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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)

Paso Robles teachers plan protest Tuesday

Written on 22 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 72 comments

A “silent rally” is planned by the Paso Robles Public Educators (PRPE) and students’ parents Tuesday at the district’s board meeting to call attention to ongoing differences with board members and Superintendent Dr. Kathleen McNamera “Instead of raising our voices... (Continue reading)

Nevada’s mental patients’ ticket to ride

Written on 22 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Nevada health officials have been quietly putting psychiatric patients on buses and shipping them to locales all over the U.S., and California has become a favorite destination, a Sacramento Bee investigation reveals. Health services in Nevada have been drastically reduced... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into CHP vehicle and parked car in Nipomo

Written on 22 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A minivan crashed into a parked California Highway Patrol vehicle and another stopped car on the side of Highway 101 Sunday in Nipomo, injuring an officer and those inside the stopped vehicle. [Tribune] Around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, a CHP officer... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man accused of assaulting his neighbor

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

A dispute Sunday afternoon between three Grover Beach neighbors leaves one man in critical condition and another behind bars, police said. Shortly before 2 p.m., the 69-year-old victim, his 32-year-old son and their neighbor Jerry Odom began arguing. Odom is... (Continue reading)

Another person injured in fall from Isla Vista cliff

Written on 21 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man who fell from the cliffs in Isla Vista early Sunday morning is in serious condition at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. [Noozhawk] Emergency crews responded to the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive shortly after midnight and found the... (Continue reading)

67-year-old crash lands into vineyard

Written on 21 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 67-year-old Novato man crashed landed his plane into a Sonoma County vineyard on Saturday and then walked away unhurt. [SanFranciscoChronicle] Patrick Bell took off from Petaluma Airport and was flying over unincorporated Bennetts Valley when he discovered that his... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man arrested for felony DUI

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

San Luis Obispo Police arrested an Arroyo Grande man, who drove his car into a tree early Saturday morning injuring himself and his passenger, for felony DUI. Ethan Michael Dodgen, 25, drove his 2011 Volkswagen into a tree at the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero grad’s parents awarded $7.7 million

Written on 20 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury awarded the parents of an Atascadero grad who died in 2010 during a struggle with her caregivers $7.7 million. [Tribune] The jury’s award is $2.2 million more than the $5 million the plaintiffs, Kathleen... (Continue reading)