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April, 2013

Morro Bay Friends of the Library gives thanks

Written on 26 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | No comments

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Morro Bay Friends of the Library, I would like to thank the 400 plus attendees and volunteers who made our April 14 open house such a smashing success. We were pleased... (Continue reading)

Ex-coach claims Oakland Raiders incident spurred beer bottle fight

Written on 26 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A former Cal Poly football coach on trial for assault says that he defended himself against a rabid Oakland raiders fan during an August 2012 fight outside a Pismo Beach bar. [Tribune] Randy Hanson, a Cal Poly defensive backs coach... (Continue reading)

Couple arrested for allegedly assaulting children with sticks

Written on 26 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Lompoc police arrested a man and his girlfriend for allegedly assaulting three children with a wooden stick last month. [KCOY] Ramon Garcia Jr., 28, and Veronica Sanchez, 30, were allegedly hitting two boys and one girl with a stick near... (Continue reading)

Internet tax bill advances in Senate

Written on 26 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Purchases made over the Internet may soon be taxed after the U.S. Senate closed debate on the issue Friday and prepared to vote on the issue upon return from a week-long vacation. (San Jose Mercury News) The bill’s easy passage... (Continue reading)

Colby Jack’s Café and Bakery shutting its doors

Written on 26 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

After less than two years at the Atascadero Carlton Hotel, Colby Jack’s Café & Bakery is shutting its doors, the third restaurant to fail at the location in the past four years. Previously, Shockley’s closed after a year at the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students ranked hot and smart

Written on 25 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the University of California in Santa Barbara both ranked in the list of the top 25 schools where the hottest and smartest students attend classes. [Business Insider] College Prowler ranked American schools based on... (Continue reading)

Monning promoting California sweetened drink tax

Written on 25 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Democratic State Senator Bill Monning, who represents San Luis Obispo County, is sponsoring a bill that would place a one-cent per fluid ounce tax on all sweetened beverages. [Monterey County Weekly] Monning introduced the bill, SB 622, in February, and it... (Continue reading)

Jilted lover arrested for Paso Robles man’s murder

Written on 25 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN An angry, spurned woman may be tied to the murder of a Paso Robles man earlier this year. Paso Robles Police have named five people believed to have been involved in robbing and assaulting Victor Hugo Sanchez,... (Continue reading)

Candidates for SLO council state positions in forum

Written on 25 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Five candidates vying to fill the open seat on the San Luis Obispo City Council stated their cases in a forum Tuesday at the San Luis Obispo Senior Center. Former councilman Paul Brown, current county Planning Commissioner Carlyn Christianson, welder... (Continue reading)

Oceano under fire for Brown Act violations

Written on 25 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 121 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of the leading open government attorneys in California served the Oceano Community Services District with an order last week to cease and desist violating the Brown Act or face litigation. The Ralph M. Brown Act, passed... (Continue reading)