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Whales nearly eat divers near Morro Bay

Written on 23 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Two humpback whales nearly swallowed two scuba divers Saturday near Morro Bay. [KCOY] The divers had just completed a dive and surfaced when two humpbacks leapt out of the water with mouths wide open, narrowly missing the humans. A cameraman... (Continue reading)

Domestic spying drying Obama support

Written on 23 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

The Obama administration’s penchant for massive spying operations aimed at American citizens has cost him dearly in California support, a recent Field Poll shows. (San Jose Mercury News) Obama dropped 10 percent in favorability — from 62 percent to 52... (Continue reading)

Sierra Club sues Pismo Beach over proposed development

Written on 23 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County chapter of the Sierra Club has sued the city of Pismo Beach over its approval of the environmental impact report for the proposed Spanish Springs development in Price Canyon. [Tribune] The proposed development includes 416... (Continue reading)

California community colleges facing accreditation problems

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

An increasing number of California community colleges are struggling to maintain their accreditation. [LA Times] This month, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges announced its plan to revoke the accreditation of the City College of San Francisco in... (Continue reading)

Air Force considering tapping oil offshore from Vandenberg

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The U.S. Air Force is considering leasing portions of Vandenberg Air Force Base to private oil companies for extraction of offshore oil and gas with land-based drills. [LATimes] If approved, it will be the first new offshore lease in state... (Continue reading)

Woman left with man who shot at her in Nipomo

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

A woman in Nipomo got in a car Sunday with a man who had just shot a gun at her. Around 3:18 p.m. on Sunday, a Hispanic male shot towards the unidentified female in the area of Cyclone and Grande... (Continue reading)

Local developers plan to purchase Dalidio Ranch

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Clint Pearce of Madonna Enterprises and Gary Grossman of Coastal Community Builders are in escrow to buy Ernie Dalidio’s 131-acre ranch adjacent to Highway 101 near Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo. [Tribune] After battling opponents of his project for... (Continue reading)

State’s Obamacare preparation lauded

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

California will be one of the first states to meet its federally-mandated health-care renovation requirements, the State Auditor’s office has reported in a new study. The insurance exchange was one of the earliest in the nation to be be formed,... (Continue reading)

SLO parking lot jumper identified

Written on 21 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Coroner has identified the man who jumped to his death from the top of a San Luis Obispo parking structure Thursday as 26-year-old Brian Joseph Lawler. Lawler jumped off the city parking garage at the... (Continue reading)

Central Coast Bandit strikes again

Written on 20 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A woman wanted for five Central Coast bank robberies is suspected of holding-up a Modesto bank on Thursday. A Latina woman donning a scarf entered the Farmers and Merchants Bank in McHenry Village on Thursday, mentioned that she had a... (Continue reading)