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Pit bull bites three-year-old boy in the face

Written on 23 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A pit bull attacked a three-year-old boy in Southern San Luis Obispo County Sunday night, sending him to the emergency room with severe injuries. [KSBY] Just before midnight, the three-year-old and his mother were visiting the home of family friend... (Continue reading)

Bank robber sentenced to three years

Written on 18 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 32-year-old man who confessed to robbing two San Luis Obispo County banks was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday. Facing a maximum sentence of 10 years, on June 12, Steven Celaya went to the police department and... (Continue reading)

SLO County pays settlement in brutalization case

Written on 3 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A Nipomo family allegedly brutalized by a sheriff’s deputy during a stop for a minor traffic violation in 2012 agreed to a $150,000 settlement from San Luis Obispo County. In July 2012, deputy Steven Hurl pulled behind Jesus Ruiz who... (Continue reading)

SLO County truancy rate second highest in state

Written on 30 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo County elementary schools had the second highest truancy rate in the state during the 2011-2012 school year, according to a report released Monday by California Attorney General Kamala Harris. More than 30 percent of San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

County investigating possible water ordinance violators

Written on 25 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo County code enforcement staffers are investigating a dozen reports of people violating a temporary water ordinance that prohibits the planting of new vineyards in the Paso Robles groundwater basin area under most circumstances. On Aug. 27, the... (Continue reading)

SLO County residents aided by settlement

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Nearly 700 San Luis Obispo County homeowners have benefited since Jan. 2012 from an $18 billion boost, part of a national mortgage settlement with major lenders, according to the state’s appointed monitor of the settlement program. That settlement totaled $25... (Continue reading)

Cambria man guilty of murder

Written on 24 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A Cambria man who stabbed his brother in the head with a screwdriver was found guilty of first degree murder on Monday. A jury found Brandon Henslee, 23, guilty of murdering his brother Tyler Hanks, 20, in 2012 at a... (Continue reading)

Hard money lender sentenced to five years

Written on 20 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Heritage Lending’s former president Candy Wells was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for fraudulent practices in the offer and sale of securities. Wells plead no contest in August to five counts of securities fraud. After listening to... (Continue reading)

CalCoastNews attorneys file anti-SLAPP motion in libel suit over hazardous waste story

Written on 16 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

Attorneys for CalCoastNews filed a motion Friday to dismiss a libel suit brought by the head of a hazardous waste management service in Arroyo Grande. Charles Tenborg sued CalCoastNews chief Karen Velie and reporter Daniel Blackburn for publishing an article... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO in line to receive homeless parking monopoly

Written on 3 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

BY KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo City Council is slated to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that will require private property owners who allow homeless individuals to sleep in their vehicles overnight to bring in Community... (Continue reading)