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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)

De Vaul reaches settlement with SLO county

Written on 24 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Owner of Sunny Acres ranch Dan De Vaul agreed to a legal settlement Tuesday that will allow him to construct a sober living facility for the homeless. [Tribune] The settlement resolves a lawsuit the rancher filed against San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Judge rules against two suits over APCD dust rule

Written on 24 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge has ruled against two legal challenges to the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District’s Oceano Dunes dust rule. Judge Charles Crandall rejected the requests made by Friends of Oceano Dunes, an... (Continue reading)

SLO Coastal Unified School District cuts 40 jobs

Written on 24 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

San Luis Coastal Unified School District trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to slash the budget by $4.2 million by making drastic cuts in jobs and services. [Tribune] The cuts include the elimination of 40 jobs, high school transportation, summer school... (Continue reading)

Judge tentatively approves Atascadero Walmart

Written on 23 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge tentatively ruled against a lawsuit alleging that the city of Atascadero did not follow environmental laws in the process of approving the construction of a Walmart. [Tribune] Save Atascadero, a group opposed to... (Continue reading)

Rape bill seeks to remedy loophole

Written on 23 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A loophole in the state’s rape law would be plugged by a proposal from a Democratic legislator which passed the Senate Monday on a 37-0 vote. (Sacramento Bee) The bill by Sen. Doreen Evans of Santa Rosa is similar to... (Continue reading)

This package would have been a blast

Written on 23 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

There was no smoking gun in a “suspicious” package received by a Nipomo business Monday, and the subsequently suspected bomb  turned out to be weed. Employees of the T. Simons Company noted the package contained the company’s return address but... (Continue reading)