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Movie Review: Win Win

Written on 10 May, 2011 in Discovered | No comments

BY MIRANDA FORESMAN Have you ever decided to see a film after seeing its trailer, hoping against hope that the movie itself holds even better material than those clips released in the promo? Win Win actually gives you those golden... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district served notice for violations

Written on 10 May, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 61 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has been slapped with a notice of violation for the 12-hour raw sewage spill that occurred in December, 2010, according to an April 18 enforcement action that CalCoastNews received through a Public... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach discussing police merger

Written on 10 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Facing significant budget cuts, the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach are discussing combining their police departments. [KSBY] Arroyo Grande City Council will consider the merger which would save from $850,000 to $1 million a year on Tuesday. According... (Continue reading)

Teens charged in Boy Scout building arson

Written on 10 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Police arrested two teens Monday for burning down the Arroyo Grande Boys Scouts of America building. Caleb Joseph Pelletier, 18, of Creston and an unnamed 16-year-old Arroyo Grande High School student were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy, arson, burglary and... (Continue reading)

Schwarzenegger and Shriver separate

Written on 9 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former First Couple of California, are now living apart as they decide the future of their 25-year marriage. [LA Times] Shriver, 55, moved out of the couple’s Brentwood mansion weeks ago and the couple... (Continue reading)

Feds pouring money into California Homeland Security

Written on 9 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Amid the slashing of state and school budgets, the federal government is pouring Homeland Security dollars into California at record rates. [SFGate] In 2010, California received $268 million worth of security spending, about 16 percent of the nearly $1.7 billion... (Continue reading)

Hey, when I said tax the rich, I didn’t mean the rest of us

Written on 9 May, 2011 in Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by ROGER FREBERG When you look around the state to see if anyone, anywhere is doing anything to save our counties and cities; you really don’t see a captain at the helm trying to avoid those big icebergs. I... (Continue reading)

English Beat to perform a free show at the Cliffs on Memorial Day

Written on 9 May, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

By COLIN JONES Famed new wave/ska band The English Beat will perform a free concert on Memorial Day afternoon at the Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach as part of their popular ‘Live on the Rocks’ music series. Led by Southern... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man nabbed after high speed chase

Written on 8 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

A San Luis Obispo man with outstanding warrants was arrested after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase Saturday that started in Atascadero and ended in Monterey County. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the Atascadero Police tried to stop Steven Christopher... (Continue reading)

National flags ignite firestorm at Atascadero Junior High School

Written on 7 May, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 155 comments

A disturbance erupted in the Atascadero Junior High School cafeteria on Thursday when several Caucasian students began waving American flags at students who were waving Mexican flags in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, said Kim Spinks, Atascadero Unified School District’s... (Continue reading)