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Researchers claim reusable grocery bags contain bacteria

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

Researchers at Loma Linda University and the University of Arizona have found that reusable shopping bags, long championed by environmentalists, contain large amounts of bacteria, posing a risk that food could become cross-contaminated. [San Gabriel Tribune] The new findings come... (Continue reading)

State lottery increases your chance to win

Written on 5 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Californians who buy lottery Scratcher tickets are winning more–and now playing more. [Ventura County Star] Scratcher sales leaped by $55 million in June, thanks to a change in state law allowing lottery officials to increase the percentage of revenues returned... (Continue reading)

Deputies destroy 31,000 marijuana plants

Written on 4 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Californians may be getting ready to debate Proposition 19, the proposed legalization of marijuana this fall, but closer to home, law enforcement isn’t debating what to do about pot growers. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies seized and destroyed approximately... (Continue reading)

New Times barred from city budget meeting

Written on 3 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

New Times was shown the door when a reporter tried to cover the first meeting of a new advisory committee, formed to provide input to the San Luis Obispo city manager on budget issues. [New Times] The Financial Sustainability Task... (Continue reading)

Who will be the new county sheriff?

Written on 27 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

An impressive primary performance by Ian Parkinson underscores the challenge facing runner-up Joe Cortez as the two face off in the general election to decide who will be the next San Luis Obispo County Sheriff. [Tribune] Parkinson, a San Luis... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly names interim engineering dean

Written on 24 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Mohammad Noori will step down as dean of the engineering college on June 30 and Erling Smith, the vice provost for programs and planning, will assume the duties of the dean until a new dean is found, according to an... (Continue reading)

Summer Solstice Reggae Festival at Avila Beach Resort, event photos

Written on 23 Jun, 2010 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Set against the rolling green slopes of the Avila hills, slightly reminiscent of the texture of dreads and rimmed by enough palm trees to feel like the tropics, the Summer Solstice Reggae Festival at Avila Beach Resort was one of... (Continue reading)

Election night cliffhanger: Blakeslee is close

Written on 22 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Republican Sam Blakeslee came oh-so-close Tuesday night to clinching the state Senate race outright, but he fell short by only a handful of votes, leading observers to wonder whether there are uncounted absentee ballots remaining that might yet allow him... (Continue reading)

Dumb legislator of the week

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

Here’s our vote for the Dumb Legislator of the Week: The California Legislature is considering a proposal that would turn all license plates into mini-digital billboards for advertising. [Associated Press] State Sen. Curren Price (D-Los Angeles) is promoting the idea... (Continue reading)

Special election one week away

Written on 15 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

The special election to fill the state Senate seat of Abel Maldonado is now one week away and the environment, thanks to the British Petroleum oil spill, is dominating the race between Democrat John Laird and Republican Sam Blakeslee [Mercury... (Continue reading)