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John Shoals exposes sanitation district to litigation

Written on 26 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by RON ARNOLDSEN The settlement of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District’s ongoing issue with the State Water Board has brought calm and clarity to the district, right? On the contrary, Oceano Community Services District Director Mary... (Continue reading)

Hill, Lucey seek to censure one another at sanitation meeting

Written on 19 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN (Editor’s Note: Oceano CSD Director Mary Lucey’s Facebook comment attacking Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill is posted in entirety below.) Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill and Oceano CSD Director Mary Lucey will make separate requests to censure... (Continue reading)

Facebook post leads to arrest of serial burglar in Orcutt

Written on 8 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

After spending two weeks investigating a series of residential burglaries in the Orcutt area, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies found a Facebook posts detailing an unreported break-in. Deputies then arrested a 44-year-old Orcutt woman, who is accused of stealing cash... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police seeking burglary suspects, video

Written on 30 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Atascadero Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man who burglarized a liquor store on Friday and two men who broke into a home several months ago. The department has provided videos of the robberies.... (Continue reading)

14 people shot at teen party in Bakersfield

Written on 17 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Fourteen people were shot at a party in Bakersfield Saturday morning when three people who had been told to leave returned and began shooting. Two people are in critical condition. [Bakersfield Now] After Alicea Wallace told her two teenage children... (Continue reading)

California lawsuit alleges Google, Facebook, Twitter support ISIS

Written on 17 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A California family has sued social media giants Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming they provide material support to ISIS.The family lost their daughter in last November’s Paris terror attacks. Nohemi Gonzalez was a California State University student studying abroad at... (Continue reading)

Facebook should tell Congress to f**k off

Written on 16 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by PETER SCHEER Facebook wants you, me and the federal government to believe that the selection and prominence of content on Facebook, particularly in its “trending stories” feature, has nothing to do with human judgment or choice. This has... (Continue reading)

Officers searching for double-homicide suspect in Paso Robles

Written on 8 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Paso Robles police are looking for a man suspected of killing a mother and daughter in Clovis early Saturday morning, police said. Shortly before 4 a.m., Clovis police responded to reports of a stabbing and found the bodies of Judith... (Continue reading)

The supervisor, his toadies, and the Internet

Written on 7 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 92 comments

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Karen Velie’s adult daughter Autumn died two years ago after suffering a seizure in her bathtub. In the aftermath and in the midst of family grief, a rumor was floated that Karen, co-founder of CalCoastNews, was... (Continue reading)

California man allegedly murdered his son, for being gay

Written on 2 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The Los Angeles County Superior Court charged Shehada Issa, 69, on Friday in the premeditated murder of his 29-year-old son Amir Issa , according to a Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office statement. It is suspected that Shehada Issa killed... (Continue reading)