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February, 2011

Weather forecast for Tuesday February 8

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Weather | No comments

By JOHN LINDSEY from PG&E SEA SWELL: Strong to gale force northwesterly winds along the entire coastline of California will contiue to produce an 8 to 10-foot northwesterly (310-degree deep-water) sea and swell (with a 6 to 14-second period) along... (Continue reading)

2 critically injured in plane crash

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Two men from San Luis Obispo County were critically injured when their twin-engine plane crashed near the San Bernardino Airport on Monday. [LATimes] The victims, Lonny Rollins, 39, of San Luis Obispo and Greg Fitzgerald, 61, of Paso Robles were... (Continue reading)

Autism triples among children in California

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The number of children with autism in California has tripled since 2002 according to new state education figures released in February. [California Watch] More than 680,000 students – 11 percent of all California public school students – are enrolled in... (Continue reading)

Birds 1, Cockfighters 0

Written on 8 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 15 comments

A Central Coast man died after being stabbed in the leg at a cockfight by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb. [AP] Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, of Lamont, was declared dead at a hospital about... (Continue reading)

New health insurance options for children

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Opinion | No comments

BY KENA BURKE California State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has been working tirelessly to get the word out about the new insurance protections for children, and here’s what he has to say: “The new federal health care reform law signed... (Continue reading)

Did Gearhart ‘own’ officials?

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

During his heyday, notorious land developer Kelly Gearhart “seemed to own” some of Atascadero’s city council members, says former mayor Mike Brennler in KCCN.tv’s newest installment of its ongoing series, “A County Corrupted: Part 2.” Brennler continues to be rebuffed... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers was beaten, hogtied and suffocated

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Gruesome details about the murder of a Santa Maria teen Dystiny Myers were revealed today during a preliminary hearing for five suspects accused of killing the 15-year-old. [KEYT] Firefighters found the badly burned body of Myers in a shallow grave... (Continue reading)

Weather forecast for Monday February 7

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Weather | No comments

Inland Temperatures, Paso Robles Actual Predicted Sun Mon ... (Continue reading)

Night at the Mission, event photos

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

For one memorable night, Cal Poly’s chamber ensembles performed at the Old Mission Church to raise funds for the Jazz Band’s tour to Puerto Rico in June. Saturday’s performers included wind quintets: aurora winds and celestial winds; saxophone quartets; string... (Continue reading)

Riding that vacation pay gravy train

Written on 7 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Interesting figures recently released showing public employees cashing in big on vacation pay and other benefits. [San Francisco Chronicle] Case in point: San Francisco. Former Police Chief Heather Fong – who retired in 2009 – received a grand total of... (Continue reading)