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Did Santa Barbara health clinic infect patients with Hepatitis C?

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara health officials have closed a medical clinic while they try to determine if its staff infected patients with Hepatitis C and other blood-borne illnesses. In February, a patient at the unnamed clinic was diagnosed with an acute case... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria jury convicts 5 in U-Haul murder trial

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Santa Maria jury delivered first-degree murder convictions to five of six defendants who stood trial for the killing of a 28-year-old man that allegedly occurred as retribution for a drug debt. [Lompoc Record] Ramon Maldonado, 39, David Maldonado, 57,... (Continue reading)

Feds charge 13 members of Nipomo narcotics trafficking family

Written on 7 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 55 comments

Agents with the FBI, California Highway Patrol officers and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a pre-dawn operation that led to the arrest of 12 members of a Central Coast narcotics trafficking organization. Officers are still searching for one... (Continue reading)

Do we need the proposed Paso Robles water district?

Written on 7 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION By JIM OLESNANIK I learned long ago that before you can solve a problem, you must first identify the problem and secondly, the underlying cause of that problem. What is the problem? The “problem” is dropping water levels in... (Continue reading)

Sea lion takes California fisherman for a plunge

Written on 7 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A fisherman was posing for a photo with fish he caught in a San Diego bay when a sea lion leaped out of the water, chomped on the fish and dragged the 62-year-old man into bay. [Mercury News] The sea... (Continue reading)

Boat erupts into flames at Port San Luis

Written on 7 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A fishing boat docked in Port San Luis Harbor burst into flames Sunday night. [KEYT] Authorities found the boat fully engulfed in flames shortly before midnight. No one was on board, and no one suffered any injuries during the fire.... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Oceano Dunes crash

Written on 7 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Bay Area man, who was celebrating his 21st birthday, died in a crash at the Oceano Dunes on Saturday. [KSBY] Erwin Baker was off-roading in an open riding area around 3 p.m. when he drove off a large dune,... (Continue reading)

Appellate court rules against Oceano dunes dust rule

Written on 6 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 52 comments

By KAREN VELIE After three years of litigation challenging the Oceano Dunes “dust rule,” the 2nd Appellate Court in Ventura ruled Monday that the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) does not have the power to regulate... (Continue reading)

SLO County releases ocular syphilis advisory

Written on 6 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County public health officials are asking medical professionals to look out for cases of ocular syphilis – a sexually transmitted disease that can cause blindness – after several clusters of the disease have been... (Continue reading)

43 California judges reprimanded in 2014

Written on 6 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Dozens of reprimands were handed to California judges in 2014 for a wide range of transgressions that include having sex in their chambers and demeaning defendants. [LA Times] Of the 43 reprimands, two were public reprimands for judges who had... (Continue reading)