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Spotlight: What’s happening this weekend

Written on 23 Jul, 2010 in Discovered | One comment

By LETICIA RODRIGUEZ The month of July may be coming to an end, but the many events on the Central Coast show no sign of slowing down. Take yourself back to the day of knights and ladies-in-waiting on Friday with... (Continue reading)

How did your favorite local radio station do?

Written on 23 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

The new ratings for Central Coast radio stations were announced this week and two local stations slugged it out for the top spot in overall listenership. [StationRatings.com] County favorite KKJG (“The Jug”) was in first place once again, but found... (Continue reading)

Unemployment benefits to continue through November

Written on 23 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

The California Employment Development Department announced Thursday that it would immediately begin processing retroactive benefits for more than 400,000 residents, following President Obama’s signing of an unemployment benefits extension bill. [Los Angeles Times] The House voted 272 to 152 early... (Continue reading)

County whooping cough cases second highest in state

Written on 22 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

With 258 cases of whooping cough, San Luis Obispo County is ranked in the top two for the number of pertussis cases in the state, according to the California Department of Public Health. Six infants have died in California of... (Continue reading)

Is there fair justice?

Written on 22 Jul, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

He was convicted of felony manslaughter and drug possession, but he never spent a day in jail. In fact, he was permitted to leave the country to vacation in Europe while on unsupervised probation. Rubin family members are upset that Alex... (Continue reading)

One in three California teens can’t find a job

Written on 21 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Consider it a new form of teenage angst: 34.5 percent of young workers in California were out of a job in June. [California Watch] Teens in California are having a tougher time than other teens around the country, where unemployment... (Continue reading)

Catherine Ryan Hyde offers fiction workshop

Written on 21 Jul, 2010 in Discovered | One comment

Here’s an interesting way to help save the local environment, while also learning to become a bestselling fiction writer. Cambria novelist Catherine Ryan Hyde, who knows a thing or two about writing novels that sell (“Pay It Forward,” “Love in... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly vice president loses battle with cancer

Written on 21 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Sandra Garderbring Ogren, Cal Poly vice president for advancement, died Tuesday after a long bout with cancer. Cal Poly President Warren Baker broke the news to the Cal Poly community in an email Tuesday morning: “I am sorry to report... (Continue reading)

The candidate and the TV commercial

Written on 21 Jul, 2010 in Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION BY DON REGAN, Ph.D. A question, relative to the current Sheriff’s race–Why is one principle candidate for Sheriff now the TV spokesperson for a local loan Company, in which his wife has a direct and immediate vested interest? It... (Continue reading)

Prado Road to be on November ballot in San Luis Obispo

Written on 21 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo voters will decide the future direction of the proposed Prado Road extension in November. [Tribune] In a post-midnight vote, the City Council agreed unanimously to put the new initiative on the November ballot. The council decision came... (Continue reading)