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The shame of Camp Roberts

Written on 27 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The California Army National Guard has come to depend upon Camp Roberts, on the northern tip of San Luis Obispo County, as its primary training facility, but a new investigation reveals a facility in great disrepair amid waste on a... (Continue reading)

Los Osos sewer dispute not over?

Written on 27 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

A divisive, 30-year dispute over a new sewer for Los Osos and the financial cost to residents may soon be a San Luis Obispo County issue if federal funding falls through leaving county residents partially on the hook for funding... (Continue reading)

Major change in the weather pattern

Written on 26 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs | No comments

By JOHN LINDSEY from PG&E The final cold front in a long series of weather systems is sweeping across the Central Coast this afternoon with light rain and gentle to moderate (8 to 18-mph) southerly winds. Rainfall totals have been... (Continue reading)

Most things we hear about child rearing are wrong

Written on 26 Mar, 2011 in Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by Roger Freberg When one first embarks on the role of parenting, hopefully it is with a sense of humility. This is one of the few tasks in life that we are expected to learn on our own. Learning... (Continue reading)

What Happened to the CalPERS Home Loan Program?

Written on 26 Mar, 2011 in Opinion | 3 comments

By ROXANNE CARR All approved CalPERS (California Public Employees’ Retirement System) lenders were notified recently that the home mortgage financing program had been suspended.  Through the CalPERS program, active, inactive, or retired members of the California Public Employees’ Retirement system... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande purchases $4,000 dog vests

Written on 26 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

Arroyo Grande Police purchased protective dog vests for a pair of police dogs to better ensure the dogs’ safety. Community donations were used to entirely fund the costs of the vests, approximately $4,000. Because of the weight of the vests,... (Continue reading)

Four more radio stations drop Glenn Beck

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

The controversy over right wing radio talk show host Glenn Beck continues with the news that Buckley Radio is dropping the hot-button program from four of its stations in Connecticut. [Media Matters] Buckley officials announced Beck would be removed from... (Continue reading)

Blakeslee and Rachel Maddow discuss Diablo

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

State Sen. Sam Blakeslee spoke out about his safety concerns at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Thursday. In response to inquiries about the safety of the Diablo Canyon power plant, Blakeslee, a geophysicist with a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County adds 2,000 jobs in February

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

San Luis Obispo County added 2,000 new jobs in February which dropped the unemployment rate from 10.3 percent in January to 9.8 percent in February, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. The numbers of... (Continue reading)

100,000 California jobs added in February

Written on 25 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

California added 100,000 new jobs in February, the highest monthly increase since the current record system began in 1990. By contrast, only 700 new jobs were created in January. [LA Times] The increase of 96,500 jobs was the largest month-over-month... (Continue reading)