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Carrizo Plain National Monument’s fate still unknown

Written on 27 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by FOREST WATCH On Thursday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke delivered his highly-anticipated recommendations to President Trump on the fate of more than two dozen national monuments that have been under review for possible reduction or elimination. The Carrizo Plain... (Continue reading)

California Republican Assembly leader ousted after cap-and-trade vote

Written on 25 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

More than a month after Assemblyman Chad Mayes broke rank and voted for a cap-and-trade bill, the Assembly Republican Caucus ousted him as its leader. [Mercury News] The Assembly Republicans held a closed-door meeting Thursday in which they unanimously decided... (Continue reading)

Judge to Aaron Ochs: ‘Your conduct is troubling’

Written on 25 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge Wednesday admonished Los Osos blogger Aaron Ochs for “inappropriate” behavior and “troubling” conduct for his role as a regular online detractor of CalCoastNews, co-founder and reporter Karen Velie, and her family. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Inmate disappears from Lompoc prison camp

Written on 25 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

For at least the fifth time over the last year, an inmate walked away from the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompocon Thursday. [KCOY] At about 4 p.m., prison officials discovered that Victor Hurtado, 42, was missing. Hurtado is... (Continue reading)

Camera catches man checking for unlocked cars in SLO

Written on 25 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man who was caught on a surveillance camera checking for unlocked cars early Thursday morning. Around 1:45 a.m., the suspect was prowling around a driveway in the neighborhood southwest of Meadow Park.... (Continue reading)

Carrizo Plain likely to remain national monument

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Carrizo Plain will remain a national monument if President Donald Trump follows the advice of his interior secretary. In April, Trump issued an executive order calling for a review of 27 national monuments, prompting concerns about the potential loosening... (Continue reading)

Manse on Marsh owner asked to turn in his passport

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The owner of a San Luis Obispo assisted living home who is facing charges related to the death of an elderly man refused an offer made by a judge that would have let him out of jail but force him... (Continue reading)

Divorce battle ended shortly before Santa Maria murder

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Just two months after a contentious divorce and custody battle ended, a Santa Maria man shot and killed his ex-wife. On Monday, Konstantine Morozov shot and killed Natalia Morozova and then fled to the Los Angeles area with their 9-year-old... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for death threat against vigil organizers

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Police arrested a San Luis Obispo man for posting a death threat on Facebook targeting the organizers of the vigil held in SLO in the aftermath of the racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Daniel Joshua Phares, 45, admitted to... (Continue reading)

Deputy shoots and kills Nipomo man after Orcutt bank robbery

Written on 23 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a Nipomo man who was fleeing after allegedly robbing a Coast Hills Credit Union at knifepoint in Orcutt. On Tuesday morning, deputies arrived at the Coast Hills Credit Union in the... (Continue reading)