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By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge sentenced a former San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire captain on Wednesday to 90 days in jail for a sexual battery conviction. James

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire captain cannot withdraw his guilty plea to a sexual battery charge, a judge ruled. James Peter

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire captain cannot withdraw his guilty plea to a sexual battery charge, a judge ruled. James Peter

Chapter one: THE 'RUN TO FAILURE' POLICY The severely worn parts found in the Bay Area showed the same kind of wear that caused a power line to fall in Butte County, sparking the 2018 Camp Fire. The Camp Fire was sparked by PG&E’s Caribou-Palermo transmission line, which was even older than the line was originally identified as in PG&E’s lab report. Built in 1921, the line was 97 years old when it failed. Credit: SOURCE: PG&E These photos taken by PG&E and obtained by ABC10 show other severely worn hooks and their hanger plates from along the Caribou-Palermo transmission ...

Former Cal Fire SLO captain arrested for sexual battery December 24, 2020 By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a former local Cal Fire captain earlier this month for sexual battery. James Peter Thomas, 56, recently retired from the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department. It is unclear whether he retired before or after his Dec. 14 arrest. On Dec. 9, a person reported a sexual assault to the SLO County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives conducted an investigation, arrested Thomas and booked him in the SLO County Jail. Thomas has since been released from custody...