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February, 2011

Screen legend Jane Russell dies in Santa Maria

Written on 28 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Jane Russell, 89, who became one of the biggest and most controversial movie stars of the 1940’s and 50’s, in part due to her revealing cleavage, died Monday at her home in Santa Maria. Russell, a former pin-up girl, was... (Continue reading)

Will Republicans lose state budget battle?

Written on 28 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

As the budget debate continues in Sacramento, some political analysts are continuing to question the current Republican strategy of blocking proposed tax hikes, while not offering fiscal solutions of their own. [LA Times] Recently, 30 of the 42 Republican state... (Continue reading)

Weather forecast for Monday February 28

Written on 28 Feb, 2011 in Weather | No comments

SEA SWELL: Today's 3- to 4-foot northwesterly (310-degree deep-water) swell (with a 9- to 14-second period will continue at this height and period along our coastline through Tuesday. Increasing southerly winds will generate 7- to 9-foot southerly (195-degree shallow-water) seas on Wednesday,... (Continue reading)

Sheriff’s deputies dump homeless man in Gorda?

Written on 28 Feb, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

Store clerks watched as San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputies rolled into the remote Highway 1 community of Gorda, located on the southern border of Monterey County, to drop off a homeless man in front of the Gorda Store last... (Continue reading)

Homeless man stabbed in San Luis Obispo

Written on 28 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A homeless man was stabbed multiple times in the torso on Sunday at about 4:19 p.m. at a San Luis Obispo homeless encampment. Police and paramedics responding to an emergency call at the camp located in the area of Tank... (Continue reading)

Celebration of the Arts at the Atascadero Fine Arts Academy, event photos

Written on 28 Feb, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | One comment

Whether it was an actor from an upcoming production of Willy Wonka singing a solo or a group of youths dancing across the floor, the students of the Atascadero Fine Arts Academy entertained the attendees of the first annual Celebration... (Continue reading)

First annual San Luis Obispo Comedy Festival, event photos

Written on 27 Feb, 2011 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

San Luis Obispo residents gorged themselves on a four day comedy bender that featured performances by comedians from all over the World. Forty or so comedians with a wide array of comedic styles performed at local venues. CalCoastNews caught portions... (Continue reading)

Blaze destroys Arroyo Grande mobile home

Written on 27 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Two people are homeless after a fire roared through their mobile home early Sunday morning. The mobile home, located at 3711 Alisos Road in a rural area of Arroyo Grande, was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters from Cal Fire,... (Continue reading)

CMC inmate suing prison over grooming policy

Written on 26 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Sikh inmate at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo is suing the Department of Corrections for punishing him for refusing to trim his beard in adherence to his religion. [SacramentoBee] Sukhjinder Basra claims that guards punished him... (Continue reading)

Homeless man drowns in Paso Robles

Written on 26 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A homeless man drowned Friday night after he fell asleep under a bridge and was swept away by the rain-swollen Salinas River in Paso Robles. [SanJoseMercuryNews] Three homeless men were sleeping under the Niblick Road Bridge on an elevated sandbar... (Continue reading)