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Spring Fire rages in Ventura County

Written on 4 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

More than 28,000 acres have been charred by the Santa Ana wind fueled Springs Fire in Ventura County, but the weather has now changed and the fire is 30 percent contained, according to a report from CalFire at 7:30 a.m.... (Continue reading)

SLO councilman asks candidate to resign from planning post

Written on 3 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo city councilman is asking a council candidate to resign from her seat on a land use planning task force because of a concern that her campaign is interfering with matters of city policy.... (Continue reading)

Brown: Early prison release for some

Written on 3 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Low-risk and elderly inmates in California state prisons would be released early in an effort to reduce institutional crowding, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Wednesday. (Los Angeles Times) Brown was responding to a federal court order requiring a plan to accomplish... (Continue reading)

First Amendment case threatens public employee unions

Written on 3 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 15 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER Public employee unions face a new, and mortal, threat. It’s not the unfunded liability of union pension plans or municipal governments’ resort to bankruptcy to void union contracts. It’s not state initiatives to restrict collective bargaining... (Continue reading)

Dick Mason’s radio deal falls through

Written on 3 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Former Paso Robles talk show host Dick Mason’s plans to buy an Oregon radio station fell through after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) nixed the deal. [NewsRegister] In September, after five years of hosting Sound Off, Dick Mason left Paso... (Continue reading)

Antique enthusiasts head to Paso Robles

Written on 3 May, 2013 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

Antique-lovers may want to head to the Paso Robles Event Center for the 2013 Three Speckled Hens Antiques and Old Stuff show to find that special antique treasure. [KCOY] More than 90 antique dealers will be displaying their wares in... (Continue reading)

$4 million in marijuana found on Central Coast beach

Written on 2 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Narcotics Detectives, responding to a report of a Panga boat Thursday morning, found 2,000 pounds of marijuana under a cliff next to the boat. Employees at the Cojo Ranch, near the Point Conception Lighthouse discovered the... (Continue reading)

Santa Ana winds spur California fires

Written on 2 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Dozens of Central Coast firefighters are working to battle the Springs Fire in Ventura County which has already burned more than 8,000 acres, according to CalFire. The fire is ten percent contained and firefighters have allowed some residents back into... (Continue reading)

Balloon Fest 2013, event photos

Written on 2 May, 2013 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Last month, the Endeavour Institute hosted an exciting STEM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) oriented Balloon Fest. If you would like to buy a high-resolution print of any of these photos, aside from those of the performers, contact photographer... (Continue reading)

Proposed pipeline to link San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties

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

Lake Nacimiento water management officials want to construct a pipeline to divert extra water to Monterey County. [MontereyCountyWeekly] Nacimiento Lake fills up three times faster than Lake San Antonio, located a few miles to its north in Monterey County. During... (Continue reading)