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San Luis Obispo man convicted of manslaughter and elder abuse

Written on 12 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo jury convicted the owner of the Manse on Marsh of manslaughter and elderly dependent abuse on Tuesday over the 2014 death of a dementia patient who walked away from the assisted living facility and was struck... (Continue reading)

Person killed in head-on collision on Highway 166

Written on 12 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An oil tanker collided head on with a pickup early Wednesday morning on Highway 166 in Santa Barbara County, killing one person and resulting in a road closure. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 a.m., the tanker and the truck... (Continue reading)

Central Coast mother convicted of torturing and murdering her toddler

Written on 12 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An Oxnard mother who had twice lost custody of her young daughter tortured and murdered her three-year-old girl in 2015, a Ventura County Jury decided on Monday. [Cal Coast Times] The jury convicted Mayra Alejandra Chavez of second-degree murder, torture... (Continue reading)

California nuns allegedly embezzled school funds to go gambling in Vegas

Written on 11 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. In the case of Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister Lana Chang, their gambling trips to Las Vegas have not only been discovered, but have become the subject of an embezzlement... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren to moonlight as advisor to Cambria

Written on 11 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Oceano Community Services District General Manager Paavo Ogren is slated to move to part-time at his current position and begin moonlighting as an advisor to the Cambria Community Services District, according to the districts’ websites. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Unified School District facing $3 million shortfall

Written on 11 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Paso Robles Unified School District Superintendent Chris Williams, who abruptly announced his resignation last week, is leaving the North County school district with depleted reserves and an approximately $3 million shortfall over the next couple years. [Tribune] Williams announced his... (Continue reading)

Strike looms in SLO County, what are both sides claiming?

Written on 10 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

Correction: The article initially stated SLOCEA’s demands would cost the county an estimated $2.86 million in the current fiscal year and an estimated $3.94 million in annual ongoing costs. However, those are merely the costs of the pay structure that... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County needs a building moratorium

Written on 10 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by JEFF HORTON Is it just me, or are things starting to look too “city” around here? At this time, I am beginning to lose the idea that it is just me because I hear the same complaints everywhere... (Continue reading)

SLO County libraries and some mental health services to close for employees union strike

Written on 10 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

All 15 branches of San Luis Obispo County public libraries will close Tuesday through Thursday, while multiple mental health services will also shut their doors or cut their hours of operation as the county’s primary employees union is expected to... (Continue reading)

Two men shot and killed in Santa Maria in two days

Written on 9 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An 18-year-old Santa Maria man died of gunshot wounds early Saturday, just two days after a 21-year-old man was shot and killed. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to reports of gunshots in the area... (Continue reading)