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California plans to eliminate 600 state hospital jobs

Written on 8 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

As part of a plan to overhaul the state’s mental health system, officials proposed eliminating about 600 jobs from the state’s five mental hospitals which includes Atascadero State Hospital, according to a report released Wednesday. The layoffs come as part... (Continue reading)

Bay Bridge will last a while

Written on 22 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Is the Bay Bridge safe to traverse? Officials have been concerned that the structural integrity of the West’s most vulnerable landmark, the Bay Bridge, might be compromised after discovery of blatant falsification of testing data by individuals in the state’s... (Continue reading)

103-year-old tombstone falls on Paso Robles girl

Written on 31 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

Attorneys for the Paso Robles Cemetery District are battling over who is responsible for maintaining tombstones after an aged-grave marker fell on a four-year-old Paso Robles girl breaking her ankle. Last year, Heather Wolcott was visiting the Paso Robles Cemetery with... (Continue reading)

PG&E gas line ruptures during pressure test

Written on 26 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A major PG&E gas transmission line ruptured during a pressure test Monday south of Bakersfield as the utility was planning to boost gas levels on the pipeline to meet winter demand. [SF Chronicle] The 34-inch transmission line that runs from... (Continue reading)

To build a lasting dream

Written on 10 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION By DENNIS EAMON YOUNG The city that never sleeps is having an anniversary. It is a terrible and yet hopeful time for all New Yorkers, wherever we may be. We may have pursued our dreams to many other corners... (Continue reading)

Gas pipes crumbling, government bungling?

Written on 6 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The condition of gas transmission pipelines all across the United States is being grossly misrepresented by the nation’s top regulators, taking a “friendly tone” toward the industry. [SanFranciscoChronicle] The newspaper obtained a copy of a draft report by the federal... (Continue reading)

Feds blame PG&E for San Bruno explosion

Written on 1 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Federal investigators issued a scathing critique of PG&E this week, citing what one official called “baffling” mistakes that led to the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion last September, killing eight people and destroyed 38 homes. [LA Times] The National Transportation... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles water park lifeguards use discredited Heimlich maneuver

Written on 22 Aug, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

The Heimlich maneuver is most commonly associated with saving choking victims as a way to dislodge whatever foreign object is obstructing the airway. But, the use of the maneuver on drowning victims has been widely discredited and experts say it... (Continue reading)

PG&E missing key San Bruno documents

Written on 16 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

New federal findings, released Monday, report that Pacific Gas & Electric is unable to find key documents about the section of natural gas pipeline that exploded last fall in San Bruno and has depended on faulty or nonexistent data to... (Continue reading)

Cell phone fines for drivers may increase

Written on 16 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

Legislation that would significantly increase fines for drivers who talk on cell phones or text was approved Monday and needs only Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. [Chronicle] The bill, SB 28, also prohibits bicyclists from texting or talking on a phone,... (Continue reading)