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Californians now favor gay marriage

Written on 10 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Nearly six in 10 voters in California favor legalization of gay marriage in the Golden State, according to a recent USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. (Los Angeles Times) That represents a radical change in attitudes statewide on the same-sex issue... (Continue reading)

First California Bank merger closes

Written on 10 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

PacWest Bancorp’s announced its May 31 purchase of First California Financial Group and its plans to close seven banks and consolidate two branches on June 14. First California has nine branches that overlap with PacWest branches. Among those is one... (Continue reading)

Vandals break stained glass windows at Los Osos church

Written on 10 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Los Osos church that has been the target of vandalism for about four years has broken stained glass windows following an attack Saturday morning. [Tribune] Early Saturday morning, the resident priest of St. Elizabeth Catholic church at 2050 Palisades... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly gay makeout session goes viral

Written on 9 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A woman preaching anti-gay sentiments at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo was rendered speechless when two students began kissing. The kiss was caught on video Tuesday and posted on YouTube where it has received more than 314,000... (Continue reading)

Injured man files lawsuit against SLO firefighter

Written on 8 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

The man beaten unconscious by a San Luis Obispo firefighter filed a civil lawsuit on May 31. [Tribune] In June 2011, John Ryan Mason, 34, allegedly beat Jory Brigham, 32, unconscious in a bathroom after an eight-month rift stemming from... (Continue reading)

Building in Atascadero explodes

Written on 8 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

As firefighters were rushing to a fire at a fiberglass repair shop in Atascadero on Friday evening, the building exploded. [KCOY] At about 6 p.m., a fire was reported at the building located off Sycamore and Curbaril roads. Firefighters are... (Continue reading)

Atascadero Bank of America robbed

Written on 8 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero police are investigating the Friday robbery of the Bank of America on Capistrano Avenue in Atascadero. At about 4:17 p.m., the robber entered the bank, said he was armed and demanded cash from one of the tellers. After receiving... (Continue reading)

High-speed rail contract lower than expected

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A consortium of construction companies from Sylmar, Texas, and Pasadena has won a $985 million contract from the California High Speed Rail Authority to build the first leg of the state’s planned bullet train. (Sacramento Bee) Tutor Perini Corp. of... (Continue reading)

Rehired SLO firefighter agrees to pay cut

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Embattled San Luis Obispo firefighter John Ryan Mason, whom Fire Chief Charlie Hines rehired this week, has agreed to take a pay cut of more than $36,000 and a five-year probationary period. [Tribune] Following a bar bathroom brawl, Mason faced... (Continue reading)

Man found dead behind San Luis Obispo wine shop

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo emergency personnel found a 45-year-old man dead behind a San Luis Obispo wine shop Wednesday afternoon. Around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, San Luis Obispo police and fire departments responded to a call about an unconscious man lying on... (Continue reading)