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Lawyers to argue redevelopment fund shift

Written on 2 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A court battle to argue the future of the state’s redevelopment agencies looms in the aftermath of a lawsuit filed this week by a coalition of 10 Southern California cities. The complaint filed in Sacramento seeks to prevent the legislature... (Continue reading)

Missing Shell beach man found dead in ocean

Written on 2 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Police identified a body found in the ocean off of Shell Beach Saturday near Dinosaur Caves Park as Dylan Winebrenner. Winebrenner, 32, was last seen Sept. 25. Friends had reported him as possibly missing Friday after they spotted Winebrenner’s 15-year-old... (Continue reading)

Frenzied medly of hip-hop and punk-rock hits Pozo Saloon

Written on 1 Oct, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

By CHRIS WREN Despite a shocking no-show by one of the two headlining acts, Sunday’s Fall Frenzy at Pozo Saloon still delivered a symphony of dancing, drink, and blasting music. The Game, a renowned LA rapper slated to be one... (Continue reading)

Listeria found in Salinas lettuce

Written on 1 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Romaine lettuce samples from a Salinas farm have been found to be contaminated with listeria and a recall has been initiated, according to government officials. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors notified True Leaf Farms that a random check of... (Continue reading)

Shell Beach man missing for six days

Written on 1 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Pismo Beach Police are searching for a Shell Beach man who was last seen Sunday, and whose dog was found on a remote beach with no access from above, police said. Friends of Dylan Winebrenner, 32, said they spotted Winebrenner’s... (Continue reading)

Nipomo family arrested for assaulting couple

Written on 1 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Nipomo mother, father and son who allegedly assaulted a couple returning from the California Mid-State Fair they mistook for someone else were arrested on Thursday. Following a fight on a bus returning to Nipomo from the fair, David Vann,... (Continue reading)

Reagan ties Feinstein in new senate race poll

Written on 30 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A new research poll shows that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) is in a dead heat for re-election  when matched with likely Republican challenger Michael Reagan. The poll by ccAdvertising shows that both Feinstein and Reagan each receive 38 percent of... (Continue reading)

Savor the Weekend

Written on 30 Sep, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

The main event for this weekend continues to be the return of Savor the Central Coast, the big culinary blowout hosted by Sunset Magazine. Thousands of folks have descended on SLO County from as far away as Baltimore to imbibe... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly under fire for using foundation funds for executive pay

Written on 30 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Leaders at the state’s public four-year universities need to proceed carefully when it comes to using private dollars to supplement compensation packages for executives as is the practice at Cal Poly, lawmakers told California State University and University of California... (Continue reading)

APCD moves closer to dust rule for Oceano Dunes

Written on 30 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District voted to start monitoring and regulating particulate matter in the air downwind from the Oceano Dunes, on Wednesday. The APCD contends evidence from a scientific study it produced show that off-road... (Continue reading)