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Fighting champ Chuck Liddell engaged

Written on 13 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Former Ultimate Fighting champ and Dancing with the Stars contestant Chuck Liddell is engaged for the first time. [People] Liddell popped the question to his girlfriend of one year, Heidi Northcott, on November 4 after a helicopter ride to the... (Continue reading)

Hispanic students now majority in state’s public schools

Written on 13 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Hispanics now make up the majority of public school students in California, crossing the 50 percent mark for the first time. [San Francisco Chronicle] New numbers released Friday by the state Department of Education shows that almost 50.4 percent of... (Continue reading)

Heritage Oaks Bancorp reports $10.9 million loss

Written on 11 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Heritage Oaks Bancorp on Tuesday reported a third quarter loss of $10.9 million which the bank attributes to a $10.5 million non-cash charge and $4.4 million for loan losses. In comparison, during the third quarter of 2009, the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Council may ask developer 4 Less

Written on 10 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council decided Tuesday night to put plans to bring a Food 4 Less to town on hold. [KSBY] Developer Nick Tompkins wants permission to build a shopping center at the corner of Grand and Courtland that... (Continue reading)

Military mum on mystery missile

Written on 10 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Look up in the sky. it’s a bird! it’s a plane! It’s a — what the is that???? People are playing the guessing game across the country as U.S. military officials said Tuesday that they are trying to determine who... (Continue reading)

PG&E executive caught spying on critics

Written on 9 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A senior PG&E executive, responsible for overseeing the utility’s controversial SmartMeter program, has admitted using a false name to try to join an online group opposed to the meters and secretly monitoring other online forums critical of PG&E. [Mercury News] William... (Continue reading)

Adult students to protest at Cal Poly Tuesday

Written on 9 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Cal Poly students enrolled in a special, and apparently cost-beneficial, Cal Poly adult education degree program are set to protest Tuesday afternoon. Dozens of students from the school’s Adult Degree Program (ADP) are gathering outside the Administration Building between 4:30... (Continue reading)

Mentally disabled Paso Robles man missing

Written on 8 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Los Angeles Police are searching for a Paso Robles man with diminished mental capacity who went missing in Hollywood on Sunday afternoon. [BeverlyHillsCourier] Loren John Nauta, who is 41 but has the mental capacity of a 6-year-old, was last seen... (Continue reading)

Randy Quaid claims conspiracy is out to get him

Written on 6 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Santa Barbara County judge forfeited Randy Quaid’s $500,000 bail while the actor was telling a national TV audience that a conspiracy was out to get him and other celebrities. [Noozhawk] Quaid and his wife Evi remain fugitives on the... (Continue reading)

Jan Marx to become next mayor of San Luis Obispo

Written on 6 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 16 comments

Paul Brown has conceded to Jan Marx in the close mayoral race in San Luis Obispo [Tribune] The former city councilman originally posted Friday on Facebook that the absentee ballot counting was not going in his favor. Brown confirmed in... (Continue reading)