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California senator proposes Obamacare for illegal immigrants

Written on 13 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

California should grant immigrants who enter the country illegally access to state-sponsored health insurance, the head of the Legislature’s Latino caucus announced Friday. [LA Times] Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara said he plans to introduce a bill similar to the Affordable... (Continue reading)

Will Muslim prayer bring California rain?

Written on 13 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

More than 100 members of a California mosque gathered at Folsom Lake Saturday to pray for rain. Within minutes, sprinkles began to fall. [Fox 40] “We came out here today basically asking god to bless us with rain,” said Basma... (Continue reading)

Oceano man starts fire in home while fixing plumbing

Written on 13 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An Oceano man started a fire in his home Saturday while using a blowtorch to make plumbing repairs. [KSBY] Five Cities firefighters responded to the fire in the 2400 block of Mona Lei Court in Oceano around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.... (Continue reading)

Cold Stone Creamery closes Atascadero store

Written on 12 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The owner of the Cold Stone Creamery in Atascadero near the Galaxy Theatre closed the store last month because of low revenue. [PasoRoblesDailyNews] In June 2011, Paso Robles entrepreneur Mike Talen opened the ice cream shop at 6917 El Camino... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg Air Force base involved in drug probe

Written on 12 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An Air Force investigation into illegal drug has expanded to include officers at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central Coast of California. [WITN] U.S. Air Force officials are investigating 10 officers – nine lieutenants and one captain – at... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man arrested for hit and run

Written on 11 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 27-year-old Nipomo man for allegedly crashing into a bicyclist and then leaving the scene Friday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., witnesses said a white truck hit the bicyclist near the corner of Orchard Road... (Continue reading)

CHP officer shot in Paso Robles testifies in trial of shooter

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

California Highway Patrol Officer Adrian Ayala testified Thursday that he thought would die from multiple wounds he received during a shootout in Paso Robles with a San Diego man. [KSBY] Ayala said that Clifford Scott Jr. shot him three times... (Continue reading)

Helicopter rescues sailor from boat crash by Piedras Blancas

Written on 10 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescued a sailor who crashed his boat into rocks near Piedras Blancas Lighthouse early Thursday morning. [Tribune] The sailor was a middle-aged man sailing alone from the Bay Area to Morro Bay in a 32-foot... (Continue reading)

Man with machete stands off Santa Barbara SWAT team for eight hours

Written on 10 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A SWAT team standoff with a Santa Barbara man in possession of a machete lasted more than eight hours Wednesday night and Thursday morning. [KSBY] Investigators obtained a search warrant Wednesday for the home of a 39-year-old man who is... (Continue reading)

Mayor Debbie Peterson elected as Coastal Commission nominee

Written on 9 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

The San Luis Obispo County City Selection Committee elected Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson on Jan. 3 as its nominee for an open seat on the California Coastal Commission. Less than two weeks after the Grover Beach Council removed Peterson... (Continue reading)