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Columbia Journalism Review features CCN

Written on 2 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A respected national professional journalism publication has recognized CalCoastNews for its impressive entry into the electronic investigative news business. [Columbia Journalism Review] “The stories the site produces reverberate across the Central Coast,” wrote Chasen Marshall for Columbia Journalism Review’s “The... (Continue reading)

SLO County dirty politics déjà vu

Written on 17 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 68 comments

San Luis Obispo County has had its share of dirty politics including slate mailers used in a 2010 sheriff campaign and the impersonating of opponents by a 1998 assemblyman’s campaign committee, both of which led to Fair Political Practice Commission... (Continue reading)

SLO County Jail inmate dies and another attempts suicide

Written on 7 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A 53-year-old San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate was found dead in his single person cell on Thursday at about 2 p.m. Kevin Lee Strahl, 53, a transient, was in custody on failure to register as a sex offender. A... (Continue reading)

Rural fire fees due soon

Written on 23 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

In little more than a week, thousands of San Luis Obispo County rural residents will be nailed by a $150 “fire prevention fee” levied by the state of California and criticized by opponents as unnecessary and illegal. [SFChronicle] Gov. Jerry... (Continue reading)

Pot shop approval budding?

Written on 4 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

San Luis Obispo County planning officials Thursday approved an application to open a medical marijuana collective in Oceano, but more authoritative opposition may be firing up. The 4-1 vote marked the second time the Planning Commission has approved such a... (Continue reading)

County orders Occupy SLO to leave courthouse grounds

Written on 30 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 48 comments

County officials ordered Occupy SLO protesters to stop spending the night at the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse property, where they've been encamped for the past two weeks. Officials posted letters signed by SLO County Administrator Jim Grant at the encampment... (Continue reading)

California funding of public education hits all-time low

Written on 17 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Government support of public education in the Golden State has dropped to a historic low, compared to the rest of the country, according to a new report by the California Budget Project. [California Watch] California ranks 46th in the U.S.... (Continue reading)

School lunches open Pandora’s Box

Written on 10 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 64 comments

Clarification: The state’s report on Cayucos Elementary’s percentage of students on the free or reduced lunch program appears to be incorrect as the report misstates the number of students in the school and the 100 percent is based on that... (Continue reading)

First Solar agrees to cease operations after 35 years

Written on 5 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Under an agreement with a group of litigants battling against a Carrizo Plain proposed solar plant, Topaz Solar farm will close down after 35 years of operation, First Solar and two local activist groups announced. [Tribune] The 550-megawatt proposed First... (Continue reading)

How much money do you need to survive?

Written on 4 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

How much income does one need to earn in San Luis Obispo County to be self-sufficient? A lot more than just three years ago, apparently. A gross salary of about $2,220 a month buys a single person living in this... (Continue reading)