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Assembly budget records now open

Written on 2 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Budget records of state Assembly members will be released for public scrutiny, a Sacramento judge decided Thursday. Shortly after the tentative decision was posted, Assembly officials said they will not immediately contest it. [Sacramento Bee] The Sacramento Bee and Los... (Continue reading)

An apple juice a day boosts arsenic

Written on 2 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Many fruit juices contain more arsenic than previously thought, more than the government allows in drinking water. But despite the findings of a recent Consumer Reports investigation, not much is expected to change soon. As the investigation’s results were announced,... (Continue reading)

E. coli found in Cal Poly eggnog

Written on 1 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Eggnog samples from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo have been found to be contaminated with E. coli and a recall has been initiated, according to Cal Poly. The Cal Poly Creamery has issued a voluntary recall of... (Continue reading)

Arsonists torch Tuolumne County Sheriff vehicles

Written on 1 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Arsonists set nearly a dozen Tuolumne County Sheriff’s vehicles on fire earlier today, prompting officials to call in agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms. [ModestoBee] It appears the arsonists pushed a pickup... (Continue reading)

Big bucks boost death penalty battle

Written on 1 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A $1.2 million jump in recent contributions is being reported by a group hoping to repeal California’s death penalty. Taxpayers for Justice plans to gather 504,760 signatures by March from registered voters to qualify the question for the 2012 ballot.... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man barricaded in home

Written on 1 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An Atascadero man who allegedly threatened a woman and several children with an ice pick and a machete is barricaded in a house at 5765 Dolores Avenue. The woman and children were able to escape. Atascadero Police and the San... (Continue reading)

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s eyeing Arroyo Grande

Written on 30 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Tampa-based Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, a sport’s pub and family restaurant franchise, is looking to grow in California with plans to open a restaurant in Arroyo Grande. [RestaurantNews] The 213-unit franchise is best known for its 13 varieties of Buffalo chicken... (Continue reading)

Atascadero State Hospital in lockdown

Written on 30 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Atascadero State Hospital is in lockdown mode for the second day because of a faulty alarm system. [KCOY] In case of an emergency, employees at the hospital are supposed to set off the alarm. The hospital is to remain on... (Continue reading)

New look at gun shows on public land

Written on 29 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A long-running battle over gun rights in California will be revisited by the entire 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals following a decision Monday. At issue is a 1999 law banning gun shows, guns, and ammunition on public property. The... (Continue reading)

Frias charged with second sexual assault

Written on 29 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A man accused of attempting to rape an Arroyo Grande teenager last year will also be tried for a second, more-violent assault and rape during a trial set for January in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, a judge ruled... (Continue reading)