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Drug testing for doctors proposed

Written on 20 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Proponents of mandated drug testing for California physicians plan to seek signatures this summer to qualify an initiative for the 2014 ballot. (San Jose Mercury News) The proposal is backed by Bob Pack, a former AOL and NetZero executive whose... (Continue reading)

KCLU to battle KCBX for market share

Written on 20 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

National Public Radio station KCLU announced it is expanding its reach to include northern Santa Barbara County and southern San Luis Obispo County beginning in mid-June. Both KCBX and KCLU are nonprofit public radio stations that carry programming from National... (Continue reading)

Vehicle chase from Oceano to Santa Maria ends in crash

Written on 20 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A probationer led officers on a chase from Oceano to Santa Maria on Sunday before crashing her vehicle. At 6:20 p.m., a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy spotted Jeanne Sepeda, 32, driving near the intersection of 19th and Paso... (Continue reading)

Mustangs take game two and the series against Northridge

Written on 19 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The wind blew throughout Saturday’s Big West Conference contest at Bagget Stadium, with Cal State Northridge bats generating much of the breeze. Cal Poly pitchers followed a 15-strikeout performance Friday night with a 17-strikeout game Saturday afternoon... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly opens final home series with win over Northridge

Written on 18 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly senior right hander Joey Wagman struck out nine batters in his final start at Bagget Stadium. The Mustang beat Cal State Northridge 5-1 to open their last home series of the year. Wagman allowed one run over seven... (Continue reading)

Student run store provides free clothes and resources

Written on 18 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Students at Pacific Beach High School in San Luis Obispo opened a new store on Friday to provide free clothing and school supplies for junior high and high school-aged kids. [KSBY] The school’s seventeen homeless students along with other students... (Continue reading)

Doctor sentenced to 14 Years for pushing bogus cancer cure

Written on 18 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A California doctor who sold a bogus cancer cure to dozens of victims across the country as part of a “treatment” program that prosecutors said was “despicable, cruel and heinous” and hastened the death of some patients was sentenced Friday... (Continue reading)

It’s better now to be a public employee

Written on 17 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

Fewer pay and hiring freezes are plaguing those with public jobs in California as things get brighter for state and local government civil service employees. That’s the conclusion of a new report by the non-profit Center for State & Local... (Continue reading)

SLO woman loses life savings to grandparent scam

Written on 17 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A San Luis Obipso woman lost her life savings — more than $75,000 — to a phone con known as the grandparent scam. [KCOY] Dolores Quezada wired $75,500 to an unknown recipient after she received a phone call from someone... (Continue reading)

Men’s Colony inmate attempts to kill guard

Written on 17 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An inmate at the California Men’s Colony attempted to murder a correctional officer Wednesday, inflicting injuries to the head and neck of the guard, as well as to a responding officer. Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, inmate William Mikeworth used a... (Continue reading)