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Former Gala Pride and Diversity Center director sentenced to jail

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 46-year-old former director of the San Luis Obispo Gala Pride and Diversity Center was sentenced to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement. Prior to his sentencing, Dustin Robert Colyerworth paid... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police identify bank robbery suspect

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers identified the man they suspect robbed a bank on Wednesday afternoon as Ernesto Noriega Cisneros. He remains on the run. Shortly before 3 p.m., Cisneros entered the Wells Fargo Bank on Spring Street... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles drops legal argument over water rights

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | One comment

OPINION by GREG GREWAL The quiet title litigation over groundwater rights was a poker game. After five trials and numerous stipulations, the city of Paso Robles finally folded its hand. Their last two legal arguments were pueblo and treaty rights,... (Continue reading)

Central Coast teen dies in river accident at Sequoia National Park

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 17-year-old Santa Maria girl drowned after falling into a river at Sequoia National Park last week. Andrea Diaz Mondragon was visiting Sequoia with her brother and a group of friends. It was her first time at... (Continue reading)

Car crashes, overturns by Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A two-car crash by a Highway 101 onramp in San Luis Obispo resulted in one of the vehicles overturning and landing on its roof early Thursday morning. Just before 5 a.m., a driver ran a red light... (Continue reading)

Californians need transparency, help stop AB 1821

Written on 25 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

Opinion from the First Amendment Coalition We wrote last week to sound alarms about California Assembly Bill 1821, which would have disastrous effects on transparency, accountability, and our democracy. Well, it’s crunchtime. The bill, which was amended at the proverbial... (Continue reading)

Police looking for Paso Robles bank robbery suspect

Written on 24 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers are looking for the man who robbed a bank on Wednesday afternoon. The suspect entered the Wells Fargo Bank on Spring Street, said he had a weapon and handed a note to the... (Continue reading)

California threatens to sue Trump administration over wind project off Morro Bay coast

Written on 24 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE California filed an intent to sue the Trump administration over an agreement with a wind energy company to forego a lease off the coast of Morro Bay in exchange for a partial return of their payment, which... (Continue reading)

San Simeon Community Services District: The zombie organization

Written on 24 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | One comment

OPINION by HANK KRZCIUK San Simeon Community Services District perfectly fits the definition of a “zombie” organization. As of mid-2025, the San Simeon district has effectively been functioning as a shell entity, kept alive by external support, while it awaits... (Continue reading)

Feds arrest alleged Santa Maria child porn producer

Written on 24 Jun, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following a joint investigation by the FBI and Santa Maria Police Department, a registered sex offender is facing federal charges in a child pornography case. Authorities arrested Brandon Johnson, 31, for allegedly producing and distributing child sexual... (Continue reading)