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June, 2011

CHC wants county to honor health care pact

Written on 2 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The head of the local Community Health Centers (CHC) is mounting an aggressive campaign to secure adequate funding from the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to maintain the “health care safety net” for low-income families and individuals. Ron... (Continue reading)

Groups sue to stop SunPower plant in California Valley

Written on 2 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Two conservation groups and a San Luis Obispo County resident have sued to stop construction of a SunPower Corp solar power plant, saying the project would harm the rural area’s wildlife, air quality and natural beauty. [Reuters] On May 20,... (Continue reading)

Pit bull attacks SLO County boy

Written on 2 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

A 4-year-old boy was badly bitten in the face by a neighbor’s pit bull after he tried to touch one of her puppies on Wednesday at Heritage Ranch in San Luis Obispo County. [Tribune] The boy’s nose was partially severed... (Continue reading)

First responders watch as man drowns

Written on 1 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

First responders watched as a man drowned in the San Francisco Bay because policies did not allow them to enter the water. [CNN] The man was apparently suicidal, entered the bay off Alameda Beach on Monday and stood in neck-deep... (Continue reading)

Central Coast STEM Education Forum, event photos

Written on 1 Jun, 2011 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

What does Lieutenant General Susan Helms, Commander of the 14th Air Force, Commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg AFB and a former NASA astronaut have in common with high school student, Dustin Wyke? Both spoke... (Continue reading)

Oceano manager terminated

Written on 1 Jun, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 50 comments

Oceano Community Services District's general manager was terminated by the board following an almost four-hour closed session on Tuesday. “I was accused of something I never did,” Raffaele Montemurro said. “When I said you have to treat everyone in an arbitrary... (Continue reading)