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Police order Occupy SLO to stop lodging

Written on 21 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Occupy SLO protesters agreed to stop sleeping at the county courthouse after San Luis Obispo police officers served a third notice on the campers at about 10:30 p.m. on Friday. The Nov. 18 notice of violation demands protesters stop lodging on... (Continue reading)

Raw milk sickens 5 California children

Written on 21 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Raw milk products made in Fresno County are blamed for making five children sick with E. coli between August and October. [FresnoBee] The California Department of Food and Agriculture has initiated a state-wide recall and quarantine of raw milk products... (Continue reading)

Big money backs reshaped tax system

Written on 20 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A $10 billion tax increase for Californians is the objective of a ensemble of billionaires and political insiders seeking to place an initiative on the Nov. 2012 ballot. Proposing an answer to the state’s constricting finances, a group calling itself... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in Shell Beach

Written on 20 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A woman crossing westbound on Shell Beach Road near the Cliff’s Resort was struck by a car and killed Saturday night at about 6:50 p.m. in Pismo Beach. Emergency personnel transported the woman to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital where she... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man wins $78 million lottery

Written on 19 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

An 82-year-old Paso Robles man claimed the $78 million jackpot won with a ticket he purchased at the 1 Stop at 703 Spring Street in Paso Robles, lottery officials said in a statement. “Charles Hairston is a laid back kinda... (Continue reading)

Oceano teen killed in drive-by shooting

Written on 18 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

The 17-year-old shot in the head Thursday night by a drive-by shooter in Oceano died at a local hospital this morning. At about 6:30 p.m., a drive-by shooter shot Gabriel Salgado, 17, of Oceano and an unnamed 14-year-old on the... (Continue reading)

Anti-gay marriage ban backers win one

Written on 18 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

Supporters of this state’s anti-gay marriage prohibition will be allowed to defend the ban in court after the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor Thursday. A legal challenge to Proposition 8, passed by voters in 2008, was halted... (Continue reading)

Two shot in Oceano drive by shooting

Written on 18 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A drive by shooter shot two teens in Oceano at about 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in the 1700 block of 21st Street. Deputies are investigating the shooting as a gang related incident, Both victims were originally transported to Arroyo Grande... (Continue reading)

Air pollution control board approves Oceano dunes rule

Written on 17 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District voted 7-4 with one abstention to approve a new regulation that requires state parks to reduce particulate matter blowing from the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area or face fines of... (Continue reading)

SLO Council approves $760,000 downtown renovation

Written on 17 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved a $761,500 renovation project of a two-block stretch of Higuera Street downtown to be started next year. By a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Council awarded a $646,000 contract to the Madonna Construction Company to... (Continue reading)