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SLO County votes in plastic bag ban

Written on 12 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

Following impassioned arguments for and against the use of plastic bags, the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority’s board voted Wednesday to ban single-use plastic bags countywide in most stores, beginning in October, and to mandate stores charge... (Continue reading)

Non-profit administrator sentenced to jail

Written on 11 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A woman accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from two local non-profits was sentenced to six months in San Luis Obispo County Jail and three years probation on Friday. In November, Morgan Rafferty, 48, pleaded no contest to... (Continue reading)

Pills recalled after potential mix-up

Written on 11 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public to watch for the potential mix-up of several over the counter medicines and prescription pain killers. [WallStreetJournal] “Novartis is recalling 1,645 lots of its Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X medicines because... (Continue reading)

SLO County plastic bag ban vote set

Written on 10 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority’s board is slated to vote today on a proposed law to ban single-use plastic bags countywide in most stores, beginning in October. If approved, the bag ban would outlaw the use... (Continue reading)

Sierra Club loses Oceano Dunes case on appeal

Written on 10 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 63 comments

The local chapter of the Sierra Club lost its appeal on Monday to force off-road vehicles from a portion of the Oceano Dunes that the state rents from San Luis Obispo County. In 2008, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit claiming... (Continue reading)

Brown’s tax plan falls short

Written on 9 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A tax hike that Gov. Jerry Brown plans to put before voters in November will raise less than he hoped, according to the Legislative Analyst, which probably will require much deeper budget cuts than previously anticipated. The plan would raise... (Continue reading)

Atascadero lender’s sentencing delayed

Written on 9 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

An Atascadero man awaiting sentencing on federal fraud charges was given a few more months of freedom after a judge delayed his sentencing hearing from March 26 to June 25, according to a court order. James Hurst Miller, the former... (Continue reading)

Fight against Dream Act fails

Written on 9 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 118 comments

The attempt to block a controversial California law that makes funds available for undocumented immigrant college students has failed to collect enough signatures to make it on the ballot. Opponents of the Dream Act fell 57,000 signatures short of the... (Continue reading)

SLO County Jail inmate dies and another attempts suicide

Written on 7 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A 53-year-old San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate was found dead in his single person cell on Thursday at about 2 p.m. Kevin Lee Strahl, 53, a transient, was in custody on failure to register as a sex offender. A... (Continue reading)

Quaid’s bail bond company out $1 million

Written on 7 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A Santa Barbara County judge ruled Friday that the bail bond company that posted bail for actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi Quaid will not be getting its money back. The $1,000,000 in bond money will be forfeited to... (Continue reading)