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California bill would limit cash cops can pay jailhouse snitches

Written on 22 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Following revelations that a pair of Mexican Mafia members made hundreds of thousands of dollars working as jailhouse snitches, a California bill that would restrict payments to informants is making its way through the state Legislature. [LA Daily News] Assembly... (Continue reading)

Allegations fly at board majority after Gibson, Hill lose groundwater vote

Written on 22 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

With control over the Paso Robles groundwater basin at stake, the minority on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, as well as its supporters, are levying allegations that the board majority violated the Brown Act. As a result,... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach trying to create new city image

Written on 22 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Grover Beach officials are trying to create a new image for the South County city that will attract businesses, development, tourism and new residents. Marijuana, as well the long-planned Grover Beach Lodge and Conference Center, factor prominently in the marketing... (Continue reading)

CalCoastNews needs your support after legal loss

Written on 21 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

We at CalCoastNews want to thank our many supporters who have contributed to our legal fund on the site GoFundMe. As many of you know, we lost the lawsuit. During the trial, the majority of our evidence and witnesses were... (Continue reading)

Alleged Paso Robles pedophile headed to trial

Written on 21 Mar, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Following testimony revealing that Paso Robles man Jason Porter allegedly held down a 4-year-old girl while he performed oral sex, a San Luis Obispo judge ruled there is enough evidence for the child molestation and sexual abuse case to go... (Continue reading)

SLOStringer killed in Santa Margarita crash

Written on 21 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A 30-year-old man, known as SLOStringer, was killed Tuesday morning in a rollover accident on Highway 101 near the Santa Margarita exit. Matthew Frank covered the work of local firefighters and law enforcement officers on SLOStringer Facebook. Frank would inform... (Continue reading)

Woman sexually assaulted in her sleep in Isla Vista

Written on 21 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man broke into a woman’s Isla Vista home on Saturday and sexually assaulted her in her sleep, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 5 a.m., a woman awoke to an unknown man fondling her in... (Continue reading)

Private schools versus public schools in SLO County

Written on 21 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

All parents want the best for their children. But what are the pros and cons of a private versus public school education? In San Luis Obispo County, there are three private schools that include elementary, junior high and high school:... (Continue reading)

Soldier from SLO dies in Afghanistan

Written on 21 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A United States Army soldier from San Luis Obispo died Sunday in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Robert Boniface, 34, died in a non-combat related incident in Logar Province, according to a Department of Defense press release. Boniface’s death is currently... (Continue reading)

Sibling tag team uses gun, pepper spray in Santa Maria robberies

Written on 20 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

During an early morning Santa Maria robbery, one brother pepper sprayed a male victim, and the other sibling hit him in the head with a handgun, according to the city’s police department. Moments later, the brothers allegedly robbed a female... (Continue reading)