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San Simeon director accuses district of violating its own ordinance

Written on 6 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by MICHAEL DONAHUE An open letter to fellow directors, general manager and district counsel: On Aug. 30, when I was out the country, during special closed session, the board authorized district counsel to proceed with settlement negotiations with the... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man pleads to murder of elderly Oceano man

Written on 6 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Grover Beach man pleaded no contest on Tuesday to the murder of 90-year-old Oceano activist Lawrence “Larry” Bross. [Tribune] David James Krause, 42, pleaded no contest to charges of murder and elder abuse. He faces 30... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest burglary suspect in Los Osos, lift shelter in place call

Written on 6 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs deputies arrested a burglary suspect in Los Osos on Wednesday evening following a short manhunt. Early in the evening, officials sent a reverse 911 call to 54 residents in the area between... (Continue reading)

Ventura teen arrested for threatening classmates, weapons found

Written on 5 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A 14-year-old boy is in juvenile hall after he allegedly made criminal threats against his fellow students and high school on Instagram, according to the Ventura Police Department. Officers arrested the teen on Tuesday at the Foothill... (Continue reading)

Four Lompoc prison inmates get more time after brutal assault

Written on 5 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Four inmates who assaulted and severely injured a fellow prisoner at the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc in Nov. 2020 were sentenced to up to 41 months in federal prison, the FBI announced today. The four suspects... (Continue reading)

SLO County agency awards Justin winery grant, conflict of interest alleged

Written on 5 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District is paying to put five electric vehicle charging stations at Justin Vineyards & Winery where Carla Willey, wife of agency head Gary Willey, has worked as chief financial officer... (Continue reading)

California to punish doctors for providing differing views on COVID-19 vaccine

Written on 5 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed into law a bill that will allow the state medical board to suspend or revoke the licenses of doctors who give patients information that contradicts the state’s official stance on... (Continue reading)

Assholes: Takes one to know one

Written on 5 Oct, 2022 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, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

Former city councilman gets five years for bribery, attempted arson

Written on 4 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Adelanto city councilman to five years in prison for taking a $10,000 bribe over a marijuana regulations vote and for hiring a man to burn down his restaurant, so... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe school board member charged with battery

Written on 4 Oct, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A member of the Guadalupe Union School Board was recently charged with misdemeanor battery, amid his bid for reelection. [KSBY] On Sept. 26, Guadalupe police officers arrested Raul Ortega Rodriguez Jr. on a charge of battery with... (Continue reading)