District Attorney

District Attorney Dan Dow and the San Luis Obispo County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force invites the community to a free, two-part online presentation series January 19 & 20 to learn more about the very real issue of Human Trafficking.

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that a San Luis Obispo County Jury has convicted Edgar Saul Rojas Morales (25) of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other felonies related to the death of Maria Rosas Medina (82) of Santa Maria on December 1, 2018.

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that a San Luis Obispo County Jury returned verdicts after a nearly two-month long trial related to the death of Terry Tilton (72) of San Luis Obispo on December 1, 2019.

District Attorney Dan Dow releases the following statement in response to Judge's decision to grant defendant's request to recuse the District Attorney's office from prosecuting ongoing protest cases.

District Attorney Dan Dow responds after being asked by the San Luis Obispo Tribune about whether he would prosecute Kennedy Club Fitness for alleged violations of "COVID shutdown orders."

District Attorney Dan Dow announced today that a Florida resident charged with sex trafficking here in San Luis Obispo County is being held in the County Jail on $1 million bail. On Tuesday, bail was increased from the earlier amount of $150,000 after consideration of new charges that alleged that he had continued to harass the victim in...

Recently, the San Luis Obispo Tribune requested copies of internal emails, letters, and text messages written by District Attorney staff regarding “Black Lives Matter,” “BLM, “George Floyd,” and “protest” and any responses to those communications. In response, we are providing emails written by staff after a meeting was held about what had...

District Attorney Dan Dow announced the settlement of a civil environmental protection case in which the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office partnered with other counties on behalf of the People of the State of California. Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. is ordered to pay the County of San Luis Obispo a total of $38,100 as a prorated...