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Anonymous hacks into Bay Area Rapid Transit website

Written on 15 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The amorphous hacker group known as Anonymous attacked a Bay Area Rapid Transit website Sunday in retaliation for BART’s decision to cut cell phone service to prevent a flash mob protest against San Francisco police. [San Francisco Chronicle] BART scrambled... (Continue reading)

League calls for reduced pensions for current city workers

Written on 15 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Officials with the League of California Cities are offering a new pension reform plan for struggling California towns, proposing a “detailed legal review”of whether pensions promised current workers can be reduced. [Calpensions] “Pension sustainability cannot be fully achieved without addressing... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Superior Court to cut $1 million from budget

Written on 15 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

State budget cuts will leave San Luis Obispo Superior Court about $1 million short of its $19 million 2011 operating budget. [The Tribune] Cuts of $350 million, the largest in state’s history, from judicial the branch’s budget for fiscal year... (Continue reading)

Domestic disturbance shooting in Paso Robles

Written on 13 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Three male residents of a Paso Robles apartment were involved in a disturbance on Friday that included gunfire. Shortly after 5 p.m., officers responding to multiple 911 calls heard two gun shots coming from an apartment building on the 3500... (Continue reading)

Hells Angels president arrested for firebombing business rivals

Written on 13 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Federal investigators arrested the former president of the Ventura County Chapter of the “Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang” on Friday for firebombing two competing tattoo shops, according to a press release. George Christie Jr., 64, of Ventura, was one of... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man arrested for rape

Written on 12 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Deputies arrested a Morro Bay man on Thursday for allegedly raping a local woman at a Cambria park last week. Following an interview on Thursday, detectives from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) unit took... (Continue reading)

Tony Cipolla joins KCOY

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

Former KSBY news anchor Tony Cipolla is heading to Santa Maria for a new TV gig with arch rival KCOY Channel 12. [Tribune] Next week, Cipolla will join Sara Cole as co-anchor of the morning show. Last October, KCOY began... (Continue reading)

Police killed by gunfire makes 2011 worst year in a decade

Written on 12 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 17 comments

Nick Armstrong, 28, became the 49th law enforcement officer killed by gunfire in the U.S. this year, putting 2011 on track for one of the worst years for lawmen killed in gun-related deaths in a decade. [Witness LA] Armstrong was... (Continue reading)

‘Sesame Street’: Bert and Ernie aren’t gay

Written on 12 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 11 comments

In case you were wondering, Bert and Ernie are not gay, according to a statement “Sesame Street” released Thursday on its Facebook page. [Yahoo News.com] The statement came in response to an online campaign to calling for the pair to... (Continue reading)

Lawyers argue teen gunman is victim, not racist

Written on 12 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Defense lawyers for a Ventura County teen accused of shooting a gay classmate to death attempted to undermine the prosecution’s argument that the killing was a hate crime motivated by white supremacist sympathies. [The Californian] Brandon McInerney, now 17, is... (Continue reading)