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Rush rushed to hospital

Written on 30 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 12 comments

Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been hospitalized in Hawaii after complaining of chest pains. The 58-year-old Limbaugh was taken by ambulance to the Queens Medical Center in Honolulu Wednesday afternoon. Hospital sources are telling the media that... (Continue reading)

GPS device designed for illegal immigrants

Written on 30 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

A new cell phone device, developed by two professors at the University of California San Diego, is being offered to help illegal immigrants crossing the desert into the U.S. find water and also hear encouraging poetry.  [San Francisco Chronicle] The... (Continue reading)

State to cut mammograms for low-income women

Written on 30 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

Sacramento intends to cut $10 million to Every Woman Counts, a cancer-screening program for low-income women. [Newsweek] The California Department of Public Health decided earlier this month to save money by raising the minimum age for free mammograms from 40... (Continue reading)

Dunes activists plan new campaign

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

Citizens for a Vehicle Free Nipomo Dunes (CVFND) plan to mount a door-to-door campaign across the Nipomo Mesa in January. CVFND spokesperson Dr. Nell Langford said that volunteers will be urging residents to attend the next county Health Commission meeting,... (Continue reading)

Second H1N1 death in SLO County

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

An elderly San Luis Obispo County man has become the second victim of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus in San Luis Obispo County. The county Public Health department issued a statement Tuesday morning saying that the man died last week... (Continue reading)

Meet the “Million dollar tortoises”

Written on 29 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

A northern California energy company will pay $25 million to relocate 25 threatened desert tortoises who live on the site of a proposed massive  solar power plant in rural San Bernadino County. The move by Oakland-based BrightSource Energy, as reported... (Continue reading)

Arnold seeks help from feds

Written on 27 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Faced with a $21 billion budget deficit, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is turning to Washington for help. However, the governor, according to published reports, isn’t seeking more stimulus money or a bailout. Instead, Schwarzenegger is expected to ask President Obama to... (Continue reading)

Here comes Restaurant Month

Written on 27 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | No comments

SLO County restaurants are gearing up for January and the annual Restaurant Month celebration. Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle gave the event some nice regional coverage in their Travel section. Designed to keep business hopping in the traditionally slow post-holiday period,... (Continue reading)

Kevin McCarthy, Republican recruiter

Written on 27 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 26 comments

As some aging Republicans have become entirely too divisive, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has managed to get broad support from a party hoping for a big win in 2010. [Miami Herald] McCarthy, chosen by Congressional insiders as the Republican member... (Continue reading)

Warm holiday wishes from CalCoastNews

Written on 24 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

We’d like to take a moment to thank you, our readers. We’re here because of your interest in our community- the people and places that make it such a unique place to live. We have much to celebrate as 2009... (Continue reading)