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California students create Facebook friendship with benefits

Written on 14 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Christian student group is calling a new Facebook application “the evilest app ever.” [SF Gate] In time for Valentines Day, the Bang With Friends app allows Facebook users to schedule sex sessions in a no-nonsense manner. BWF has “already... (Continue reading)

School bus hits jogger in San Miguel

Written on 14 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A school bus collided with a woman jogging in San Miguel Wednesday morning, causing her to suffer minor injuries. [Tribune] Patricia Gonzalez of Visalia suffered cuts and abrasions after the school bus hit her around 7 a.m at the corner... (Continue reading)

Medical marijuana returned to patients

Written on 14 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s officials recently were ordered by Judge John Trice to return a supply of marijuana and related products to Ethnobotonica Patients Collective after felony charges against collective driver Chance Simmons were dropped by the district attorney.... (Continue reading)

105-year-old California Buddhist teacher accused of sex abuse

Written on 13 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 105-year-old Buddhist teacher in Los Angeles allegedly groped, molested and even raped female followers throughout his decades-long tenure as a leading Buddhist figure. [LA Times] An investigation conducted by a council of Buddhist leaders suggested that Joshu Sasaki Roshi... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to hold vigil for deceased student

Written on 13 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly is hosting a candlelight vigil Wednesday evening to honor Brandon Huang, who died early Sunday morning. The vigil will take place at 5:45 p.m. at the University Union. Huang, a second-year biology major, died after returning from a... (Continue reading)

Code violations displace 40 students in SLO

Written on 13 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Forty San Luis Obispo college students lost their housing Tuesday due to health and safety code violations discovered at Pine Creek condominiums at 1185 Foothill Blvd. After a resident called in a complaint that “the clothes in her closet were... (Continue reading)

SLO woman’s dog wins best of breed at Westminster

Written on 12 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A dog co-owned by a San Luis Obispo women won best of breed at the 2013 Westminster Dog Show. Champions Paragon Sharped Dressed Man At Greengate, a Brussels Griffon, is co-owned by Felicia Cashin of San Luis Obispo. Mary Gale... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district delays vote on Wallace’s performance

Written on 12 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board delayed making a decision on plant administrator John Wallace job performance during a special meeting Monday evening. The district’s board chair Tony Ferrara, a staunch supporter of Wallace, called the special... (Continue reading)

Plane makes emergency landing in Templeton

Written on 12 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A single passenger, small aircraft made an emergency landing Monday afternoon near Volpi Ysabel Road in Templeton. The pilot suffered only a few scrapes and no major injuries, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. The plane’s single... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student struggled to breathe at party before death

Written on 12 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly student Brandon Huang died early Sunday morning on the way home from a large house party in San Luis Obispo, where he began struggling to breathe. [Tribune] Huang, who has just turned 20, stopped breathing around midnight Sunday... (Continue reading)