San Luis Obispo superior court judge Timothy Covello has committed 62 year old Alfredo Arcilio Mendez as a sexually violent predator. Mendez was previously convicted of child sex crimes several decades ago; his crimes occurred in several different counties, such as San Luis Obispo and San Diego counties. Under California law, a district attorney can…
A final reminder that the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new dogbone roundabout at Golden Hill and Union road will be today at 10 am. City officials, project contractors, and community leaders will all be present. Speeches from capital projects engineer Ditas Esperanza and mayor pro tem John Hamon will take place, followed by the…
On Tuesday’s Paso Robles city council meeting, city council members rejected a change to the Paso basin groundwater sustainability plan proposed by county supervisor Bruce Gibson. California had previously approved the groundwater sustainability plan formed by four local agencies, which Gibson wished to amend. City officials and public speakers were suspicious of Gibson’s use of…
The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office has hired a new ‘cold case detective.’ The position was previously held by Clint Cole, a detective focused solely on unsolved homicides and cold cases, notably the decades-long Kristin Smart case. San Luis Obispo county sheriff Ian Parkinson said the position is for a detective to only work…
ABC’s “20/20” will be airing a two-hour special on the Kristin Smart murder case today at 9 pm on your local ABC channel. While the decades-long case resulted in the life sentence of Paul Flores in state prison, pending an appeal, finding the body of Kristin Smart still remains a priority for law enforcement and…
A disaster recovery center is now open in Oceano to assist residents whose homes or businesses were damaged by the winter storms this year. The center will provide help with applying for federal assistance, disaster loans, and updating various applications for temporary housing, house repairs, and properly replacement. The center will be at the Oceano…
During the June 6th San Luis Obispo city council meeting, eight Cal Poly students addressed the council during the general public comment period to call for action on controlling rent and landlords not properly maintaining their properties. The eight students conducted interviews with about a hundred peers living in off-campus neighborhoods, saying they found instances…
On June 6th, the Paso Robles city council voted to extend the city’s current parking program and form an ad hoc committee to discuss the city parking program for future city council meetings. Councilmembers Bausch and Gregory were appointed. The ad hoc committee’s analysis on downtown parking program is to provide feedback and recommendations to…
After nearly two years of relocation and reconstruction, Sebastian’s General Store has reopened in old San Simeon Village. The store was first built in 1852 and originally provided goods and services to whalers, fishermen, miners, and ranchers. After a relocation by George Hurst, the store went through several owners and lessees over the years, but…
A Templeton school board study session took place Tuesday night at Templeton middle school. The one item on this session’s agenda was a discussion of legal information on gender and locker/restroom use. The first two and a half hours of the meeting comprised of public comments regarding this issue. The heated public comment was followed…
