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Time to run for SLO County judge

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

By STEW JENKINS An engaged, effective and resilient San Luis Obispo County Bar Association should make a version of this announcement for its member early in every odd numbered year. Superior court judges are elected at the primary; or in... (Continue reading)

SLO man allegedly sent racist threats on Hallmark cards

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

San Luis Obispo police are asking anyone who received an anonymous Hallmark card with a flag on it to call the the police department. The 62-year-old man officers arrested on Sunday for threatening to shoot minorities moving into his neighborhood,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police nab couple on crime spree

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A sting involving undercover officers and a helicopter enabled Paso Robles police to nab a Central Valley couple on Tuesday who had allegedly been stealing credit cards. [Cal Coast Times] On Saturday, the couple from Coalinga tried to make a... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man sentenced to six years in prison for child molestation

Written on 3 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo judge sentenced a Paso Robles man on Tuesday to six years in prison for molesting a 12-year-old girl in 2016. [Cal Coast News] On June 6, following a two-week trial, jurors convicted Juan Antonio Esquivel, 31,... (Continue reading)

Man rescued after driving off the Embarcadero into Morro Bay

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A bystander and a firefighter helped rescue a man who drove into the ocean near Tidelands Park in Morro Bay on Tuesday morning. [Cal Coast Times] The man drove off of the Embarcadero and into about 8-feet of water. He... (Continue reading)

Man found in Ventura drive-thru with meth and a gun

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Ventura police arrested a man for drug possession early Tuesday Morning after he passed out inside his vehicle in a drive-thru. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before midnight, a caller reported a man was passed out behind the steering wheel of... (Continue reading)

SLO County raises management salaries, cuts services

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN At a time in which San Luis Obispo County government is tightening its belt, the county has a staffer who collects more than $500,000 a year in total pay, while another six employees receive more than $300,000... (Continue reading)

Empty castles and ghost streets in Cayucos

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Discovered, Featured | 8 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted weekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. By DELL FRANKLIN I ran into Richard just off... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay police officer does not regret shooting suspect

Written on 2 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Morro Bay police officer who shot and injured a man who attacked him with a large stick in 2015 said he does not regret shooting the assailant in an interview with KSBY. On Oct. 30, 2015, officer Dale Cullum... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist seriously injured in SLO crash

Written on 1 Jul, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 29-year-old man clipped a bicyclist with his side mirror on Saturday morning near San Luis Obispo causing major injuries, including a fractured clavicle, broken ribs and a collapsed lung. [KSBY] At about 8 a.m., the Santa Maria man was... (Continue reading)