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Los Angeles promoting safe ecstasy use

Written on 5 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

Los Angeles County Health officials have posted tips for safe ecstasy use at the publicly owned Los Angeles Coliseum and Sports Arena. [LAWeekly] These health officials have embarked on a campaign to teach young people how to reduce potential harms... (Continue reading)

SLO plane crash victim dies

Written on 5 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The passenger in the vintage plane that wrecked in San Luis Obispo on Thursday died Friday night at a local hospital. [KCOY] Obbie Atkinson, 86, suffered major injuries during the crash. The pilot, Jeff Welles, 66, was released from the... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College remains on probation

Written on 4 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Though noting that some progress has been made, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has decided that Cuesta College will remain on probation status. The ACCJC announced its decision in a letter sent this week to Cuesta... (Continue reading)

Target pays $22.5 million for dumping hazardous waste

Written on 4 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

As the new Target department store continues to spring up on Los Osos Valley Road, comes word that the parent company has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle various claims throughout California alleging the retail giant dumped hazardous waste.... (Continue reading)

Sheriff Parkinson meets with parents of Kristin Smart

Written on 3 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Stan and Denise Smart, parents of missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, continued their nearly-15-year search for the truth by meeting Thursday morning with Ian Parkinson, the new San Luis Obispo County Sheriff. Kristin Smart was just completing her freshman... (Continue reading)

Two injured in San Luis Obispo plane crash

Written on 3 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two people were injured when the single engine vintage plane they were flying crashed Thursday morning in the 1100 block of Stenner Creek Road on the Cal Poly campus. The pilot radioed controllers at the San Luis Obispo County Regional... (Continue reading)

Home invader found in bed

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

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a man they found in a bed at a Los Osos residence he had broken into on Wednesday morning. The occupants of the home told deputies a man they did not recognize was... (Continue reading)

American Perspective Bank president resigns

Written on 3 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

American Perspective Bank announced the resignation of Thomas J. Beene, the bank’s president and chief executive officer, who decided to leave the bank to pursue other professional opportunities, according to a press release. Mr. Beene began working for the Bank... (Continue reading)

PG&E weather forecast for Thursday February 3

Written on 3 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Weather | No comments

By JOHN LINDSEY from PG&E SEA SWELL: Today’s 5 to 7-foot westerly (275-degree deep-water) swell (with a 14 to 17-second period) will continue at this height and period through Friday morning. A 5 to 7-foot west-northwesterly (285-degree deep-water) swell (with... (Continue reading)

PG&E ordered to reduce gas pressure limits

Written on 3 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered PG&E to reduce pressure on four natural gas transmission lines, saying the utility ran the safety lines well above legal safety levels. [SF Chronicle] Two of the pipes are located in the... (Continue reading)