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Paso Robles woman facing up to 35 years in prison

Written on 16 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

A Paso Robles woman found guilty in July of defrauding the United States Department of Education and the California Department of Education out of a $35 million grant will be sentenced Monday at the U.S. District Court in Riverside. Jean... (Continue reading)

California Medical Association wants marijuana legalized

Written on 15 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

California’s largest doctor’ group is calling for the legalization of marijuana despite its belief that there may be only questionable medical value. [LA Times] Trustees of the California Medical Association., which represents more than 35,000 physicians statewide, adopted the position... (Continue reading)

Shell Beach sewage spill prompts warning

Written on 15 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Health Department is warning people to stay away from the ocean and beach in the area of Indio Street in Shell Beach because of a recent sewage spill. At about 8:20 p.m. on Friday, approximately... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo sorority suspended for hazing

Written on 14 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Cal Poly administrators have suspended all Alpha Phi chapter activities because of a hazing incident. The sorority has 10 days to appeal the decision that stems from a hearing on Thursday. The sorority pledge who ended up with alcohol poisoning... (Continue reading)

Coast Unified lunch policy rationalized

Written on 14 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

A lawyer for Coast Unified School District’s board of trustees repeated his interpretation Thursday of how the children of district superintendent Chris Adams came to be included on the free lunch list. Adams and his wife, Julie, an education consultant, report... (Continue reading)

Silly String altercation leads to injuries

Written on 14 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A Los Osos man, angered over a previous road rage incident, crashed into an uninvolved motorist who was knocked unconscious at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Chorro Street on Thursday at about 9 p.m. Several pranksters playing with Silly... (Continue reading)

Seven arrested in Paso Robles drug raid

Written on 13 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Officers arrested seven people for various drug offences following an early morning raid of a home on the 500 block of Beverly Drive in Paso Robles. At about 7 a.m. today, officers with the Paso Robles Police Department the San... (Continue reading)

Madonna Road Denny’s damaged in two-alarm fire

Written on 13 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A two-alarm fire at the Denny’s restaurant on Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo was reported at around 7 a.m. and contained after about an hour. Fire investigators say it appears the fire originated in an exterior electrical closet and... (Continue reading)

This is not an ad for marijuana

Written on 13 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Escalating their war against medical marijuana in California, federal officials now will try to put a lid on newspaper, radio, and other media advertising of medical marijuana. U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy, whose district includes Imperial and San Diego counties,... (Continue reading)

Cops’ cell phone searches still OK

Written on 12 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

California law enforcement agencies can continue to search the digital contents of cell phones taken from arrested persons after Gov. Jerry Brown’s veto of a legislative attempt to require warrants for such actions. [SanFranciscoChronicle] The torpedoed bill’s author, state Sen.... (Continue reading)