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SLO political cartoon videos

Written on 3 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Screening Room | 15 comments

Mysterious cartoonist SLO Shank’s two latest videos portray discussions between San Luis Obispo mayoral candidates Jan Marx and Steve Barasch  and city attorney Christine Dietrick and Councilman John Ashbaugh. SLO Shank regularly posts his videos on YouTube.... (Continue reading)

Supervisor scolded for ignoring the public

Written on 29 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Screening Room | 134 comments

As part of her public comment, Julie Tacker scolded San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill for utilizing his electronic pad  instead of focusing on public speakers during open public comment. Several attendees have recently complained about Hill’s lack of... (Continue reading)

Atascadero High School students shine

Written on 27 Feb, 2012 in Screening Room | 8 comments

More than a dozen acts competed at Atascadero High School’s Mock Rock competition on Feb. 18th. The students danced and sang for cash prizes and a chance to participate in Countywide Mock Rock, scheduled for April 22nd at Cal Poly.... (Continue reading)

Questions of safety at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant

Written on 17 Jul, 2011 in Featured, Screening Room | 6 comments

After the devastating tsunami damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, seismologists in the United States are focusing on a potentially dangerous fault system near the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California. State Sen. Sam Blakeslee, R-San... (Continue reading)

The Andrew and Katie Show

Written on 5 Apr, 2011 in Featured, Screening Room | 20 comments

We don’t know exactly who “SLOShank” is, but he/she has certainly posted an interesting animated video on YouTube depicting an imaginary conversation between San Luis Obispo City Manager Katie Lichtig and councilmember Andrew Carter. The conversation raises a number of... (Continue reading)

Tsunami in Kesennuma Japan 2011, first person video

Written on 16 Mar, 2011 in Screening Room | 2 comments

This is the scariest tsunami video we have seen yet [youtube 2uJN3Z1ryck 600 500] This was posted on YouTube by user Kanpaifr This footage filmed by some Japanese citizens on Friday March 11th, 2011.  It was broadcast on TV Asahi,... (Continue reading)

The SLO Experiment

Written on 17 Jan, 2011 in Screening Room | 9 comments

We present The SLO Experiment. San Luis Obispo County locations shot in tilt shift by Robert Weber . We suggest setting the video to HD, letting it load and watching it in full screen (music warning!). Enjoy. [youtube S4swoERUXpU 630... (Continue reading)

The Cat House on the Kings

Written on 7 Sep, 2010 in Screening Room | No comments

Along the Kings River in Parlier, California, you can find  California’s largest no-cage, no-kill, lifetime cat sanctuary and adoption center in the central San Joaquin Valley  The Cat House on the Kings. Founded by Lynea Lattanzio, soon after she carried... (Continue reading)

Sacramento TV station airs first medical marijuana ad

Written on 4 Sep, 2010 in Screening Room | One comment

This week a Fox affiliate in Sacramento produced and aired what is believed to be the first broadcast ad for a medical marijuana dispensary. The ad shown below is for marijuana advocacy group CannaCare and is running as a fully-paid... (Continue reading)

World without lawyers?

Written on 27 Aug, 2010 in Screening Room | 3 comments

Do you ever wonder what the world would be like without lawyers? A World Without Lawyers – The most popular videos are here From the  Consumer Attorneys of California some of the 169,294 active members of the State Bar of... (Continue reading)