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Santa Maria man foils carjacking attempt

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

A 22-year-old Santa Maria man fought back and was able to foil an attempted carjacking Saturday night. [Noozhawk] The unnamed 22-year-old was at Jones Street and College Avenue when he agreed to give a man and woman a ride, said... (Continue reading)

Islamic group practicing Jihad on San Francisco buses

Written on 6 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is advertising Jihad on the sides of San Francisco buses. [Huffington Post] CAIR is attempting to reclaim the meaning of the controversial term in its My Jihad campaign that uses billboards on city buses to... (Continue reading)

California homeless bill of rights proposed

Written on 5 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A California lawmaker is pushing to add another category to the list of those protected from discrimination: homelessness. [SacramentoBee] The legislation titled the “Homeless Bill of Rights” by Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco is meant to keep communities... (Continue reading)

State parks purposely hid millions

Written on 5 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California parks department officials’ fears of embarrassment and possible budget cuts prompted them to deliberately conceal millions of dollars, according a new investigation by the state attorney general’s office. [LATimes] In the report released on Friday, investigators said the amount... (Continue reading)

San Diego scandal cause for new Paso chief withdrawing?

Written on 4 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

The San Diego police captain slated to become Paso Robles’ next police chief has withdrawn his candidacy for the position. Manny Guaderrama, a 29-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department, was set to earn up to $160,000 plus benefits... (Continue reading)

Los Osos terminates general manager

Written on 4 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 57 comments

Los Osos Community Services District’s general manager was terminated by the board following a one-hour closed session on Thursday. Though the board reported Susan Morrow was terminated without cause, her performance as the district’s general manager has been heavily criticized... (Continue reading)

SLO man accuses Rep. Sam Farr of racism

Written on 4 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A San Luis Obispo man has labeled Rep. Sam Farr, considered to be one of the most progressive liberals in Congress, a racist. [Herald] The man making the allegations, Scott Barnes, 58, is known to have duped Ross Perot, ABC’s... (Continue reading)

State officials ready Obamacare

Written on 3 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

California’s newly-formed “health exchange” has been approved by the Obama administration and becomes the 19th such program nationally to gain endorsement from the federal government. (Sacramento Bee) “Covered California” will provide subsidized coverage for hundreds of thousands of state residents... (Continue reading)

Homeless protection bill launched

Written on 3 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A bill designed to protect “some of society’s most vulnerable members” has been introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco). Ammiano calls his prospective legislation AB5 “The Homeless Person’s Bill of Rights and Fairness Act” and sets out to build... (Continue reading)

Arnold appoints planning commissioner and aide

Written on 3 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor-elect Debbie Arnold has appointed her representative on the Planning Commission and her legislative aide. [Tribune] Arnold, who will be sworn in on January 7, named North County real estate broker Don Campbell to the Planning... (Continue reading)