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Vandals trash two classrooms at Oceano Elementary School

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a vandal or vandals who trashed two classrooms, destroying a television, computer and more, at Oceano Elementary School over the weekend. [Tribune] The suspect or suspects broke into a second grade classroom... (Continue reading)

SLO County clerk’s hidden poll tax

Written on 16 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by STEW JENKINS The evil of the poll tax was that it stifled a voter’s ability to vote. The SLO County clerk’s practice of overcharging school districts to subsidize the county in an election the clerk is already conducting... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles selects Bakersfield man for assistant city manager position

Written on 15 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the appointment of former police chief Ty Lewis as the city’s chief executive, Paso Robles has hired a new assistant city manager. Lewis appointed Bakersfield Assistant City Manager Chris Huot to fill a vacancy at the... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay violated laws in approval of wastewater treatment plant

Written on 15 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

Writer’s Note: This is part seven of a story, told in seven installments, about the corruption involved in Morro Bay’s water reclamation facility. Part one is about Morro Bay City Council’s bait-and-switch. OPINION by CYNTHIA HAWLEY Since my earlier reports... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teen accused of trafficking cannabis

Written on 14 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies arrested a Paso Robles teen caught trafficking cannabis on Interstate 80 in Nebraska earlier this month during a crackdown on smugglers. Seward County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 18-year-old Alejandrino Martinez of Paso Robles after catching the teen... (Continue reading)

San Simeon CSD refuses to apologize to owners of Hearst Ranch

Written on 13 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by HANK KRZCIUK In 2016, San Simeon Community Services District negligently constructed part of a water treatment building on Hearst property and the Hearst Ranch conservation easement. Then they concealed the encroachment for years from Hearst and State and... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man points a gun at jogger, lands in jail

Written on 13 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE An Atascadero man is in jail after screaming he had a gun and pointing the weapon at a jogger who was passing his home on the 7300 block of San Marcos Road on Saturday morning. Shortly before... (Continue reading)

Seven teens arrested for assault at school in Santa Barbara

Written on 13 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies arrested seven juveniles allegedly involved in a series of assaults on the San Marcos High School campus earlier this week. One student was seriously injured in the attacks. After school administrators notified... (Continue reading)

SLO County COVID-19 cases dropping

Written on 12 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported 80 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, a decrease in new cases from a daily average of 41 on Tuesday to 34 on Friday. The number of SLO County residents in hospitals receiving... (Continue reading)

Man who allegedly caused mayhem at Trump rally headed to trial

Written on 12 Nov, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man who allegedly caused a three-car collision last November by driving a vehicle into a Trump caravan in Santa Maria is set to stand trial for two felony charges. On Nov. 8, 2020, a group of... (Continue reading)