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Sep 4, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Tom Joad

    Body of missing Arroyo Grande man found after 18 years (opens the original)

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    The remains of a 58-year-old man who was reported missing in 2008 have been discovered in San Luis Obispo County. In June, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division began investigating a report of possible human remains found in a rural area of SLO County. Deputies located the remains and determined they were human, according to the SLO County Sheriff’s Office. A forensic anthropologist identified the remains as Patrick Jay Valente, who was a 58 years old resident of rural A

  2. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Tom Joad

    Former California city councilmen sentenced to federal prison for bribery (opens the original)

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    Two former city councilmen in Southern California each received sentences of 18 months in federal prison for committing corrupt acts while they were elected officials. Ricardo Pacheco, 63, of Baldwin Park, and Jacob Galvan, 39, of Compton, took part in a corruption scheme related to cannabis projects, in which Galvan facilitated $70,000 in bribes to Pacheco. Galvan was working as a consultant for a company seeking to obtain city permits for marijuana cultivation in Baldwin Park. Pacheco, who ser

  3. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · Tom Joad

    Company can pump oil off Santa Barbara coast, judge rules (opens the original)

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    A federal judge ruled this week that Sable Offshore can continue extracting oil off the coast of Santa Barbara, and pumping it through a pipeline, under a Trump administration emergency order. The ruling removed state oversight, which was transferred to federal officials. Even though California no longer has regulatory authority over the pipeline, Sable is required to share biannual reports with the state, the judge ruled. In addition, the judge fined Sable $1.4 million for failing to comply wit

  4. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Tom Joad

    SLO councilwoman seeks to censure mayor over leaked report (opens the original)

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    SLO Councilwoman Jan Marx at IWMA meeting San Luis Obispo Councilwoman Jan Marx is seeking to have Mayor Erica Stewart censured for releasing a confidential Grand Jury report in violation of the California Penal Code. Stewart shared the confidential information with her employer, Cal Poly. Censure serves as a punishment, a way for the City Council to reprimand one of its own for violations of the of law or city policy. While censure carries no fines or suspension, it serves as a punishment for w

  5. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · Tom Joad

    San Luis Obispo mayor apologizes for leaking Grand Jury report (opens the original)

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    Earlier this year, several community activists discovered San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart had violated the law when she shared restricted information from the Grand Jury. Stewart responded saying she would do it again. “I wanted to take a moment, and I wrote this down,” Stewart said at times choking up. “I usually just go off the cuff, but I want to make sure that I really include all of the key points of this next topic. “So I wanted to take a moment to apologize for the handling of the rel

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