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PG&E’s Prop 16 campaign tactics declared illegal
Written on 4 May, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) was warned on Monday to stop using illegal telephone and direct mail tactics in their $35 million campaign to pass Proposition 16. (Los Angeles Times] The warning letter came from the California Public Utilities Commission... (Continue reading)
Schwarzenegger changes his mind on offshore drilling
Written on 4 May, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger backed away from comments his staff made over the weekend and reversed his position on offshore oil drilling. Citing the extreme environmental damage being caused in the Gulf Coast by the British Petroleum spill, Schwarzenegger announced Monday... (Continue reading)
San Luis Police officers guilty of drug smuggling
Written on 3 May, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 87 comments
CalCoastNews has learned that two San Luis Obispo police officers have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of bringing misbranded Mexican prescription drugs into the United States at the San Ysidro port of entry south of San Diego. The officers, Dan McDow... (Continue reading)
The eyes of Texas are upon us
Written on 2 May, 2010 in Discovered | No comments
Nice write-up about the Central Coast by the travel writer for the Houston Chronicle in last Friday’s paper. [Houston Chronicle] Kristin Finan and her husband recently spent a long three-day weekend hanging out at the Madonna Inn and wandering through... (Continue reading)
Grand Jury notes problems with elected officials
Written on 2 May, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 11 comments
A San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury investigation has concluded that some elected city treasurers locally are unqualified to do their municipal jobs and are lax at performing them. As a result, the grand jury is recommending that cities appoint –... (Continue reading)
Schwarzenegger still wants to drill off Santa Barbara
Written on 1 May, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 9 comments
Despite the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill that threatens coastline from Louisiana to Florida, considered by experts to be the worst U.S. ecological disaster in decades, members of Gov. Schwarzenegger’s administration continued to call for new drilling off Santa Barbara.... (Continue reading)