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Manson family member may be paroled to Grover Beach

Written on 28 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Bruce Davis, a member of the infamous Manson family, and currently an inmate at CMC, was recommended for parole on Thursday. [ABC News] Davis, 67, has been in prison since 1972 for his involvement in the murders of Gary Hinman... (Continue reading)

Author J.D. Salinger dies at 91

Written on 28 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Reclusive author J.D. Salinger, once thought to be the most important American writer to emerge since World War II, died Wednesday at his New Hampshire home at the age of 91. [New York Times] Salinger died of natural causes at... (Continue reading)

Poll: Californians believe state headed in wrong direction

Written on 28 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

The majority of California adults now believe the state is heading in the wrong direction, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California. [Associated Press] Poll results find that 74 percent believe things in California... (Continue reading)

Here comes the sun (for awhile)

Written on 27 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

PG&E weatherman John Lindsey says the rain storm originally expected to come our way on Thursday and Friday will now largely bypass the Central Coast, except for a few scattered showers Friday evening. Expect mostly clear, dry, days until the... (Continue reading)

EPA to investigate birth defects in Kettleman City

Written on 26 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to investigate a cluster of facial birth defects and other health issues among migrant farm workers in Kettleman City. [Los Angeles Times]. Residents of the town, a popular stop-off for drivers between the... (Continue reading)

Schwarzenegger: Build prisons in Mexico

Written on 26 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 12 comments

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is floating a new idea to deal with overcrowded California prisons. The governor wants to build private facilities in Mexico to hold the estimated 20,000 undocumented immigrants currently in state prisons. [Ventura County Star] Under Schwarzenegger’s plan,... (Continue reading)

Arnold expected at tonight’s AG council meeting

Written on 26 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Arroyo Grande city councilman Ed Arnold is expected to attend his first city council meeting Tuesday night since being arrested and arraigned on felony charges. Arnold did not show up for a council meeting earlier this month. Arnold was arraigned... (Continue reading)

Cracking down on California ski resorts

Written on 25 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

A bill is being introduced in Sacramento, intended to crack down on California ski resorts. [San Francisco Chronicle] Under the legislation introduced by Assemblyman Dave Jones (D-Sacramento), ski resorts will have to publish reports on how many people are killed... (Continue reading)

Poll: Schwarzenegger leaves state in worse shape

Written on 24 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

A new Field Poll finds that the majority of Californians believe the state is worse off now than when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took office in 2003. [Los Angeles Times] The survey reports that 59 percent of Californians believe the state... (Continue reading)

NBC “Dateline” covers local organ donor trial tonight

Written on 24 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

NBC News plans to air a segment on Sunday night’s edition of “Dateline,” covering the 2008 trial of a physician accused of improper organ harvesting at a San Luis Obispo hospital. Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, a San Francisco physician, was charged... (Continue reading)