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Cannabis business to pay $620,000 over environmental violations

Written on 16 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A cannabis company located near Buelton has agreed to pay a $620,000 settlement for violating environmental regulations regarding diesel generators, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors filed an environmental protection lawsuit against Central... (Continue reading)

Gifford Fire nearly 70% contained, 132,605 acres burned

Written on 15 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE There was no increase in the acreage burned by the Gifford Fire on Friday. The fire is currently 69% containment. Burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, the fire has scorched 132,605 acres, destroyed five... (Continue reading)

Valley fever case rising in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties

Written on 15 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE California health officials report huge increases in valley fever cases in both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties from 2023 to 2024, according to the California Department of Public Health. San Luis Obispo County cases increased... (Continue reading)

Teen crushes golf tournament at Hunter Ranch in Paso Robles

Written on 15 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A 13-year-old won her first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) championship tournament on Thursday at the Hunter Ranch Golf Course in Paso Robles. Kelly Zhang from Hillsborough, California claimed the girl’s title finishing 10-under par. Richard Ding,... (Continue reading)

Losses in Government jobs, jump in SLO County unemployment rates

Written on 15 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After half a year of falling unemployment, rates skyrocketed in San Luis Obispo County in July to 5.2%, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. While unemployment numbers climb, the size of the county workforce is increased... (Continue reading)

Gifford Fire scorches over 132,600 acres, another firefighter injured

Written on 14 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has scorched 132,605 acres, destroyed five structures and injured 12 people, according to a Thursday evening update. The fire is currently 51% containment. Firefighters completed... (Continue reading)

California’s crime spree and Gov. Gavin Newsom

Written on 14 Aug, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL While Gov. Gavin Newsom is closing one prison after another in California, criminal activity has not abated in our state for a myriad of reasons. In the City of Santa Barbara, at their recent annual Old... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County burglar escapes incarceration

Written on 14 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Law enforcement is searching for a man who escaped a California reentry program facility on Thursday morning, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Felipe Rodriguez is serving a four-year prison sentence for a felony... (Continue reading)

Gifford Fire scorches over 120,000 acres, jumps Hi Mountain Road

Written on 14 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties injured a firefighter, burned a structure and jumped a containment line at Hi Mountain Road near Pozo on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is currently 41%... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest wanted man in Santa Maria

Written on 13 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Following a four-hour standoff, deputies arrested a man wanted for robbery, brandishing a weapon, criminal threats, assault with a deadly weapon, and carjacking in Santa Maria on Wednesday. Shortly before noon, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies tracked... (Continue reading)