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Another felony charge against John Wallace

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Criminal charges are stacking up against John Wallace, the latest for an alleged conflict of interest while he was the general manager of the Avila Beach Community Services District. Wallace, 73, was already facing two felony and... (Continue reading)

Shot fired into family home in San Miguel

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

At least one shot was fired into a San Miguel family’s home on Monday while two adults and three children were inside. [KSBY] Shortly before 9 p.m., the shot was fired into the home on the 1700 block of Mission... (Continue reading)

Water board chastises South County sanitation district

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board chastised South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Administrator Gerhardt Hubner for deceiving the board and for a lack of transparency in a May 31 letter. Hubner appears to... (Continue reading)

Recently deported Nipomo murder suspect released from jail, then re-arrested

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The 24-year-old Nipomo man who was arrested for murdering his girlfriend less than a year after he was deported to Mexico was released from San Luis Obispo County Jail on an apparent technicality. Deputies then re-arrested the suspect without him... (Continue reading)

Jury finds Edith Knight guilty of electioneering

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

After just 20 minutes of deliberations, a jury on Monday found 86-year-old Edith Knight guilty of electioneering. San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Craig van Rooyen then imposed a $500 fine. On June 7, Knight said she called 30... (Continue reading)

Father slams SUV into Templeton elementary school

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A man waiting to pick his child up from school on Monday choked on a drink, stepped on the accelerator and crashed a Land Rover into a building at a Templeton elementary school, injuring one person, according to the CHP.... (Continue reading)

Is it too expensive to sleep by the beach in California?

Written on 5 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

Too many California residents are priced out of beach getaways, according to a bill making its way through the state Legislature. AB 250, which was introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego), calls for the State Coastal Conservancy to... (Continue reading)

SLO prosecutors to retry Paso Robles man on rape charge

Written on 5 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Less than a year after completing one trial, a Paso Robles man accused of raping his girlfriend’s aunt is heading back to court for another. Last July, a San Luis Obispo jury acquitted Rian Mabus, 32, of one of two... (Continue reading)

820 area code coming to the Central Coast

Written on 4 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties will soon have two area codes, 805 and 820, because the number of 805 combinations is running short. As a result, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the new area code to... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student ill with meningitis

Written on 4 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly Campus Health officials announced a student who lives on campus has been diagnosed with meningitis. This is the second student to be diagnosed with meningitis this year, the first was in January. The student who contracted meningococcal disease... (Continue reading)