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Santa Margarita man guilty of child molestation

Written on 21 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Margarita man who sexually abused girls over a span of more than three decades will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted on Wednesday of felony sex crimes against three... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo rejects pot shop’s attempt to sway city officials

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE In what appeared to be a staged attempt, more than 30 employees of cannabis businesses tied to Helios Dayspring protested in front of San Luis Obispo City Hall on Tuesday to pressure the city counsel to overrule... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for transforming home and yard into illegal pot grow

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 26-year-old man last week for allegedly transforming his home and yard into an illegal cannabis grow, police said. In 2020, officers charged Spencer Jefferson with illegal cultivation of marijuana at... (Continue reading)

SLO County to continue mask mandate, back in tier system

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County will continue to require people wear masks in public places until two benchmarks are met, the county health department announced Wednesday. The health department will not lift the mask mandate until the county... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to switch from quarters to semesters, following CSU demand

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Upon the demand of the California State University system, Cal Poly will switch from a quarters calendar to a semesters schedule. Currently, Cal Poly is the only CSU campus that remains on the quarter system. In 2012,... (Continue reading)

Goleta man allegedly starts home on fire

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a reportedly mentally ill man who allegedly set a house in Goleta on fire early Tuesday morning, injuring at least one person. On Monday evening, deputies arrived at a home in... (Continue reading)

DUI driver hits mother walking children to Arroyo Grande school

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE An intoxicated man, with a history of driving under the influence, crashed into a woman walking her two children to Harloe Elementary in Arroyo Grande on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., 35-year-old Michael Kiss allegedly crashed... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors deny appeal, allow 31 oil wells

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to deny an appeal and allow additional time for an oil company to drill the final 31 of 95 approved wells at an Arroyo Grande oilfield, with Supervisor... (Continue reading)

SLO County reports 186 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County reported 186 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a slight increase in new cases from a daily average of 37 on Friday to 40 on Tuesday. The number of SLO County residents in hospitals... (Continue reading)

SLO County Farm Bureau, assessor win inheritance tax battle

Written on 19 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by BRENT BURCHETT Farm and ranch families can once again pass along their land to the next generation, thanks to work by Farm Bureau and our very own San Luis Obispo County Assessor Tom Bordonaro. For those who don’t... (Continue reading)