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Morro Bay man officially a mega-millionaire

Written on 21 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

The Morro Bay man who won $135 million two months ago in the California Lottery finally made it official Wednesday morning. [Tribune] John Davis showed up at the Lottery’s San Francisco office and claimed his prize, choosing the cash option.... (Continue reading)

Meg Whitman’s campaign tweets cross dressing bassist

Written on 21 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 12 comments

Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman might come from a tech savvy background, but some of her campaign staffers appear to have missed the boat. [InfoWorld] On Monday, Whitman’s campaign sent out a twitter update with a link intended to take viewers... (Continue reading)

Six San Luis Obispo businesses sold alcohol to a minor

Written on 20 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Six San Luis Obispo businesses sold alcohol to a 19-year-old decoy deployed by the police department to 21 stores around the city on Monday. The decoy was in possession of a valid identification and was told by police to tell... (Continue reading)

Deputies discover guns during marijuana bust

Written on 20 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo man who resides at a home on the 100 block of Foothill Boulevard was allegedly growing marijuana for sale in his basement while armed with an array of illegal and legal weapons, San Luis Obispo Sheriff... (Continue reading)

Parkinson: We didn’t conceal it from them

Written on 20 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s candidate Ian Parkinson says in a published interview that he stopped his private work as a traffic accident reconstructionist around six years ago. [Tribune] Parkinson, who continues to defend his actions in a 2000 Monterey... (Continue reading)

Thunder alert through Tuesday morning

Written on 19 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

PG&E weatherman John Lindsey issued a thunderstorm warning Monday night that is expected to last through Tuesday morning. Lindsey advised Central Coast residents to expect scattered thunderstorms and rain showers through Tuesday morning. The thunderstorms may be accompanied by brief heavy rain... (Continue reading)

Quaid fails to show in Santa Barbara court

Written on 19 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A Santa Barbara judge issued arrest warrants Monday for actor Randy Quaid and his wife after they failed to show up at a court hearing stemming from their arrests last month on suspicion of illegally squatting at a Montecito home... (Continue reading)

Bar association investigates prosecutorial misconduct

Written on 18 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The California State Bar Association is reviewing the records of 130 prosecutors statewide accused of misconduct, and will consider disciplinary action. [Mercury News] The report by Northern California Innocence Project at the Santa Clara University School of Law found that... (Continue reading)

Brown and Whitman’s top contributors

Written on 18 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

There has been a lot of debate about the cash being spent on California’s gubernatorial race, but who is actually taking out their checkbooks [CaliforniaWatch] So far Republican candidate Meg Whitman has spent $140 million, more than any other U.S.... (Continue reading)

Four Flying Samaritans killed in Baja plane crash

Written on 16 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

Four members of the San Luis Obispo County chapter of Flying Samaritans, a medical volunteer group, were killed Friday afternoon when their private plane crashed about 90 miles south of Tijuana. [Tribune] The team was en route to San Quintin,... (Continue reading)