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Daniel Blackburn

Daniel Blackburn is editor of KCCN.tv

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INSIDE EFI: An Investors Nightmare

Part 1: Divorce sparks nasty public war By DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editors’ note: This is the first in a series examining the high-rolling, high-interest, high-risk, hard money business, and a close-up look at the primary players in one multi-million-dollar Paso Robles firm that may be headed for big trouble.) The downward spiral in which Paso Robles’ Estate Financial Inc. (EFI) now finds itself probably... (Continue Reading)

Hedges backs down to court, will return pot

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Sheriff Pat Hedges will return a small baggie of marijuana to its rightful owner today. The lawman had refused to return the medical marijuana to Arroyo Grande’s D. Craig Steffens even after an order issued by San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Martin Tangeman. Hedges was to appear in court Thursday to explain why he should not be... (Continue Reading)

Hedges ponders appeal of Tangemans medical pot order as state high court considers deeper debate

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A battle of Titans unfolds: In one corner, a gaggle of California cities, counties, and law enforcement agencies; in the other, the state Supreme Court. In the middle of the ring is a small baggie of medical marijuana which now has become enveloped in an ever-widening philosophical rift. Should California law enforcement personnel be required to return to... (Continue Reading)