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Lenny Jones sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison

Written on 4 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Former Arroyo Grande citizen of the year Lenny Jones received a prison sentence of 14 years and eight months on Tuesday. Jones, 65, pleaded no contest last month to several child molestation charges. In Jan. 2015, the Arroyo Grande Chamber... (Continue reading)

District 3 Supervisors debate drug testing, oil and taxes

Written on 30 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

Two San Luis Obispo Supervisor candidates said they would take a drug test if asked, while the third said he was opposed to drug testing because of privacy reasons, during a debate Thursday at the South County Regional Center in... (Continue reading)

Local nonprofits plagued by financial irregularities

Written on 21 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 54 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE Two politically-connected nonprofits in San Luis Obispo County have broken federal or state laws, failed to report revenue and refused to comply with financial disclosure rules. The president and founder of one of the... (Continue reading)

CHP searching for driver who hit Arroyo Grande runner

Written on 19 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The California Highway Patrol is searching for a hit-and-run suspect who caused an Arroyo Grande woman to be hospitalized with major injuries. The victim of the crash is a long-distance runner. [KCOY] On Friday morning, Jana Hayashi, 22, was on... (Continue reading)

Thief targeting roadside stands on Huasna Road

Written on 13 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who has been stealing money at night from roadside produce stands. The suspect has been targeting stands on Huasna Road in rural Arroyo Grande. Investigators are circulating a... (Continue reading)

Lenny Jones facing more than14 years in prison

Written on 12 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Lenny Jones, Arroyo Grande’s 2014 Citizen of the Year, plead no contest last week to multiple counts of child molestation. He faces a minimum of 14 years, eight month in prison. In March 2014, Jones was accused of kidnapping, penetrating... (Continue reading)

Leftover shoe goo, yes, but who’s goo is it?

Written on 1 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION BY LEANN AKINS This letter is in response to Bob Cuddy’s March 24 opinion piece entitled “Leftover shoo goo.” While Mr. Cuddy has correctly identified there are issues presenting themselves within the City of Arroyo Grande and its city... (Continue reading)

Judge sides with Nipomo in South County water dispute

Written on 14 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A Santa Clara judge has tentatively rejected a legal bid by three South County cities to halt new development and new groundwater pumping on the Nipomo Mesa. [Tribune] As part of a longstanding battle over the use of the Santa... (Continue reading)

Motel room standoff suspect finally caught

Written on 1 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Ten days after San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs personnel spent 12 hours trying to contact a shooting suspect inside an empty motel room, deputies tracked down the man and arrested him. On Feb. 19, sheriff’s deputies cordoned off a Paso... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man leads CHP on wild cross-county chase

Written on 25 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Morro Bay man led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase across both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties that ended with him hanging off a cliff and clinging to a knife. Officers captured Trevor Michael Crain, but... (Continue reading)