Home  »  Archives

Daily Briefs


Initiative could allow one million illegal immigrants to avoid deportation

Written on 5 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

A California ballot initiative proposed for next fall would allow nearly one million undocumented immigrants to live and work openly with little or no fear of deportation. The California Opportunity and Prosperity Act would allow qualifying illegal immigrants to get... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande cross burning suspect facing drug charges

Written on 3 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

One of the defendants accused of burning a cross in Arroyo Grande in an attempt to terrorize a black teen is now facing additional charges of bringing drugs into the San Luis Obispo County Jail. On Thursday, Jason Kahn, 36,... (Continue reading)

Geezer Bandit robs San Luis Obispo bank

Written on 3 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Geezer Bandit robbed his 16th bank on Friday in San Luis Obispo shortly after 5:30 p.m. The gun wielding bandit struck the Bank of America branch  at Higuera and Santa Rosa Streets. And for the first time, the robbery... (Continue reading)

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)