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Lompoc mayor speaks out against murder of military man

Written on 9 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne is asking the community for assistance in identifying any suspects involved in the shooting death of a man on leave from the Army who was shot multiple times while strolling on a street in Lompoc over... (Continue reading)

Nonprofit buys Grover Beach property, still eyeing church

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 5 Cities Homeless Coalition recently purchased a property on Fourth Street in Grover Beach, where they plan to conduct homeless services. Even so, the homeless coalition is still trying to buy the Bethel Baptist Church property.... (Continue reading)

Mayor accused of extorting cash from marijuana sellers

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

With the inducement of huge profits in the cannabis industry, allegations of pay-to play in San Luis Obispo County and throughout the nation are common with pot sellers who regularly complain about public officials and government employees seeking bribes. On... (Continue reading)

Search warrants served on Santa Barbara diving boat company

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Law enforcement agents searched the Santa Barbara office and two diving boats on Sunday belonging to the company that owned the Conception, the boat destroyed in a fire that killed 34 people last week. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Peschong has turned his back on constituents

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

Opinion by SLO Cannabis Watch Group “I fully admit I worked on this ordinance and this is what has come of it, and I am responsible for it. I own this ordinance….” These are the fateful and telling words spoken... (Continue reading)

Active military man gunned down in Lompoc

Written on 8 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A man on leave from the Army was shot and killed in Lompoc Sunday morning while walking on the street, according to the Lompoc Police Department. Shortly before 2 a.m., a caller reported shots fired near the intersection of Ocean... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County releases names of 22 killed in boat fire

Written on 7 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By STAFF Santa Barbara County officials on Friday released the names of 22 of the 34 people who were killed in the Conception dive boat disaster. The Coroner’s Office, with the assistance of rapid DNA technology, has now been able... (Continue reading)

SLO County inmate dies of drug overdose

Written on 7 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 56-year-old San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate died of a suspected drug overdose on Friday, while another inmate required medical treatment for an opioid overdose, according to the sheriff’s department. After eating his lunch, guards watched Ernest Leonard Ortiz... (Continue reading)

SLO County raids large illegal marijuana grow

Written on 6 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Deputies destroyed 1,820 marijuana plants they found on Thursday growing near the intersection of Main Street and Santa Rosa Creek Road on private property in Cambria, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. While searching for a homeless... (Continue reading)

Owners of sunken boat file 19th Century maritime lawsuit

Written on 6 Sep, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The owners of the boat that burned off the coast of Santa Barbara County this week, killing 34 people, filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday making use of a 19th century maritime law in attempt to... (Continue reading)