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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)

California law seeking to ‘cure’ gays under scrutiny

Written on 26 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 7 comments

Legislation to eliminate a 60-year-old law requiring the state to ‘cure” gays and lesbians has been sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. [MercuryNews] The long-ignored provision in the Welfare and Institution Code classifies gays as deviants. It requires the Department of... (Continue reading)

Homeless ordered to vacate Sunny Acres

Written on 26 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 16 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge denied Dan de Vaul’s request to reconsider his previous ruling that the homeless have to vacate Sunny Acres because the buildings and facilities on the site are too dangerous for tenants. [KSBY] For... (Continue reading)

Solar energy plant granted approval

Written on 26 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

California regulators gave final approval for construction of the first large-scale solar energy plant to be approved in two decades. [NewYorkTimes] After more than two-years of environmental review, the California Energy Commission approved the 250-megawatt Beacon Solar Energy Project planned... (Continue reading)

Students mourn loss of 3rd-grader as details emerge about driver in deadly big-rig crash

Written on 25 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Just a few yards from the door third-grader Jaciel Tellez passed through on the first day of school Monday, Franklin School Principal Casie Killgore briefed the media Wednesday on how the campus is handling the news of his death. [Noozhawk] Eight-year-old... (Continue reading)

Opponents battle over Prado Road extension

Written on 25 Aug, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

The fight over the proposed extension of Prado Road that would connect South Higuera Street to Broad Street on the south end of San Luis Obispo, which will be on the Nov. 2 general election ballot, is heating up. The proposal,... (Continue reading)

Fire at Lake Nacimiento

Written on 25 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Fire crews are battling a fire near the dam at Lake Nacimiento. The fire has burned about 20 acres, a double-wide mobile home and sent a firefighter to the hospital suffering from heat exhaustion. CAL FIRE  officials said the fire... (Continue reading)

Benefit dinner for Pastor Doug, event photos

Written on 24 Aug, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

You could certainly feel the love in the room last Sunday night when Ian McPhee turned over his popular Templeton restaurant to the many friends of “Pastor Doug” Carroll of San Luis Obispo. Doug is fighting primary progressive MS and... (Continue reading)

Name of Annie’s new owner released by mistake

Written on 24 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 74 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Counsel’s office accidentally released the name Tuesday of the woman who recently adopted Annie, the dog who continues to be at the center of a highly-charged custody battle. Kitty Crockett of Atascadero filed a request with... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into Santa Barbara home killing three

Written on 24 Aug, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

A heavily loaded gravel truck crashed into a small home in Santa Barbara earlier today killing a man, woman and child. [MercuryNews] Rescue crews are looking for another child that might be trapped in the collapsed building. Police said the... (Continue reading)