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Los Osos teen suffers medical complications after transplant

Written on 12 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Holly Navolt, the 18-year-old lung transplant recovery patient, is back home with her family in Los Osos Monday after suffering several recent medical setbacks. Late last month, the teenager began having lung rejection problems, which led her to go into... (Continue reading)

Police and fire attack new budget task force

Written on 11 Jul, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

San Luis Obispo Firefighters Association and the San Luis Obispo Police Association are withdrawing their support for a new behind-closed-doors budget task force recently assembled by City Manager Katie Lichtig because of allegations of elitism. In an email sent out... (Continue reading)

Dispatches: Postcard from Arizona

Written on 10 Jul, 2010 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

By DAVID CONGALTON Greetings from the Grand Canyon State, where I have been holed up since Friday. Here until Monday morning. Four days isn’t much of a vacation, but I prefer to be away from home for only short spurts at a... (Continue reading)

Opposition to marijuana legalization increases

Written on 10 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

More voters who intend to vote in November now oppose Proposition 19, the ballot measure that would legalize marijuana, by a slight margin. [LA Times] A new statewide survey now shows 48 percent of Californians oppose Proposition 19, while 44... (Continue reading)

Poll: Newsom has 9-point lead over Maldonado

Written on 10 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A new Field Poll shows that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom currently enjoys a 9-point lead over former state Senator Abel Maldonado in the race for lieutenant governor. [San Francisco Chronicle] The poll shows Newsom leading Maldonado, who was appointed... (Continue reading)

Scientists sent to help clean up oil spill to get minimum wage

Written on 8 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A dozen California scientists currently working on the major BP oil spill in the Gulf are scheduled to have their pay slashed to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour by order of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. [Capitol Weekly] The... (Continue reading)

Spotlight: What’s happening this weekend

Written on 8 Jul, 2010 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

After the all-day barbecues, fireworks and festivities of Fourth of July weekend, it’s time to relax a little bit and get back into the swing of a more relaxing weekend. The different events being held on the Central Coast in... (Continue reading)

Fraternity members sentenced in hazing death

Written on 8 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two more Cal Poly fraternity members have been sentenced to jail for their part in the fatal hazing death of 18-year-old pledge Carson Starkey. [KSBY] Starkey died in December 2008 after drinking too much alcohol as part of hazing ritual... (Continue reading)

State employees still allowed to accrue unused vacation time

Written on 8 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Despite warnings, Sacramento continues to offer members of four different state employee unions the chance to rack up large amounts of unused vacation time. [California Watch] Tentative agreements on new contracts have already been reached with unions representing state patrol... (Continue reading)

Proposition 19 likely to decrease marijuana costs, increase consumption

Written on 7 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A new report suggests that if Proposition 19 passes in November, the cost of marijuana in California could drop as much as 80 percent, and consumption would rise. [LA Times] Researchers at Rand’s Drug Policy Research Center issued a new,... (Continue reading)