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Legal challenge to smart meters

Written on 29 Dec, 2010 in Featured, Opinion | 52 comments

OPINION By JUDY VICK If you haven’t already, you will soon receive a notice from PG&E announcing the installation of a wireless smart meter on your home. The proposed benefits might sound good–a way to get more specific information about... (Continue reading)

Tom O’Malley is Atascadero’s new mayor

Written on 29 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The Atascadero City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Tom O’Malley as the city’s next mayor. In November, voters approved the election of future mayors. Councilmember Bob Kelley was selected as Mayor Pro Tem.... (Continue reading)

Missing dog found in Santa Margarita

Written on 28 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Otto, the chocolate lab dog who was swept away in a swift current ten days ago in Upper Lopez Canyon is safe at home tonight. A rancher in Santa Margarita found the missing dog Tuesday morning when he went out... (Continue reading)

State senator tries again to crack down on “double-dipping”

Written on 28 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The California State Senate will once again try to crack down on so-called “double-dipping” by public employees after an earlier attempt was vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. [San Jose Mercury News] Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) intends to introduce new... (Continue reading)

County supervisors call emergency meeting

Written on 27 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will have an emergency meeting Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 9 a.m. Tuesday’s meeting, scheduled to last only 45 minutes, is intended for county staff to update the supervisors on recent storm damage... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly president Robert Kennedy dies

Written on 27 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Former Cal Poly president Dr. Robert E. Kennedy, 95, died at his San Luis Obispo home on Christmas Day. Kennedy, whose name adorns the campus library, worked at Cal Poly from 1940 to 1979, serving as president for the last... (Continue reading)

Under-reporting suspected in South County sewage spill

Written on 24 Dec, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

Officials at the San Luis Obispo South County Sanitation District (SSLOCSD) allegedly under-reported the amount of raw sewage recently spilled during heavy December rainstorms in an effort to protect an agency already being accused of firing whistleblowers. County public health officials... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man fights to clear dad’s military record

Written on 21 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

For the last 38 years, a Paso Robles man has been fighting to clear the name of his father, a U.S. four-star Air Force general, who was stripped of two stars and relieved of his command for allegedly ordering a... (Continue reading)

Carpenter nails appointment to San Luis City Council

Written on 21 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council voted Tuesday night to appoint Dan Carpenter to fill the empty seat on the council. The vote was unanimous with council members Jan Marx, John Ashbaugh, Andrew Carter, and Kathy Smith selecting Carpenter over... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputy’s Playboy rebuttal

Written on 21 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 74 comments

A San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputy accused of an unconstitutional raid of an Atascadero man’s home and gun safe in 2008 has chosen the December issue of Playboy magazine to make his first public comments. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputy... (Continue reading)