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Nipomo man pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $50 million

Written on 30 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

A Nipomo man pleaded guilty this afternoon to a fraud scheme that caused more than $47 million in losses to several victims, including his in-laws, a friend and five banks. John Mark Moore, 51, operated the fraud scheme for well... (Continue reading)

This package would have been a blast

Written on 23 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

There was no smoking gun in a “suspicious” package received by a Nipomo business Monday, and the subsequently suspected bomb  turned out to be weed. Employees of the T. Simons Company noted the package contained the company’s return address but... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into CHP vehicle and parked car in Nipomo

Written on 22 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A minivan crashed into a parked California Highway Patrol vehicle and another stopped car on the side of Highway 101 Sunday in Nipomo, injuring an officer and those inside the stopped vehicle. [Tribune] Around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, a CHP officer... (Continue reading)

APCD skews report on Nipomo Mesa air quality

Written on 4 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A member of the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District Board discovered last week that district staff used incomplete data sets to compile a report which inaccurately portrays escalating pollution levels on the Nipomo Mesa.... (Continue reading)

Coincidence? You be the judge

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By LIN HILL Oceano Community Services District General Manager Thomas Geaslen appeared on the March 6 episode of Charter California Edition. Hosted by attorney Brad Pomerance, this show broadcasts locally on cable channel 41 and statewide on the California... (Continue reading)

Street rules, a shared ethos doomed Myers girl

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Mother-and-son murder suspects Rhonda Maye Wisto and Frank Jacob York had “a shared ethos commanding respect” and that may have led to the savage slaying of 15-year-old Destiny Myers, a prosecutor said Monday. Deputy District Atty. Timothy S. Covello told... (Continue reading)

Nipomo cockfighting ring uncovered

Written on 9 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Sheriff’s deputies discovered a cockfighting ring while serving a search warrant at Orchard Road in Nipomo on Friday morning. During their search, deputies from San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s offices discovered two large compounds that were walled... (Continue reading)

Oceano’s unapproved water sale pursuit

Written on 11 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 41 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER We are all aware of the decade’s long water shortage in Nipomo. For years the community has struggled with basin management, litigation and rising costs, a plight that will continue into the future. In November the... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes truck in Santa Maria after fleeing CHP

Written on 4 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A man driving a stolen truck crashed into several vehicles and injured three people Sunday while leading the California Highway Patrol on a chase from Nipomo to Santa Maria. [KSBY] A CHP officer attempted to stop 21-year-old Juan Benitez around... (Continue reading)

Sheriff Parkinson admits to officer brutality

Written on 21 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 68 comments

By KAREN VELIE In response to a citizen complaint, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson  confirmed that under the color of authority a deputy used excessive and unnecessary force in dealing with a minor traffic violation. Under former sheriff... (Continue reading)