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Pacific Western bank and Banc of California complete merger

Written on 3 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Pacific Western Bank and Banc of California announced last week they completed a merger. The combined bank will now operate under the Banc of California name. Following the merger, Banc of California is now the third-largest bank... (Continue reading)

SLO County developer facing money laundering and fraud charges

Written on 2 Dec, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal prosecutors revealed plans this week to file additional charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and access device fraud against San Luis Obispo County developer Ryan Wright, according to a Nov. 27 declaration by Assistant U.S. Attorney... (Continue reading)

Its time to hold SLO High School officials accountable

Written on 2 Dec, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by KALEENA RUSKIN I was the San Luis Obispo High School girls head soccer coach from 2012 through 2016, and worked for Jeff Brandow. I had been working as the assistant soccer coach from 2009/10’ season and was hired... (Continue reading)

Killer who dumped body in Nipomo guilty of murder

Written on 2 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury on Wednesday found a Santa Maria woman guilty of murdering a man whose remains were found on a Nipomo golf course in 2020. Following a trial in which 38-year-old Kimberly Machleit claimed self defense, the... (Continue reading)

Ex-Central Coast track coach gets prison time for sexting student-athlete

Written on 2 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a former Central Coast high school track coach on Friday to two years in prison for text messaging sexually explicit material to an underage student-athlete. In 2022, while serving as track coach at Pacifica... (Continue reading)

SLO police asking for help identifying retail thieves

Written on 1 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly stole purses from Nordstrom Rack and a woman who snatched items from the Boot Barn. Surveillance footage from the recently... (Continue reading)

Semi-truck driver allegedly critically injures man in Highway 46 crash, then flees

Written on 1 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Highway Patrol officers are searching for a semi-truck and its driver, who allegedly caused a collision on Highway 46 by the Shandon Rest Area Friday morning that left a Bay Area man in critical condition. Shortly... (Continue reading)

Alleged Santa Maria bank robber arrested in Los Angeles

Written on 1 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities tracked down the man who allegedly robbed a Santa Maria bank at knifepoint on Monday and arrested him in Los Angeles. Shortly after 8 a.m., a man armed with a knife forced his way into the... (Continue reading)

Headed south from SLO County on the Amtrak Surfliner

Written on 30 Nov, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” is currently on Amazon.... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian injured after being struck by a car in Arroyo Grande

Written on 30 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A woman was hospitalized Wednesday after being struck by a car on Grand Avenue in Arroyo Grande. Shortly after 6 p.m., a caller reported a car had hit a pedestrian on Grand Avenue at the Highway 101... (Continue reading)