she would retire.... (Continue reading)

Three SLO County men arrested for attempted murder

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Three men from San Luis Obispo County were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder after a dispute in Hanford over a motorcycle erupted in gunfire, with one man shot in the abdomen. Lemoore police officers arrested Thomas Yanaga, 53,... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe council angered by disincorporation pitch

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Guadalupe City Council members are not happy with the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury’s recommendation to disband their city. The Guadalupe City Council met Tuesday, shortly after the release of a grand jury report that describes city finances as a... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police find armed man asleep in stolen truck

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Grover Beach police arrested a 27-year-old man officers found asleep in a stolen pickup truck with guns and methamphetamine. [KEYT] Early Wednesday morning, officers were conducting a nightly check of the Vons parking lot in the 1700 block of Grande... (Continue reading)

Lenny Jones charged with molesting a child under 10

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office filed six criminal charges Wednesday against Lenny Jones for the alleged sexual molestation of two girls who were attending a birthday party at his Arroyo Grande home in March. The charges include felony... (Continue reading)

Victor Speedy Gonzales turns himself in to face drug charges

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Nipomo man allegedly involved in a Central Coast drug trafficking ring dubbed “All in the Family,” turned himself in at the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning. Victor Speedy Gonzales, 36, was wanted following... (Continue reading)

Out on bail, Paso Robles man arrested for attempted murder

Written on 15 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE UPDATE: Thomas Yanaga of Paso Robles was one of three men arrested on attempted murder charges for a shooting Tuesday morning in Hanford. As part of a follow up on last months Paso Robles shooting, San Luis... (Continue reading)