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Man stabbed behind Vons in San Luis Obispo

Written on 15 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

San Luis Obispo Police are looking for a man who stabbed a homeless man behind the Von’s grocery store on Broad Street at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday. The victim, an unnamed 55-year-old man, was talking with another man when... (Continue reading)

Almost 411,000 Californians face loss of unemployment benefits

Written on 15 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Approximately 410,695 Californians are facing the potential cutoff of unemployment benefits if Congress fails to act before the end of November. [Orange County Register] In July Congress approved a bill that allowed unemployed workers to collect up to 99 weeks... (Continue reading)

Kevin McCarthy profiled in LA Times

Written on 14 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Cong, Kevin McCarthy, whose district includes much of San Luis Obispo County, lands on the front page of the Sunday paper. [LA Times] Political observers believe that McCarthy, 45, will be elected this week to serve as House majority whip... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria teacher accused of sexting student

Written on 13 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Righetti High School teacher is on administrative leave after a parent found sexually explicit text messages on their son’s phone. [KSBY] The messages allegedly originated from Righetti High School biology teacher Michelle Hill’s phone. The unnamed parent discovered the... (Continue reading)

Fighting champ Chuck Liddell engaged

Written on 13 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Former Ultimate Fighting champ and Dancing with the Stars contestant Chuck Liddell is engaged for the first time. [People] Liddell popped the question to his girlfriend of one year, Heidi Northcott, on November 4 after a helicopter ride to the... (Continue reading)

Hispanic students now majority in state’s public schools

Written on 13 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Hispanics now make up the majority of public school students in California, crossing the 50 percent mark for the first time. [San Francisco Chronicle] New numbers released Friday by the state Department of Education shows that almost 50.4 percent of... (Continue reading)

Heritage Oaks Bancorp reports $10.9 million loss

Written on 11 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Heritage Oaks Bancorp on Tuesday reported a third quarter loss of $10.9 million which the bank attributes to a $10.5 million non-cash charge and $4.4 million for loan losses. In comparison, during the third quarter of 2009, the San Luis... (Continue reading)

Taste of Hope at Niner Winery, event photos

Written on 11 Nov, 2010 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | One comment

Peoples Self Help Housing celebrated its 40 anniversary of helping low income families to have a home of their own on Saturday at recently opened Niner Wine Estates in Paso Robles. Find local events as well as movie show times... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Council may ask developer 4 Less

Written on 10 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council decided Tuesday night to put plans to bring a Food 4 Less to town on hold. [KSBY] Developer Nick Tompkins wants permission to build a shopping center at the corner of Grand and Courtland that... (Continue reading)

Military mum on mystery missile

Written on 10 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

Look up in the sky. it’s a bird! it’s a plane! It’s a — what the is that???? People are playing the guessing game across the country as U.S. military officials said Tuesday that they are trying to determine who... (Continue reading)