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SAN LUIS OBISPO – Police arrested an Oceano man at his home after an investigation that began with the discovery of counterfeit currency at a local Walmart store, according to the Arroyo Grande Police Department. Richard Joe Hanson, 33, was booked into County Jail on suspicion of counterfeiting, possessing or receiving counterfeit bills or notes [...]
SAN LUIS OBISPO – The annual San Luis Obispo County mock trial competition began Saturday with high school and middle school teams participating. Mock trial simulates real court proceedings, designed to help students gain knowledge of the judicial system, develop analytical and communication skills and learn leadership, teamwork and cooperation skills. Teams competing this year [...]
OXNARD – A 16-year-old Camarillo boy was shot and killed just after midnight Saturday at an Oxnard party. Vicente Arzate, Jr. died of a gunshot wound to head according to a published report in the Ventura County Star. The gunshots rang out in the 700 block of Rialto St. Police say the three victims were [...]
SANTA BARBARA – String together any combination of the words or phrases Super Bowl, Focus on the Family, Tim Tebow and his mom and odds are you’ll be stopped mid-sentence. The controversy surrounding the pro-life ad CBS will air during next week’s game, is being highly publicized. CBS quickly nixed a commercial from a dating [...]
SANTA BARBARA – Christine Lyon, Vice President of External Affairs for Planned Parenthood in Santa Barbara says the agency cannot comment directly on the Focus on the Family , pro-life super bowl ad since they haven’t seen it, “But, knowing what we do know, we absolutely support Tim Tebow’s mother’s decision to continue her pregnancy. [...]
The price tag on the smooth pair of Cole Haan loafers at Macy’s said $148. I considered that a fair opening bid. Standing across from the salesman and the cash register, I said, “Can you knock off 25 percent?” The salesman said, “Can’t do it.” But I pressed on: “I’ll get them on the Internet [...]
America is facing a threat that is beginning to take its toll. It’s a little like the growth of a deadly mold in your home. You never know it’s there until you begin to feel its effects in your body. And it can be lethal. If you don’t attack it with resolve, it might kill [...]
On the night of April 29, 1961, at dinner in Milwaukee, Willie Mays ate some bad barbecue. He was up all night, sick to his stomach, and so wobbly the next afternoon he told Alvin Dark, the manager of the San Francisco Giants, to erase his name from the lineup. Lew Burdette was scheduled to [...]
SACRAMENTO – The state spent at least $4.6 million during 2009 to play a message that told thousands of jobless Californians like Michael Meloy the obvious. Nobody at the state’s Employment Development Department was available to take their calls as they struggled to file or untangle unemployment insurance claims and the jobless rate hit 12 [...]
CARPINTERIA – Tom Bollinger was on his bicycle, making his way through Carpinteria Saturday, stopping to hang “Vote No on J” door knob flyers and eager to explain why Venoco’s Paredon project is “a bad idea.” Bollinger and the Citizens Committee Against Paredon have just over 4 months to convince voters to reject the slant-drilling [...]