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Dr. Laura Schlessinger at Top Dog Coffee Shop, event photos

Written on 15 Jul, 2010 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 15 comments

Radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger showcased her custom-made women’s purses and totes, which she has personally designed using the burlap bags in which coffee is shipped, at the Top Dog Coffee Shop in Morro Bay to support the troops. The... (Continue reading)

2010 Surf Roots Tour boasts pretty faces and heavyweight talent

Written on 15 Jul, 2010 in Discovered | No comments

Music lovers rejoice! Surf musicians from all over the world are headed to the Central Coast for Resin Music’s fifth annual West Coast Surf Roots Tour. Ever since Jack Johnson went mainstream, surf music has made a huge comeback into the... (Continue reading)

Heat Alert announced for Central Coast

Written on 14 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA)  issued a statewide Phase II Heat Alert Wednesday night, with special warning for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Under a Phase II alert, local health departments are required to monitor the... (Continue reading)

Concerts at the Cove, event photos

Written on 14 Jul, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

By AIMEE VASQUEZ Both the electro and the ocean glittered in the sunny air at Concerts at the Cove this Sunday. Local band Tropo mixed macs with live music to create a tingling electric pulse reminiscent of clubs and late-night... (Continue reading)

Laird, Blakeslee debate the debates

Written on 14 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The two candidates in the August state Senate special election appear to be debating over the upcoming debates. Democrat John Laird, who finished second in the June 22 primary election, challenged Republican Sam Blakeslee to publicly debate in each of... (Continue reading)

The battle over the California state rock

Written on 14 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

One would think during a state budget crisis that more serious matters would be discussed in Sacramento, but a bill has been introduced calling for serpentine to be replaced as California’s official state rock. [NY Times] State Senator Gloria Romero... (Continue reading)

Schwarzenegger approval rating hits bottom

Written on 14 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A new Field Poll reveals that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s approval rating has dropped to a record low–now tying him with Gray Davis, the man he replaced. [Sacramento Bee] Only 22 percent of Californians approve of the way the governor is... (Continue reading)

Will Neverland become a California state park?

Written on 13 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

When the idea was first proposed, it was shot down, but once again, there is serious talk of converting Neverland into a California state park. [Sacramento Bee] The Santa Barbara County estate of the late pop singer Michael Jackson is... (Continue reading)

Los Osos teen suffers medical complications after transplant

Written on 12 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Holly Navolt, the 18-year-old lung transplant recovery patient, is back home with her family in Los Osos Monday after suffering several recent medical setbacks. Late last month, the teenager began having lung rejection problems, which led her to go into... (Continue reading)

Police and fire attack new budget task force

Written on 11 Jul, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

San Luis Obispo Firefighters Association and the San Luis Obispo Police Association are withdrawing their support for a new behind-closed-doors budget task force recently assembled by City Manager Katie Lichtig because of allegations of elitism. In an email sent out... (Continue reading)