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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)

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)