Daily Briefs

Battle over air quality and the dunes headed to the Board of Supervisors
Battle over air quality and the dunes headed to the Board of Supervisors

San Luis Obispo County moves forward with plans to improve air quality on the Nipomo mesa by approving an agreement with the State Parks earlier...

Charges dropped against man charged with manslaughter
Charges dropped against man charged with manslaughter

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney dropped charges of manslaughter against John Norris, the San Miguel man accused of shooting his wife in July...

Fires rip through Kern County
Fires rip through Kern County

Two fast-moving wildfires in Kern County Tuesday destroyed more than 30 homes and threatened an additional 150 structures about ten miles southeast of Tehachapi. [Los...

California emergency room wait now four hours and 34 minutes
California emergency room wait now four hours and 34 minutes

Visiting a California hospital emergency room last year meant waiting an average of four hours and 34 minutes–two minutes longer than in 2008 and 27...

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Discovered

Day Trip: Chumash Casino
Day Trip: Chumash Casino

By DAVID CONGALTON A group of us hopped on the bus and went down to Chumash Casino today, what the casino p.r. types down in...

Dining Out: Tahlia's Cucina in Nipomo
Dining Out: Tahlia’s Cucina in Nipomo

By DAVID CONGALTON The area around the intersection of Thompson Road and Tefft Street is considered Old Town Nipomo, but there’s not much action in...

Wyatt Earp is buried in San Francisco?
Wyatt Earp is buried in San Francisco?

They left their hearts in San Francisco. And their arms. And their legs. And their eyes. And just about every other appendage and organ one...

Spotlight: What’s happening this weekend
Spotlight: What’s happening this weekend

By LETICIA RODRIGUEZ The month of July may be coming to an end, but the many events on the Central Coast show no sign of...

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Eye on the Coast

Mr. Rick's bikini contest, event photos
Mr. Rick’s bikini contest, event photos

Contestants and the crowd alike were in for a hot time at Mr. Rick's fourth Annual Bikini Contest. Packed to the overflow with energy, cocktails,...

Madonna versus Lady Gaga, event photos
Madonna versus Lady Gaga, event photos

The dress code for one of the hottest parties of the year—Lady Gaga versus Madonna at the Native Lounge—said leave the jeans at home and...

Dr. Laura Schlessinger at Top Dog Coffee Shop, event photos
Dr. Laura Schlessinger at Top Dog Coffee Shop, event photos

Radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger showcased her custom-made women’s purses and totes, which she has personally designed using the burlap bags in which coffee is...

Concerts at the Cove, event photos

By AIMEE VASQUEZ Both the electro and the ocean glittered in the sunny air at Concerts at the Cove this Sunday. Local band Tropo mixed...

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Uncovered SLO

Federal investigation into Atascadero shifts into high gear
Federal investigation into Atascadero shifts into high gear

Federal agents from several agencies including the FBI and FEMA were in the city of Atascadero a few weeks ago asking questions about the Printery...

Jewelers’ suspicions lead to arrest of serial burglars
Jewelers’ suspicions lead to arrest of serial burglars

After Atascadero police failed to link a stolen diamond ring report with a report of two suspicious-looking men trying to sell an expensive diamond ring...

Is there fair justice?
Is there fair justice?

He was convicted of felony manslaughter and drug possession, but he never spent a day in jail. In fact, he was permitted to leave the...

Deputies transgressions caught on videotape
Deputies transgressions caught on videotape

Which has the most weight in a court of law — the testimony of a law enforcement official, or that of an average, law-abiding citizen?...

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Opinion

The candidate and the TV commercial
The candidate and the TV commercial

OPINION BY DON REGAN, Ph.D. A question, relative to the current Sheriff’s race–Why is one principle candidate for Sheriff now the TV spokesperson for a...

Cortez speaks out against deputies transgressions
Cortez speaks out against deputies transgressions

OPINION by JOE CORTEZ The video blog released by KCCN.TV depicting the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department activities is extremely disturbing. To be fair, it...

Fighting over water in Paso Robles
Fighting over water in Paso Robles

By WALTER HEER I helped circulate the petition to allow people to vote in November on the Paso Robles City  water rate plan. People did...

A Cayucos Fourth of July
A Cayucos Fourth of July

By STACEY WARDE I’m raw and unbalanced, hung over from a bout with beer and whisky. I skipped going to work today. It’s gray, overcast...

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Screening Room

Sunny Acres: The documentary
Sunny Acres: The documentary

Dan DeVaul has been getting all sorts of media attention lately. Now he’s apparently going Hollywood. A pair of documentary filmmakers have been shadowing DeVaul...

Video: Meg Whitman accused of shoving employee
Video: Meg Whitman accused of shoving employee

Former eBay CEO and current GOP candidate for governor Meg Whitman paid a $200,000 settlement to an eBay employee she shoved during a professional disagreement....

Greek Island of Chios celebrates Easter with rockets, no bunnies.
Greek Island of Chios celebrates Easter with rockets, no bunnies.

The Greek island Chios celebrates Easter, not with eggs and bunnies but with rockets lot’s of them.  A nighttime rocket war breaks out between two...

Winston the dog; Dog Chews Bumper Off Police Car
Winston the dog; Dog Chews Bumper Off Police Car

Chattanooga officer Clayton Holmes says he was running radar on Workman Road when he felt his car shaking.   He got out and and upon investigating...

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