Public Safety · Templeton, CA
Former Templeton Advisory Group Chair Jailed Early; TAAG Faces Dissolution
David Leader, 71, former chairman of the Templeton Area Advisory Group (TAAG), was jailed on Oct. 8 for allegedly violating his felony probation, more than three weeks before his original Oct. 31 reporting date. In July, Leader pleaded guilty to one felony count of vandalism and seven misdemeanor counts of violating a court order, receiving 30 days in county jail and two years of supervised probation. About eight neighbors hold temporary restraining orders against him, alleging years of harassment on Orchard Road; Leader denied wrongdoing in an interview with KSBY. Following his resignation from TAAG, four additional board members resigned, leaving only two—below the four needed to conduct business under TAAG bylaws. San Luis Obispo County Supervisor John Peschong said the Board of Supervisors must formally unrecognize TAAG before a replacement group can be formed and approved.