San Luis Obispo doubling fines for Halloween festivities
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department is doubling fines for rowdy parties and alcohol offenses associated with Halloween festivities. The city’s safety enhancement zone begins Oct. 29 and extends through Nov. 2. Fines are doubled for open container, peeing in public, noise violations and unruly gatherings. The...
SLO County investigating foreign national voter fraud
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office opened an investigation into the 63 foreign nationals suspected of illegally registering to vote in local elections, after Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano declined a request to pull the possible fraudulent ballots. On Oct. 22, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli...
Government is too big, too powerful: What you can do
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL I am voting for America and Western Civilization! I am encouraging you to vote yes on the following propositions: Prop 39 which will require voter id to protect election integrity. Props 41, 42, and 43, all of which have to do with limiting tax increases. And...
Multiple injuries, DUI suspected in Nipomo crash
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Multiple individuals suffered injuries in a suspected DUI crash involving a sedan and a semi-truck in Nipomo Wednesday evening. The collision was reported just after 8:45 p.m. A Toyota Camry collided with a semi-truck at Via Concha and Willow Roads, according to the CHP. Initially, the CHP...
Shark suspected of attacking fisherman in kayak near Cambria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officials suspect a shark attacked a fisherman’s kayak in the Pacific Ocean near Cambria on Monday morning. At about 9:30 a.m., a local fisherman reported something struck the underside of his kayak approximately one-mile offshore from Leffingwell Landing. The impact capsized the kayak and knocked the fisherman...
Judges disqualifies Trump appointed prosecutor Bill Essayli
By KAREN VELIE A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Bill Essayli is unlawfully serving as the lead federal prosecutor for the Central District of California, and is disqualified from overseeing two criminal cases. Even so, U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright stayed his order to allow the government time...
SLO County jury finds man too dangerous for release
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury on Monday found 39-year-old William Cloward too dangerous to release from Atascadero State Mental Hospital. Following the verdict, the court denied Cloward’s petition for release. When a person is up for parole, and the severe mental disorder is not in remission...
