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State trashes recycling program

Written on 6 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Last November 1, California abruptly cut all processing payments to its more than 2,400 recycling centers across the state. Experts warn the move will likely costs consumers $100 million in increased fees for beverages and put 5,000 workers in the... (Continue reading)

Missing Cal Poly student found dead

Written on 4 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Search and rescue crews found the body of Cal Poly junior Charles Tamae on San Luis mountain at 1 pm. today. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo police found Tamae’s bike at the bottom of the mountain near Serrano Street. Tamae had... (Continue reading)

SLO police officers remain on paid administrative leave

Written on 4 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo Police officers Dan McDow and Armando Limon remain on paid administrative leave at a cost of over $60,000 to the city while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to investigate. McDow and Limon were placed on... (Continue reading)

800 Californians hospitalized with H1N1

Written on 4 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | No comments

State officials reported Thursday that nearly 800 people in California were hospitalized with the H1N1 flu last week, the largest one-week hospitalization rate this season. Health experts have predicted a second wave of cases in the coming months. An estimated... (Continue reading)

Will Abel change his position on oil drilling?

Written on 4 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Jim Boren of the Fresno Bee wonders whether Lt. Governor nominee Abel Maldonado might be willing to switch his long-held opposition to oil drilling off the Central Coast. If appointed, Maldonado would serve on the States Land Commission (SLC), which... (Continue reading)

Sex offender shot in Nipomo

Written on 2 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

A registered sex offender, Michael John Dominguez, died of a gun shot wound earlier today, less than a day after being arrested for sex crimes against a 16-year-old. Dominguez, 52, is suspected of committing suicide after being arrested for allegedly... (Continue reading)

Madden inducted into California Hall of Fame

Written on 1 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Football great and Cal Poly graduate John Madden was one of 13 Californians inducted into the state Hall of Fame Tuesday night. Madden, who has also enjoyed a lucrative broadcasting and TV pitchman career joined a distinguished group that included... (Continue reading)

No clear path to victory for gay marriage

Written on 1 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | No comments

The effort to get same sex marriage on the California ballot in 2010 took a hit Monday. Rick Jacobs, the leader of the 700,000-member Courage Campaign, sent out an email announcing that after spending more than $200,000 on “qualitative research”... (Continue reading)

Retail sales up slightly for Black Friday

Written on 29 Nov, 2009 in Daily Briefs | No comments

Shoppertrak, a national consumer spending research group, reports that retail sales nationally  for “Black Friday,” supposedly the busiest retail day of the year, increased only 0.5 percent over 2008. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times cites research indicating 195 million shoppers... (Continue reading)

30 die on California highways over holiday

Written on 29 Nov, 2009 in Daily Briefs | One comment

The Los Angeles Times has the grim statistics for road fatalities throughout California over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Reported deaths were up this year over last Thanksgiving.... (Continue reading)