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Governor to call emergency session

Written on 5 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to call the state Legislature into emergency session to deal with a nearly $6.3 billion budget gap in the current fiscal year. The emergency declaration, authorized by the voters under Prop 58, requires lawmakers to act... (Continue reading)

Wife details allegations against Arroyo Grande councilman

Written on 4 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Court documents reveal serious allegations against Arroyo Grande city councilman Ed Arnold by his wife, Kathryn, and a 28-year-old mutual friend of the couple. [KSBY] Kathryn Arnold filed a request for a permanent restraining order against her husband on Dec.... (Continue reading)

Was Sarah Christie right?

Written on 4 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 9 comments

County planning commissioner Sarah Christie was forced to step down last December, primarily because the supervisor who originally appointed her–5th District representative Jim Patterson–felt that he and Christie had a basic philosophical disagreement on key policy issues. According to one local... (Continue reading)

Cities crack down on disabled parking abuse

Written on 4 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 15 comments

A new state law that took effect Jan. 1 allows cities to crack down on California drivers claiming to be disabled by displaying a fake, borrowed, or stolen blue parking tag. [San Francisco Chronicle] Cities can now charge anywhere between... (Continue reading)

Brrrrr! Why we live in California

Written on 3 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

If you need a reminder as to why you live in California, despite the high property taxes and the huge budget deficit, check out today’s national weather map. [Plymouth State Weather Center] 13 degrees in Chicago, 13 below in Omaha,... (Continue reading)

California faces more budget cuts in 2010

Written on 3 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

California heads in to 2010 facing a nearly $21 billion shortfall during the next 18 months, despite a wave of deep spending cuts. [Associated Press] Pick an issue. Any issue. Class enrollment will swell. Public colleges will raises fees and... (Continue reading)

Survivor of 1906 S.F. earthquake dies

Written on 2 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

The oldest survivor of the historic 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire died earlier this week. Jeanette Scola Trapani, 107, passed away at her home in El Dorado Hills from pneumonia. A third-generation San Franciscan, Trapani was born on Telegraph... (Continue reading)

PG&E facing customer revolt

Written on 2 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 13 comments

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has halted installation of the so-called “smart utility meter” in Bakersfield after hundreds of customers complained that the readings weren’t accurate.  [Bloomberg News] The meters, designed as the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s push to... (Continue reading)

New state laws take effect today

Written on 1 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

In with the New Year comes hundreds of new laws out of Sacramento, covering everything from plastic surgery, to trans fats, to controls over paparazzi. [Los Angeles Times] Lawmakers also added two new statewide days of recognition: March 30, in... (Continue reading)

DUI driver slams into SLO home

Written on 1 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

A natural gas line was severed and several homes were evacuated just before midnight Thursday, following a traffic collision in the 200 block of Luneta, off Foothill, in San Luis Obispo. Police officers arrested Elliot Jacob, 21, for DUI, after... (Continue reading)