Man plotted to kill SLO County district attorney, sentenced to prison
By KAREN VELIE The man accused of plotting to kill San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow, his wife and two children was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison on Tuesday afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Because of time served, David...
Cambria teen killed in Highway 1 crash identified
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 15-year-old Cambria boy killed in a crash on Highway 1 near Harmony earlier this month has been identified as Josue Villanueva Sandoval. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Aug. 14, an 18-year-old Cambria man was driving a Chevrolet Camaro south of Harmony, just north of Sea West...
Grover Beach man sentenced to life for abusing three girls, one woman
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 74-year-old man to 73 years to life in prison for sexually abusing four females, three of whom were children. During a trial earlier this year, jurors heard evidence that George Rodriguez Recio, 74, abused the victims in...
Driver crashes into Ralphs grocery store in San Luis Obispo
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver crashed a Buick sedan into a wall of the Ralphs grocery store in San Luis Obispo Monday morning, and was then transported to a local hospital. Shortly after 11 a.m. , a caller reported the crash at the Ralphs located at 201 Madonna Road. It...
Manipulation, hype and floating offshore windmills
OPINION by MANDY DAVIS Sad to say, we are living in a time of incessant manipulation, subterfuge and downright hype at the hands of our politicians and their favorite corporate donors and glad-hand buddies. Here, in the land of “energy opportunity” the Central Coast of California, we have been the...
Arroyo Grande Police Department plans to integrate artificial intelligence
By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council is scheduled to review the police department’s plan to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into daily operations at its meeting on Tuesday. Police departments throughout the world are using AI to review surveillance videos, organize evidence and even write reports. The police department’s...
CHP helicopter airlifts two climbers from cliff by Big Sur
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A CHP helicopter airlifted two climbers off a cliff just north of Big Sur on Saturday evening. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., Big Sur fire personnel requested the Paso Robles CHP Air Unit to assist with a rescue near Hurricane Point. Upon arrival, the H-70 helicopter located...
