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California schools to teach students to spot fake news

Written on 11 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN California schools will next year begin teaching students media literacy in an attempt to combat the spread of misinformation. Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 873. The law requires that, starting Jan.... (Continue reading)

Twitter struggles to keep up with spammers

Written on 24 Nov, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by PATRICK BLACKBURN It has been two years since the United States held a presidential election that was likely influenced by reams of misinformation that dominated the news feeds in every Americans’ Facebook and Twitter accounts. Since then, leaders... (Continue reading)

Police arrest Santa maria teen for making threats

Written on 24 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Maria police officers arrested a juvenile Sunday for making a criminal threat against Pioneer Valley High School. [Cal Coast Times] Earlier in the day, officers learned of a threat posted on social media that was directed at the Santa... (Continue reading)

SLO man sentenced to 20 years for stalking and criminal threats

Written on 20 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A San Luis Obispo man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for stalking a woman in person and on social media. [Cal Coast Times] During the summer and spring of 2016, Michael Sidney Smith, 50, followed a... (Continue reading)

SLO police chief under fire for incriminating tweet

Written on 12 Sep, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell’s Twitter page has brought a lot of people deemed suspects into the center of attention. The most recent is a long-time city business owner who the chief’s Twitter page listed... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly shooter threat appears overblown

Written on 21 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A social media post that appeared to reference a shooter on the Cal Poly campus on Wednesday made rounds online Tuesday night, prompting a flurry of concerned comments from university students and community members. However, campus officials are saying Wednesday... (Continue reading)

SLO man accused of death threat has disdain for Islam, polygamy

Written on 1 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo man accused of posting a death threat targeting the organizers of the vigil held in SLO in the aftermath of the racially charged violence in Virginia is a vocal critic of Islam, polygamy and Black Lives... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for death threat against vigil organizers

Written on 24 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Police arrested a San Luis Obispo man for posting a death threat on Facebook targeting the organizers of the vigil held in SLO in the aftermath of the racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Daniel Joshua Phares, 45, admitted to... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for slapping phone out of 12-year-old girl’s hand in Pismo Beach

Written on 27 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

After a video of the incident went viral on social media, Pismo Beach police arrested a 43-year-old Bakersfield man who slapped a phone out of the hands of a 12-year-old girl during an altercation at a South County gas station.... (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)