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More cops being hired in CA, but not here: SBPD, City ring in on new census figures

More cops being hired in CA, but not here: SBPD, City ring in on new census figures »

SANTA BARBARA – 9:04 pm – Santa Barbara is bucking a statewide trend when it comes to hiring police officers, according to new census figures. The number of officers has continued to rise in California,...

September 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Detroit’s mayor to address city on fires

Detroit’s mayor to address city on fires »

DETROIT – 7:19 am – Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s office said he and other city officials will hold a news conference this afternoon to address the dozens of fires that swept across the city overnight,...

September 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

CENTRAL COAST

2nd degree murder charge in CHP crash »

2nd degree murder charge in CHP crash

SAN LUIS OBISPO – 9:19 pm The 22-year-old Atascadero woman accused of causing the car crash that killed a CHP officer near Paso Robles...

Sep 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Measure S kicks into gear; jail tax debate next week »

Measure S kicks into gear; jail tax debate next week

SANTA BARBARA – 12:30 am – The campaign to convince voters to support a half-cent sales tax increase for 14 years, to help fund...

Sep 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

SLO Supes oppose marijuana legalization, surcharge for state parks »

SLO Supes oppose marijuana legalization, surcharge for state parks

SAN LUIS OBISPO – 12:00 am – San Luis Obispo County supervisors on Tuesday opposed statewide ballot initiatives that would legalize marijuana and add...

Sep 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Ventura Co. DUI arrests down, more people ‘Avoid’ the 14 »

Ventura Co. DUI arrests down, more people ‘Avoid’ the 14

VENTURA – 4:02 pm – There were fewer DUI arrests in Ventura County during its 18-day summer mobilization. The enforcement period focused heavily on...

Sep 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Motorcyclist allegedly hits Caltrans worker »

Motorcyclist allegedly hits Caltrans worker

LOS ALAMOS – 1:05 pm – A motorcyclist allegedly hit a Caltrans worker in Los Alamos around 11 p.m. Monday. SB County fire says...

Sep 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »

POLITICS

SLO mayoral candidates talk jobs »

SLO mayoral candidates talk jobs

SAN LUIS OBISPO – 12:00 am – Three of the four candidates for San Luis Obispo mayor faced off in a forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday. Paul Brown, Andrew Farrell, Donald Hedrick and Jan Marx are running in the race; the election...

Sep 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

EDUCATION

Atascadero’s $130M school repairs package tied to voters, state »

Atascadero’s $130M school repairs package tied to voters, stateATASCADERO – 7:29 am – The Atascadero school board on Tuesday unanimously approved a nearly $130 million package of campus renovations and repairs that includes...

Sep 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

HEALTH

Fathers can suffer from postpartum depression too

Fathers can suffer from postpartum depression too

Postpartum depression isn’t just for mothers anymore. In fact, new fathers have been experiencing elevated rates of depression for some time, according to a study published online Monday in Archives of Pediatrics and...

Sep 7, 2010 / More »

FAITH

Seeking common ground in ‘big tent’ Christianity

Seeking common ground in ‘big tent’ Christianity

We know well what it means for people to be dissatisfied with Christianity, or to blurt out “I’m finished!” and publicly walk away. I’ve even heard people proclaim that the term “Christian” has...

Sep 5, 2010 / More »

DPREP™

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate kicked off the seventh annual National Preparedness Month, September 1, 2010, by  joining local Washington, D.C. officials and students from Ferebree-Hope Elementary School...

Sep 5, 2010 / More »

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Ronald Reagan biopic planned

Ronald Reagan biopic planned

LOS ANGELES – 8:01 am – The story of Ronald Reagan’s life — from boyhood to Hollywood actor to leader of the free world — is about to spill out on the big...

Sep 8, 2010 / More »
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