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Grover Beach plans ban on marijuana grows

Written on 23 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The Grover Beach City Council is calling for a ban on growing medical marijuana, which like other cities, it is attempting to adopt before a state-imposed March 1 deadline. Grover Beach officials are also considering adopting new regulations on medical... (Continue reading)

CMC blames inmates for sewage spill

Written on 23 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

California Men’s Colony inmates caused a 72,000-gallon sewage spill by throwing trash in toilets, a CMC spokesman said. [Tribune] On Dec. 18, raw sewage spilled at the Men’s Colony after a backup in a sewer line located on Camp San... (Continue reading)

Spencer’s Fresh Markets’ holiday recipes

Written on 22 Dec, 2015 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

Spencer’s garlic hand rubbed standing rib roast for your holiday table 1 – 750ml bottle Cabernet Sauvignon Wine 2 cups beef stock or canned broth 1 cup Ruby Port 2 large garlic cloves, peeled 1 large shallot, peeled and halved... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande leads in hip surgery mortality rates

Written on 22 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Arroyo Grande Community Medical Center had the highest rate of mortality in patients who underwent surgery following a hip fracture in California, according to a recently released report by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD). In 2012... (Continue reading)

Alleged Trump supporter arrested for plot to bomb Muslims

Written on 22 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

A California man purported to be a radicalized Donald Trump supporter was arrested Sunday for making explosives in his home with the intent of attacking the Muslim community. [CBS San Francisco] On Dec. 17, police received a tip from a... (Continue reading)

Suspect in Atascadero standoff identified

Written on 22 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An Atascadero man who, in emotional distress, fired shots and engaged in a standoff with police on Sunday has been identified as 53-year-old John Floyd Jones, according to San Luis Obispo County Jail records. Jones is still in jail, as... (Continue reading)

Protect the United States, deny un-vetted refugees

Written on 21 Dec, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 56 comments

OPINION by MATT KOKKONEN As a legal immigrant from Finland and being from a family whose members have been refugees, I have a personal perspective on the refugee issue during the war between Finland and Russia. First of all, you... (Continue reading)

FDA partially overturns ban on gays donating blood

Written on 21 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The Food and Drug Administration is doing away with a 32-year-old policy of prohibiting men who have ever had sex with another from donating blood. On Monday, the FDA announced a new policy that allows gay and bisexual men to... (Continue reading)

Man in distress fires shots in Atascadero

Written on 21 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

An Atascadero man in emotional distress fired shots when police arrived at his home on Sunday. Officers arrested him after an approximately two and a half hour standoff. [KSBY] Early Sunday morning, Atascadero police responded to the man’s apartment on... (Continue reading)

Family of five dies in Bakersfield plane crash

Written on 21 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Five members of a Northern California family died Saturday when their small plane crashed in an almond orchard near Bakersfield. Both parents, two daughters and a son died in the crash. [Mercury News] The family was flying from San Jose... (Continue reading)