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June, 2010

PG&E knew Proposition 16 was losing

Written on 14 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Reports indicate that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) sunk nearly $50 million trying to get Proposition 16 passed in California’s recent June 8 primary–even though they knew it was a losing cause. [San Francisco Chronicle Campaign insiders are now saying... (Continue reading)

Cambria hotel owners file bankruptcy

Written on 14 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

The owner of the new El Colibri Boutique Hotel and Spa in Cambria filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has plans to sell one of the most sophisticated retreats on the Central Coast. [PacificCoastBusinessTimes] The Cambria Moonstone development firm filed... (Continue reading)

Questions surround Santa Margarita woman’s death

Written on 13 Jun, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 55 comments

On the morning she died, Janet Lucille McCarthy had planned to take flight from a tumultuous marriage, friends told CalCoastNews. The 44-year-old Santa Margarita woman, and mother of three, was planning an extended vacation to her parents' home in Ohio to... (Continue reading)

La Rouge lingerie and Scissor Clothing fashion show, event photos

Written on 13 Jun, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

Fashion had a night out at the Native Lounge lingerie and Haute Couture fashion show on Thursday night. Budding superstar designer Kate White’s high fashion yet relaxed Scissor Clothing line was showcased at Central Coast Fashion Week’s finale show. High... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly’s controversial dean of engineering dismissed

Written on 13 Jun, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

After years of controversy, high staff turnover and faculty discontent, Mohammad Noori, the controversial dean of Cal Poly’s College of Engineering, was asked last week to step down as the head of the university’s most prestigious college, CalCoastNews has learned. The... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly honors interned Japanese-American students

Written on 13 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A small, but important, and certainly long overdue, ceremony took place last week at Cal Poly as President Warren Baker awarded 31 honorary degrees to Japanese-American students who were forcefully relocated from the West Coast in 1942. [LA Japanese Daily... (Continue reading)

Tribune endorses Blakeslee in special election

Written on 13 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

The Tribune endorsed Sam Blakeslee Sunday for the special June 22 election, calling the Republican assemblyman, “the best bet when it comes to representing the interests of San Luis Obispo County in the state Senate.” [Tribune] Blakeslee is running against... (Continue reading)

Senator wants guns on Amtrak trains

Written on 13 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

A Republican U.S. senator, trying to force Amtrak to allow train passengers to carry guns on board–or face shutdown, has obtained the support of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). [Raw Story] The GAO ruled last week that an amendment inserted... (Continue reading)

Vote to protect our coastline on June 22

Written on 12 Jun, 2010 in Opinion | 3 comments

By MARILYN ARMSTRONG Governor Schwarzenegger last month called for a special election to fill the California State Senate seat vacated by Republican Abel Maldonado. Schwarzenegger set a date of June 22, now just 10 days away. Efforts by Democrats to... (Continue reading)

Vehicle license fee for state parks qualifies for ballot

Written on 12 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Voters will now decide in November whether to add an $18 surcharge on the vehicle license fee to fund California state parks and wildlife refuges. [San Francisco Chronicle] Supporters submitted over 750,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office. The... (Continue reading)