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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)

Cal Poly sorority pledge pushed to drink in possible hazing

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

The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Alpha Phi sorority pledge who ended up with alcohol poisoning said her sorority sponsor encouraged her to drink in an alleged hazing. [MustangDaily] Following a call from the unnamed pledge’s mother, Cal Poly officials... (Continue reading)

Knife attack in Goodwill parking lot

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

San Luis Obipso Police say a 46-year-old man attacked another man with a knife in the Goodwill Industries parking lot Tuesday morning. Martin Macarena started arguing with Aaron Schriner, a man he has an ongoing civil dispute with, as they... (Continue reading)

SLO man murdered in Wasco Prison cell

Written on 11 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A 50-year-old San Luis Obispo man serving time in Wasco State Prison for a parole violation was found dead Tuesday, and his cellmate, former actor Joseph Son, is charged with murder. The victim has not yet been identified, but authorities... (Continue reading)

SLO Chief behind open carrying legislation

Written on 11 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 95 comments

San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deborah Linden launched the successful effort to criminalize the open carrying of unloaded handguns in public, wrote Dave Maggard, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, in an email. On Monday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced... (Continue reading)

E. coli found in California ground beef

Written on 11 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Meat samples from a Los Angeles company that ships ground beef to restaurants have been found to be contaminated with E. coli and a recall has been initiated, according to government officials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and... (Continue reading)

Online poker? First one’s free

Written on 11 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Political fighting in California over the issue of online gaming has veered from the moral path to the road to profits. Faced with looming federal legislation legalizing and regulating online gambling games such as poker, state lawmakers and a bevy... (Continue reading)

Man blamed for deadly crash identified

Written on 11 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Officers arrested 55-year-old Jeffrey LaChance of Paso Robles for allegedly causing an accident that left one woman dead Monday afternoon. LaChance was driving northbound on Highway 1 south of Hearst Castle when he attempted to pass a tour bus. He... (Continue reading)

Netflix drops controversial Qwikster plan

Written on 10 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Netflix, the country’s leading movie rental business, has decided to drop their controversial plan to create two separate websites—one for DVDs and one for streaming. [LATimes] However, a recent price increase that led to a backlash from consumers and a... (Continue reading)