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Introducing Eye on the Coast

Written on 19 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

This weekend, we launched our new Eye on the Coast photo gallery. The gallery provides our readers a new window into the many unique events, people and places in our community. Our photo galleries can be easily viewed as either... (Continue reading)

Napa winery plays with fire in criticizing fire fighters

Written on 19 Apr, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 66 comments

In a reminder as to why many people prefer to remain anonymous in posting comments, particularly those criticizing public servants, a Napa Valley winery has become the target of an intense boycott by local fire fighters–over a Letter to the... (Continue reading)

Thousands flock to first Marijuana Expo

Written on 19 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Approximately 15,000 marijuana enthusiasts turn out in the Bay Area over the weekend for the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo–the first trade show in the U.S. to allow on-site pot smoking. [San Francisco Chronicle] It took organizers four years to... (Continue reading)

UCSB makes Top Ten party school list (again)

Written on 19 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Poor UC Santa Barbara. They don’t seem to get much respect. The campus boasts 1-2-3-4-5 Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, but the school just can’t seem to shake that party down image. Once again, UCSB has the dubious distinction... (Continue reading)

Earth Day Food & Wine Festival Weekend, part three

Written on 18 Apr, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

The Earth Day Food & Wine Festival was a weekend celebration of sustainably produced, award-winning food and wine grown on California’s scenic Central Coast. Enjoy photos from the feature event on Saturday, April 17 which included barrel tastings, cooking demonstrations,... (Continue reading)

Earth Day Food & Wine Festival Weekend part two

Written on 18 Apr, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

The Earth Day Food & Wine Festival was a weekend celebration of sustainably produced, award-winning food and wine grown on California’s scenic Central Coast. Enjoy photos from the feature event on Saturday, April 17 which included barrel tastings, cooking demonstrations,... (Continue reading)

Earth Day Food & Wine Festival Weekend part one

Written on 18 Apr, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

The Earth Day Food & Wine Festival was a weekend celebration of sustainably produced, award-winning food and wine grown on California’s scenic Central Coast. Enjoy photos from the feature event on Saturday, April 17 which included barrel tastings, cooking demonstrations,... (Continue reading)

Nursing homes accused of misspending funding

Written on 18 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Nursing homes in California have received about $880 million in additional government funding since the passage of a 2004 state law designed to help them hire additional caregivers and increase wages. [CaliforniaWatch] However, a California Watch investigation found that 232... (Continue reading)

Tracking Congressional pork

Written on 18 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

Some call them earmarks. Others use the term “pork.” But it is an age old debate both inside and outside the Beltway. How much federal funding should elected representatives be bringing home for their pet projects at the expense of... (Continue reading)

Travel: Catalina calling

Written on 17 Apr, 2010 in Discovered | One comment

By DAVID CONGALTON it is almost May, so thoughts once again turn towards Santa Catalina Island. Charlotte and I have been making yearly pilgrimages to Catalina since 1995, mostly in May for our wedding anniversary. Heading for Catalina has become... (Continue reading)