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San Miguel CSD bookkeeper sentenced to jail for embezzlement

Written on 11 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced a former San Miguel Community Services District bookkeeper to 180 days in jail on Thursday for theft of $38,000 from the North County CSD. Kallie Johnson, 30, stole San Miguel CSD... (Continue reading)

Influential Shandon winemaker Sam Balakian, dies at 78

Written on 11 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By CCN STAFF Sam Balakian was one of the most influential winemakers in California. Through his SVP Winery, he crushed and produced wines for multiple vineyard owners in the area while producing his own labels. During this years harvest, Balakian... (Continue reading)

Man wielding two machetes attacks arsonist in SLO

Written on 11 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By CCN STAFF A 23-year-old man allegedly attacked a 40-year-old man with two machetes Thursday afternoon at a homeless encampment in San Luis Obispo, leaving one man hospitalized with major injuries and the other in the jail, police said. Both... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for human trafficking in SLO County

Written on 10 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Sheriff deputies extradited a man for allegedly trafficking a 31-year-old pregnant woman while in San Luis Obispo County in April. During an undercover prostitution sting, investigators made contact with the female victim, and identified the male suspect as 33-year-old Anthony... (Continue reading)

Three people escape burning home in SLO

Written on 10 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Three residents managed to escape a house that caught fire late Wednesday night in San Luis Obispo. At bout 11:57 p.m., a 911 caller reported a fire at a home at 1921 Santa Barbara Avenue. San Luis Obispo police officers... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated teen crashes car into SLO home

Written on 10 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An allegedly intoxicated teen crashed into a home in San Luis Obispo Wednesday night, injuring four people. Earlier, a teen stole alcohol from the Grocery Outlet on Madonna Road. Four minors between the ages of 14 and 17 then fled... (Continue reading)

BLM protesters seek justice, need our support

Written on 9 Sep, 2020 in Featured, Opinion | 87 comments

OPINION by PETE EVANS Boy, lots of BLM stuff going on! I just read Andy Caldwell’s commentary and of course that of Chris Arend. They reflect a lot of local San Luis Obispo County and national mentality. I would like... (Continue reading)

Mishaps, coverups and manipulation in a case against a SLO family

Written on 9 Sep, 2020 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s Note: This is part two in a two-part series about the consequences of mistaken identities assumptions and the San Luis Obispo Police Department’s efforts to send a couple to prison after officers tried to quietly find... (Continue reading)

Police arrest SLO man accused of holding his neighbors hostage

Written on 9 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a man Tuesday afternoon who held his neighbors hostage inside their home while claiming he had a gun. Investigators later determined the suspect did not have a weapon. Shortly after 1:30 p.m., a 911... (Continue reading)

7 people killed at illegal marijuana grow in California

Written on 9 Sep, 2020 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Seven people were shot and killed at an illegal marijuana grow and processing operation in Riverside County early Monday morning, deputies said. Shortly after midnight, deputies responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at a home in... (Continue reading)