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June, 2010

San Luis chamber claims Romero will retire

Written on 16 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Officials with the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce are reporting that Mayor Dave Romero has decided to retire from public life when his term expires at the end of the year. [E-Insider] Romero, who has been on the city... (Continue reading)

Political fun and games in Oceano

Written on 16 Jun, 2010 in Opinion | 5 comments

By DR. NELL LANGFORD There was a special meeting Tuesday night at the Oceano Community Services District to talk about a budget, since Oceano is facing a monetary crisis.  To try to find out where all the money went, the... (Continue reading)

Concert Review: Sting at the Hollywood Bowl

Written on 16 Jun, 2010 in Discovered | No comments

By DAVID CONGALTON Let me cut to the chase. I went to the Hollywood Bowl last Tuesday night, my first visit ever to the magical venue, and saw my first concert ever with Sting, backed not by his Police mates,... (Continue reading)

Laird picks up six newspaper endorsements

Written on 16 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 16 comments

As the clock ticks down towards next Tuesday’s special election for Abel Maldonado’s former state Senate seat, the battle of the newspaper endorsements is heating up. Last week, Republican Sam Blakeslee received the endorsement of The Tribune. In a press... (Continue reading)

How much for Game 7 courtside Laker seats?

Written on 16 Jun, 2010 in Discovered | No comments

Check of ticket brokers and other outlets Wednesday morning shows that they’re running anywhere from $12,500 to $60,000. As Thursday’s Lakers-Celtics basketball tipoff draws closer, those numbers are certain to rise. [LA Observed] The Lakers demolished the Celtics in Game... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly brings $469 million to the economy

Written on 16 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo brings an estimated $469 million annually to the local economy through campus expenditures and off-campus student spending, according to a recently released report from the California State University System Office of the Chancellor. In addition,... (Continue reading)

Video: Meg Whitman accused of shoving employee

Written on 15 Jun, 2010 in Screening Room | 6 comments

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. The employee, Young Mi Kim, hired an attorney and threatened to sue. The company paid... (Continue reading)

Whitman funnels $91 million into campaign

Written on 15 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

Meg Whitman, the GOP nominee for governor, contributed another $20 million to her war chest for a total of more than $91 million in personal donations. [WallStreetJournal] Whitman’s has said she will contribute up to $150 million from her own... (Continue reading)

Special election one week away

Written on 15 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The special election to fill the state Senate seat of Abel Maldonado is now one week away and the environment, thanks to the British Petroleum oil spill, is dominating the race between Democrat John Laird and Republican Sam Blakeslee [Mercury... (Continue reading)

Special election heats up on the Central Coast

Written on 14 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

Capital staffers from both Republican and Democratic parties have flocked to the Central Coast to promote their respective candidates to fill the 15th Senate District seat recently vacated by Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado. [CapitolWeekly] A special election is set for... (Continue reading)