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SLO Water Politics vs. The Geopolitics of Food and Water` 27 Aug 2013 | 05:23 am
OPINION by ALEX ALEXIEV On Aug. 27, SLO county supervisors Bruce Gibson and Adam Hill will try to push through an “emergency” ordinance to deal with the purported ground water depletion in the Paso Ro...
Debunking some common local water myths 27 Aug 2013 | 02:48 am
By WARREN FRANKEL, M.D., M.S. Deeper wells are not the problem, they are the solution to our North Coast water issues. That’s my conclusion, based on a thorough search of existing scientific literatur...
Taxes drive driving costs 26 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
Californians drive fewer miles than the national average, but only in Georgia is it more expensive to put pedal to the metal. (Bankrate) That’s because of taxes, which should surprise few. Drivers in ...
California lawmakers battling ‘revenge porn’ 26 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
California lawmakers are attempting to reverse a growing trend of people posting naked photos of their ex-lovers on the Internet. [Wall Street Journal] Earlier this month, the Senate approved SB 255, ...
SLO County attorneys help the poor 26 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
San Luis Obispo County’s pro bono system of legal services to the poor is more robust than those services in Santa Barbara County. [PacificCoastBusinessTimes] The California State Bar Association reco...
Soldier from Santa Maria killed in Afghanistan 26 Aug 2013 | 08:12 am
A soldier from Santa Maria was one of two men killed Friday during a bombing in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced. Spc. Kenneth Clifford Alvarez, 23, of Santa Maria and Pvt. Jonathon Mi...
CMC guard sentenced for selling contraband 25 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
A California Men’s Colony guard who sold contraband to inmates was sentenced to 30 days in jail for accepting a bribe. Kevin Jon Venema, 50, pled guilty to one count of accepting a bribe. In September...
Officers nab Central Coast Bandit 25 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
Police arrested a woman on Friday they suspect is the Central Coast Bandit, a prolific bandit responsible for six bank robberies since December. At about 5 p.m., a woman who resembled the Central Coas...
CalPERS purging illegitimate claimants 23 Aug 2013 | 09:31 pm
Tens of thousands of people are receiving benefits improperly from CalPERS, the nation’s second-largest health insurance provider, officials of which have announced a series of detailed audits to stem...
Dee Torres is public figure, judge says 23 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
Dee Torres is a public figure, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Barry LaBarbera said Thursday, seriously undermining the homeless program official’s slander lawsuit against Atascadero private inve...
