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Abel Maldonado to run for Congress in 2012

Written on 25 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado said he plans to run for the congressional seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Lois Capps in 2012. [FresnoBee] “Washington needs people who are independent and bipartisan and who are fiscally responsible, and I think... (Continue reading)

Weather forecast for Friday February 25

Written on 25 Feb, 2011 in Weather | One comment

By JOHN LINDSEY from PG&E SEA SWELL: Strong to gale force (25 to 38 mph) southwesterly winds will generate 5- to 7-foot southwesterly (220-degree shallow-water) seas later this morning through this afternoon. A 7- to 9-foot northwesterly (300-degree deep-water) sea... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district under fire for treatment of Hispanic workers

Written on 25 Feb, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By LISA RIZZO The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District is under state scrutiny once again; this time for its alleged treatment of Hispanic and temporary workers. A complaint was filed with the California Division of Occupational Safety and... (Continue reading)

Here comes the sun

Written on 25 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to approve the proposed 250-megawatt SunPower solar power plant on the Carrizo Plain. A fifth commissioner, Dan O’Grady, whose district includes the Carrizo Plain, was too ill to attend... (Continue reading)

Prosecutors seek death penalty in murder of Dystiny Myers

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors are pushing for the death penalty for at least one of the alleged killers of 15-year-old Dystiny Myers. The badly burned body of Myers was found in a shallow grave near Santa Margarita in September.... (Continue reading)

When grandma packs, we all feel safer

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 in Opinion | 114 comments

OPINION By Roger Freberg Have you ever had to defend yourself or someone you love from an intruder? Part of the worries of a modern world is waking up in the middle of the night to the sounds of someone... (Continue reading)

Employee files fraud lawsuit against Wallace

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

A former employee of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District filed a lawsuit that accuses plant administrators, including the head of the sanitation district, of risking public safety and fraud. The civil lawsuit, filed in San Luis Obispo Superior... (Continue reading)

Local Red Cross cuts five positions

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

In another sign of the economic tsunami affecting the local nonprofit community, the San Luis Obispo County chapter of the American Red Cross slashed five positions on Wednesday, leaving only two full time and one half time positions. Sources told... (Continue reading)

Why did California approve a toxic pesticide?

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

This week, the state Assembly began hearings on why California regulators approved a cancer-causing pesticide for use in strawberry fields and other crops last December. [San Francisco Chronicle] The hearings come as environmentalists and farm workers have filed lawsuits against... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill wants protection–from the public

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

County supervisor and the current chair of the Board of Supervisors Adam Hill is seeking police protection during public comment period at each Tuesday meeting. [New Times] Hill has asked Sheriff Ian Parkinson to station a deputy in the chambers... (Continue reading)