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Anti-death penalty support mounting

Written on 26 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

Voter support for a ballot measure to repeal California’s death penalty has increased dramatically now just 3 percentage points behind those in favor of capital punishment, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll has found. [LATimes] The survey, conducted last... (Continue reading)

Visiting Montana de Oro could cost you

Written on 26 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is slated to vote Tuesday on a contract amendment that would allow the state to charge a fee to visitors and campers at Montaña de Oro State Park. [Tribune] Contract language between... (Continue reading)

Turkey vulture shuts down Cuesta College

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A turkey vulture striking a power line on Thursday caused San Luis Obispo Cuesta College campus officials to cancel evening classes because of a power outage. Power was lost to parts of the campus at 3:30 p.m. and the entire... (Continue reading)

Brown’s tax plan faltering

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

With polls showing support slipping for Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax measure, Prop. 30, the state’s chief executive yesterday raised the threat of a $6 billion cut to California education in the event voters reject the temporary tax increases. (Ventura Star)... (Continue reading)

Ian Anderson on display at the Chumash

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

By COLIN JONES OK, I’m just going to say what every classic/prog rock fan already knows: Ian Anderson is an artistic animal, a bombastic bad ass. That’s not easy to pull off when the flute is your main instrument. And... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City Council candidate promotes change

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By MATT STRZEPEK Greetings. My name is Matt Strzepek and I am a candidate for San Luis Obispo City Council. Strzepek means “cloth” in Polish and I am running to weave our community back together. Like many of you,... (Continue reading)

Another elected county official leaves office early

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo County Treasurer-Tax Collector Frank Freitas announced Wednesday he will retire on Friday less than two years into a four year term. Two months ago, SLO County Auditor-Controller Gere Sibbach announced he will retire on Dec. 29, also... (Continue reading)

Credit card breach at SLO Barnes & Noble

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Hackers have stolen credit card information from customers of 63 Barnes & Noble stores across the country, including the San Luis Obispo store. [LATimes] On Sept. 14, Barnes & Noble discovered that the customer information had been stolen but kept... (Continue reading)

Abel Maldonado’s mounting tax troubles

Written on 25 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Note: this story first appeared in Noozhawk, an online news source in Santa Barbara County. By Gina Potthoff, Noozhawk Staff Writer Congressional candidate Abel Maldonado raised thousands of dollars for a state re-election bid during a party that his family’s... (Continue reading)

Vote out the incumbents

Written on 24 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION By MARGARET O’HARA-GORDON If you like the way things are in San Luis Obispo, vote for the incumbents. They have accomplished much: no more free parking downtown on Sundays; doubling of water and sewer rates every 3-5 years; outlawed... (Continue reading)