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Monterey County computer hacked

Written on 16 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A Monterey County Department of Social Services computer was hacked by an overseas computer in March. However, those whose personal information was compromised were not informed until last week. [Herald] Personal information such as Social Security numbers, birth dates and... (Continue reading)

Politicians must now divulge payments to bloggers

Written on 21 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN California’s political watchdog initiated a new rule this week requiring politicians to disclose payments made to people or companies receiving remuneration to blog positively about them, or negatively about their opponents. The rule likely... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo Tribune commenters required to use Facebook

Written on 15 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 71 comments

The San Luis Obispo Tribune began requiring commenters to belong to Facebook in order to comment on stories on Sunday. This weekend, several McClatchy papers began requiring commenters to have a Facebook account in an attempt to improve the tone... (Continue reading)

23 arrested in Central Coast prostitution sting

Written on 7 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Officers from San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande police departments arrested 23 people during a three-night prostitution sting. Police investigators placed advertisements on the internet for prostitution services to be conducted in local hotel rooms. Suspects then contacted... (Continue reading)

Anonymous campaign bloggers targeted

Written on 28 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A plan to simplify identification of bloggers and social media whose posts are paid for by campaigns will be considered by a state watchdog agency next month. (Sacramento Bee) The proposed regulation by the Fair Political Practices Commission was set... (Continue reading)

SLO battling against room rentals

Written on 15 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 64 comments

San Luis Obispo city staff sent cease and desist letters to more than 50 home owners who list rooms in their homes for rent on Airbnb. Airbnb is a popular website where people go to rent rooms in 192 countries... (Continue reading)

Civil conspiracy trial against Cuesta and Stewart titles to be lived streamed

Written on 3 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Courtroom View Network (CVN) will be live streaming a civil trial in which hundreds of plaintiffs allege Stewart Title and Cuesta Title aided and abetted and/or conspired with Hurst Financial and former North County developer Kelly Gearhart in defrauding hundreds... (Continue reading)

CalPERS will reveal pensioners’ pay

Written on 9 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

In a few more days, California’s gargantuan public retirement system will be an open book — or database — when CalPERS unveils information on individual retirees’ pensions and benefits. (Sacramento Bee) Elements considered public information includes pensioners’ names; their monthly... (Continue reading)

Central Coast founded website provides free breast implants

Written on 15 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A website founded on the Central Coast provides women the opportunity to get free breast implants. [KCOY] MyFreeImplants.com is part of a new growing social media trend – where women ask potential benefactors to pay for their surgeries. After surgeries,... (Continue reading)

Apple e-book price-fix trial starts

Written on 4 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A landmark antitrust trial pitting Apple and a coalition of major publishers against the U.S. Justice Department for alleged price-fixing of e-books is under way in New York. [Los Angeles Times] Amid accusations that the alleged conspiracy cost consumers “hundred... (Continue reading)