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REC Solar sells residential solar division

Written on 6 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

San Luis Obispo based REC Solar is selling its residential division with plans to focus on commercial clients. Rec Solar employs about 200 people on the Central Coast. Sunrun, a San Francisco based startup which raised about $155 million in... (Continue reading)

SLO Social Seen, Super Bowl Sunday

Written on 5 Feb, 2014 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | 4 comments

Join CalCoastNews’ Lauren Sharabianlou as she celebrates Super Bowl Sunday with Jeff and Jeremy from KZOZ at the BarrelHouse Brewing Company, then stops to check out the Taft Barn and the bar scene in San Luis Obispo before heading to... (Continue reading)

Central Coast DUI attorney accused of wrongdoing

Written on 5 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

  Genis has successfully defended several high-profile DUI cases on the Central Coast including reporter Peter Lance whose case was tossed out because of civil rights violations. The state bar judge noted that Genis zealously defends his clients often for... (Continue reading)

Speeding driver evades Arroyo Grande police

Written on 5 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Arroyo Grande police are searching for a man who led them on a high-speed chase through the Five Cities Tuesday. [KSBY] Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, officers tried to stop a vehicle driven by a man believed to be associated with... (Continue reading)

Former sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to bank robbery

Written on 5 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Paso Robles man pled guilty Tuesday to robbing a Cambria bank last year. Bruce Franklin Valentine, 70, of Heritage Ranch faces two to five and a half years in prison for the Nov. 7 robbery of a Rabobank in... (Continue reading)

14 arrested during Cal Poly concert

Written on 5 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Police arrested 14 people during a Steve Aoki concert at Cal Poly on Friday night. [MustangNews] Of those arrested for disorderly conduct, public intoxication and drug possession, six were Cal Poly students. In addition, five people were transported to the... (Continue reading)

Barbara Boxer grills NRC over Diablo Canyon

Written on 4 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION By ALLIANCE FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY For the second time since November of last year, Senator Barbara Boxer has called upon Chairman Allison Macfarlane of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to explain and clarify how the NRC can allow Pacific... (Continue reading)

$20 million in aid for California farmers

Written on 4 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Federal officials announced $20 million in aid for California farmers and ranchers affected by the intense drought. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the United States Department of Agriculture will make $20 million available for agricultural water conservation efforts throughout California... (Continue reading)

Missouri sues California over chicken coop law

Written on 4 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of California over a law mandating that farmers increase the size of chicken enclosures. [Washington Post] In 2008, California voters passed Proposition 2, which requires larger enclosures... (Continue reading)

Sandra Fluke mulling California Congressional run

Written on 4 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 61 comments

Women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke is considering running for Congress in California to replace Rep. Henry Waxman, who is retiring at the conclusion of his term this year. [Washington Post] Fluke garnered national attention after recommending taxpayer-subsidized birth control during... (Continue reading)