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Supreme Court rejects Prop 8 camera coverage

Written on 14 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote on Wednesday, rejected video coverage of the Proposition 8 trial currently taking place in San Francisco. [Los Angeles Times] The conservative majority on the court ruled that the defenders of the ban on... (Continue reading)

Text cash for Haiti

Written on 13 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

Central Coast residents who want to help the victims of yesterday’s horrific 7.0 earthquake in Haiti are being urged to text “HAITI” to “90999.” A $10 donation, charged to your cell phone bill, will be given automatically to the Red... (Continue reading)

Sewage release closes Oceano Beach

Written on 13 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Public health officials closed Oceano Beach today as the result of a sewage release of between 160,000 and 180,000 gallons. The flow of partially treated sewage effluent was released into the Pacific Ocean from a pipe located some 4,000 feet off... (Continue reading)

Governor seeks to shift taxes to middle class

Written on 13 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

Sacramento observers believe Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is embracing a tax reform system for California that includes a major shift in the tax burden from the rich to the middle class. [Oakland Tribune] The strategy comes on the heels of a... (Continue reading)

Off-roader: CalCoast News is “Enviro-Nazi Press”

Written on 12 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

A leading advocate for off-roading in the Oceano Dunes has called CalCoastNews “our local Enviro-Nazi Press” in a letter published on a national off-roading blog. [Off Road] Kevin P. Rice of San Luis Obispo wrote the letter in response to... (Continue reading)

Homeless man busted for child porn in Oceano

Written on 12 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

A homeless man, accused of possessing child pornography, is being arraigned today in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. Detectives from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department arrested Lawrence Alan Baughman on Jan. 7 in Oceano. Detectives traced thousands of... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest transient for alleged attack on teenage girl

Written on 12 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a transient Monday afternoon after he allegedly grabbed a 16-year-old girl on the 1000 block of Olive Street. Police say Fritz Holmer was walking westbound on the sidewalk when he passed the girl, coming from... (Continue reading)

N.Y. Times profiles Dan De Vaul

Written on 11 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

Controversial San Luis Obispo rancher Dan De Vaul is in the national media spotlight today, thanks to a feature article in Monday’s New York Times. Reporter Jesse McKinley and photographer Josh Haner visited the Sunny Acres compound on Los Osos... (Continue reading)

Court blocks taping of Prop 8 trial

Written on 11 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking plans to broadcast a trial involving California’s same-sex marriage ban. [San Francisco Chronicle] The federal trial in San Francisco, scheduled to begin Monday, originally planned to air the proceedings on a delayed basis via... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles couple arrested

Written on 10 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a Paso Robles couple on charges relating to domestic violence and firearms possession. Deputies responded just before noon on Sunday to a domestic violence call in the 3000 block of Nacimiento Lake Drive in... (Continue reading)