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California to keep paying Walgreens, despite Newsom’s threat

Written on 10 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California will continue paying money, likely billions of dollars, to the pharmacy chain Walgreens, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing in a tweet last month that the state would no longer do business with the company. [Market Watch]... (Continue reading)

Parasite killing California sea otters, could pose threat to humans

Written on 27 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A rare strain of a parasite has killed four sea otters in California, and researchers warn it could pose a threat to humans, too. [New York Post] Scientists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... (Continue reading)

Federal judge rules against California handgun law

Written on 21 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge on Monday issued a ruling blocking key provisions of a California law that significantly restricts the sale of new handguns, finding that sections of the legislation violate the Second Amendment. [OC Register] California’s Unsafe... (Continue reading)

Federal, state tax deadlines extended to October for SLO County residents

Written on 4 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County residents, along with most Californians, now have until mid-Oct. 2023 to file their federal and state taxes. In January, the IRS announced a one-month extension for residents and businesses in 31 California counties... (Continue reading)

SLO County household bills 33% higher than national average

Written on 3 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Household bills in San Luis Obispo County are 33.1% higher than the United States average, according to data compiled by the bill management service Doxo. The average SLO County household pays $2,724 per month in bills. The... (Continue reading)

California’s growing challenge of dog overpopulation

Written on 24 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 11 comments

OPINION by DAVE CONGALTON It’s tough to be a dog in California right now, especially if you’re unwanted, stashed away in a crowded cage with other unwanted dogs, hoping against hope to be adopted. Sadly, the odds are not in... (Continue reading)

California population drops by 500,000 over two years

Written on 16 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN California lost more residents than any state other than New York during the pandemic, with the Golden State’s population declining by more than a half million residents over a span of a little more than two years.... (Continue reading)

Does SLO County’s future water supply depend on a very fragile concept?

Written on 15 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Fifty years ago, my one-of-a-kind job was to promote the construction of a California water project then known as the Peripheral Canal. My efforts were spectacularly unsuccessful, as the object of my labors has yet to... (Continue reading)

On being Jewish

Written on 3 Jan, 2023 in Discovered, Featured | 4 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)

Amazon starts first drone deliveries in California

Written on 27 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amazon has launched drone deliveries, rolling out the new high-tech shipment service in a California town, as well as in a city in Texas. The company’s new Prime Air service recently began making drone deliveries in Lockeford,... (Continue reading)