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Rape accusation against Whitman’s son kept quiet

Written on 23 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

The son of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was accused of sexually assaulting a female classmate while a student at Princeton University–a school that lists Whitman as one of its most generous donors. [Gawker] Critics contend that the incident has... (Continue reading)

Catholic Healthcare West pays $275,000 to resolve discrimination claim

Written on 21 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Catholic Healthcare West, the parent company of French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, agreed to pay $275,000 in civil penalties to resolve allegations that CHW discriminated against immigrant job seekers, according to the... (Continue reading)

Confidential prisoner records found discarded in dumpster

Written on 20 Oct, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

A box of California Men’s Colony (CMC) prisoner files, that contain private information such as psyche evaluations and social security numbers, was found in a dumpster at the Shell gas station on Madonna Road near Highway 101 in San Luis... (Continue reading)

Parkinson: We didn’t conceal it from them

Written on 20 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s candidate Ian Parkinson says in a published interview that he stopped his private work as a traffic accident reconstructionist around six years ago. [Tribune] Parkinson, who continues to defend his actions in a 2000 Monterey... (Continue reading)

Pirates Paradise, event photos

Written on 19 Oct, 2010 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | One comment

I hope you didn’t miss out on the party of the year that happened last Friday night at the Avila Beach Golf Resort. The San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum’s yearly fundraiser was hopping with great music, a real six foot... (Continue reading)

Quaid fails to show in Santa Barbara court

Written on 19 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A Santa Barbara judge issued arrest warrants Monday for actor Randy Quaid and his wife after they failed to show up at a court hearing stemming from their arrests last month on suspicion of illegally squatting at a Montecito home... (Continue reading)

Bar association investigates prosecutorial misconduct

Written on 18 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The California State Bar Association is reviewing the records of 130 prosecutors statewide accused of misconduct, and will consider disciplinary action. [Mercury News] The report by Northern California Innocence Project at the Santa Clara University School of Law found that... (Continue reading)

Brown and Whitman’s top contributors

Written on 18 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

There has been a lot of debate about the cash being spent on California’s gubernatorial race, but who is actually taking out their checkbooks [CaliforniaWatch] So far Republican candidate Meg Whitman has spent $140 million, more than any other U.S.... (Continue reading)

Nasdaq threatens Pacific Capital Bancorp with delisting

Written on 15 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission said that Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent company of First Bank of San Luis Obispo, has to get their stock price above $1, or potentially be delisted from the Nasdaq stock market. [PacificCoastBusinessTimes] Pacific... (Continue reading)

Kidnapping and premeditated murder charges added to teen’s alleged killers

Written on 14 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s office added charges of premeditated murder, kidnapping and torture to the prior charges leveled against the five defendants accused of killing 15-year-old Dystiny Myers. [KCOY] Because of the enhancements, Cody Miller, Jason Greenwell, Ty... (Continue reading)