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Doctor sentenced to 14 Years for pushing bogus cancer cure

Written on 18 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A California doctor who sold a bogus cancer cure to dozens of victims across the country as part of a “treatment” program that prosecutors said was “despicable, cruel and heinous” and hastened the death of some patients was sentenced Friday... (Continue reading)

Charlotte Alexander named SLO Film Festival director

Written on 18 May, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

Charlotte Alexander has been named Festival Director of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival effective July 1. Previous Festival Director Wendy Eidson remains with the organization, moving into the role of Artistic Director. She and Alexander will work together... (Continue reading)

It’s better now to be a public employee

Written on 17 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

Fewer pay and hiring freezes are plaguing those with public jobs in California as things get brighter for state and local government civil service employees. That’s the conclusion of a new report by the non-profit Center for State & Local... (Continue reading)

SLO woman loses life savings to grandparent scam

Written on 17 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A San Luis Obipso woman lost her life savings — more than $75,000 — to a phone con known as the grandparent scam. [KCOY] Dolores Quezada wired $75,500 to an unknown recipient after she received a phone call from someone... (Continue reading)

Men’s Colony inmate attempts to kill guard

Written on 17 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An inmate at the California Men’s Colony attempted to murder a correctional officer Wednesday, inflicting injuries to the head and neck of the guard, as well as to a responding officer. Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, inmate William Mikeworth used a... (Continue reading)

Lawyers say Brown defiant of prison order

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Prison inmates’ lawyers have filed court papers requesting federal judges to find Gov. Jerry Brown and his tool corrections official in contempt of court for the way the pair has handled prison overcrowding in California. (San Jose Mercury News) According... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police car part of three-vehicle crash

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Atascadero police officer was involved in a three-car collision Wednesday around noon, according to the Atascadero Police Department. The officer was driving a black and white police car when his vehicle and two others collided at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

What is meditation?

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By GARY E FORESMAN MD (Editor’s note: This is part four in a five-part in a five-part series on stress management.) Meditation is not stress reduction. Nor is it prayer, or thought control, or “having no thoughts”, or any myriad... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly apartment catches fire

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Cal Poly apartment caught on fire Wednesday evening after a resident left a candle unattended. Around 7:48 p.m. Wednesday, the small fire broke out in a single bedroom of a four-bedroom suite in Poly Canyon Village. The San Luis... (Continue reading)

Deputy discovers 13 pounds of meth in gas tank

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A San Luis Obispo County deputy’s investigative skills led to the arrest of a woman transporting 13 pounds of methamphetamine floating in her gas tank. On Monday, Deputy Al Barger and his K9 “Jack” were traveling northbound on Highway 101... (Continue reading)