town hall meetings across the bay area tonight. amber lee is in dublin where gun rights activists were on hand to challenge reporter: that is right, there was a large turnout at dublin high school. 250 people were here. control and the impeachment of president donald trump are were of high interest to those attending the townhall meeting. a largely enthusiastic audience greeted the congressman for the townhall meeting at dublin high school on thursday night. spank the president of the united states is impeached. reporter: many say the impeachment of resident donald trump and the upcoming presidential elections are of high interest. what we are doing to prevent russians meddling again like they did in 2016 is important. reporter: before the townhall, the congressman tells us the priorities. housing, reducing congestion and traffic, and holding a reckless president accountable. reporter: he also addressed gun control, an issue at the forefront of his brief run for pr
run for a pet, and the serenity of a state park next-door. this is an alternative to the trail where 200 people are squatting on a muddy, two mile stretch. this is a critical piece. reporter: more options will follow as the neighborhoods nearest of the trail complained of noise, fires, theft, and drug use. they demand that the campers go. this is a step in the right direction, allowing people to get stable and move on to permanent or affordable housing. for the hosting on the trail? that is not an option. reporter: eviction signs are posted. evacuate by january 29. some will happily take a tiny cabin. i do like it better inside. you will not be so cold. you don t worry about your steppingstone. reporter: others complain the villages too far out of town, even with the shuttle buses. sobriety is required, and there are other restrictions as well. i am on the list to go. if they change a few of the rules, i will go. a 7:00 p.m. curfew with no visitors, that is lik
Nipomo man facing 15 years in prison for shooting marbles at cars
May 1, 2021
By KAREN VELIE
A 54-year-old Nipomo man, who spent a year shooting glass marbles at cars, pled guilty to 30 felony assault charges on Thursday in exchange for a 15 year prison sentence.
From Feb. 2019 through Jan. 2020, CHP officers investigated 69 incidents of marbles striking vehicles traveling on highways 156 and 101 in Monterey and San Benito counties. Four adults and one child suffered minor injuries from being struck by glass during the incidents.
In one of the incidents, a marble struck a bus carrying a high school football team
CHP officers arrested Charles Kenneth Lafferty, 54, in Nipomo on Jan, 22, 2020. Following the arrest, he admitted to repeatedly shooting marbles at traffic but wouldn’t say why.