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• Latest SkyTracker Doppler Radar

  KEYT 3 Santa Barbara – 1 hr 1 min ago  

  We'll see a few isolated showers during the first part of your Thursday. Showers will become more widespread by the afternoon and evening. The heaviest rain is expected overnight tonight. Full Story »

• Launch Of NASA Sky-Mapping Spacecraft Delayed

  KEYT 3 Santa Barbara – 1 hr 32 mins ago  

  NASA has delayed the launch of its sky-mapping spacecraft because of a technical issue. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE for short, was supposed to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Friday. Full Story »

• BREAKING NEWS: Charges Filed In Jesusita Fire Case

  KEYT 3 Santa Barbara – 2 hrs 17 mins ago  

  The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office just released the names of two people, charged in connection with last May's devastating Jesusita Fire. Full Story »

• DA Will Hold Press Conference On Jesusita Fire Investigation

  KEYT 3 Santa Barbara – Wed Dec 9, 8:42 pm ET  

  The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office is holding a press conference Friday morning, on the investigation into the cause of the Jesusita Fire. Full Story »

• While Some Industries Continue To Cut Jobs, Others Are Hiring

  KEYT 3 Santa Barbara – Wed Dec 9, 8:12 pm ET  

  Following a recent survey by a local staffing company the "jobs outlook" for Ventura County is looking up. And survey results might just help you decide, if a career change is in order. Full Story »

Santa Barbara Independent

• County Considers Cigarette Ban

  Santa Barbara Independent – Thu Dec 10, 3:13 am ET  

  The Board of Supervisors vote to study the issue further. Full Story »

• Move it or Lose It

  Santa Barbara Independent – Thu Dec 10, 3:13 am ET  

  Owners of the Californian Hotel receive a "clean-it-up-or-else" note from the city. Full Story »

• For Foreigner It Still Feels Like the First Time

  Santa Barbara Independent – Thu Dec 10, 3:13 am ET  

  The arena rockers will bring their new album and a slew of classic hits to the Granada this Thursday. Full Story »

• The Skinny on Full of Life Flatbread Pizza

  Santa Barbara Independent – Thu Dec 10, 3:13 am ET  

  Organic, locally sourced pizzas from Los Alamos begin to take over the country. Full Story »

• Melissa Marsted’s Pablito and the Speckled Bear

  Santa Barbara Independent – Thu Dec 10, 3:13 am ET  

  New Children’s Book written and illustrated by Tea Fire survivors tells the story of one boy’s heroic journey. Full Story »

Santa Barbara Daily Sound

• Jesusita fire investigation ends with misdemeanor charges

  Santa Barbara Daily Sound – 40 mins ago  

  Santa Barbara County prosecutors announced today that misdemeanor charges have been filed against two men for starting last May's Jesusita fire. Full Story »

• Granada executive director plans to leave

  Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Dec 10, 3:49 am ET  

  After helping complete a major overhaul of the Granada theatre, Peter Frisch announced plans to leave his post as executive director of the performing arts venue as early as mid-2010. Full Story »

• County holds survey of Carpinteria mothers

  Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Dec 10, 3:49 am ET  

  A survey of Carpinteria women who gave birth recently is underway as part of a community collaborative seeking to improve perinatal healthcare services and information. Full Story »

• Arguments heard in Leal homicide case

  Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Dec 10, 3:49 am ET  

  With no testimony left to be heard during a preliminary hearing into the stabbing death of a 22-year-old Santa Barbara man in February, defense attorneys sought to have the charges against their clients either reduced or dropped altogether while the prosecution urged the judge to order all six defendants to stand trial. Full Story »

• Sewage spill shuts Arroyo Burro Beach

  Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Dec 10, 3:49 am ET  

  A 700-gallon sewage spill bubbled up from a manhole at the intersection of Mesa Lane and Cliff Drive on Monday, flowing to the ocean and shutting Arroyo Burro Beach. Full Story »

Pacific Coast Business Times

• Pacific Capital CFO to resign

  Pacific Coast Business Times – Wed Dec 9, 5:52 pm ET  

  After a brief but eventful tenure, Stephen Masterson, chief financial and operating officer of Pacific Capital Bancorp, is leaving the... Full Story »

• The Walking Co. files Chapter 11

  Pacific Coast Business Times – Mon Dec 7, 8:37 pm ET  

  Playing a game of chicken with some high-profile mall magnates, Santa Barbara-based shoe retailer The Walking Co. has filed for... Full Story »

• Baker to leave Cal Poly

  Pacific Coast Business Times – Mon Dec 7, 2:37 pm ET  

  Warren J. Baker, president of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is retiring after more than 30 years of... Full Story »

• Amgen approves $5 billion stock repurchase

  Pacific Coast Business Times – Mon Dec 7, 2:37 pm ET  

  Thousand Oaks-based biotech firm Amgen said Dec. 7 that its board of directors has authorized the firm to buy back... Full Story »

• Ordinance impacts still hazy SLO considers extending downtown smoking ban

  Pacific Coast Business Times – Mon Dec 7, 3:38 am ET  

  A new city ordinance that could expand San Luis Obispo’s smoking ban to most public outdoor spaces has raised concerns... Full Story »

The San Luis Obispo Tribune

• Burglary cache discovered

  The San Luis Obispo Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 3:20 am ET  

  The Arroyo Grande Police Department is investigating what it considers the most extensive burglary r Full Story »

• Dunes vehicles pollute air, study says

  The San Luis Obispo Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 3:17 am ET  

  A scientific study has concluded that off-highway-vehicle riding at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Rec Full Story »

• Cuesta won’t cut disabled services staff

  The San Luis Obispo Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 3:15 am ET  

  After listening to hours of reports and testimony about how harmful it would be to make any more cut Full Story »

• Yes, Virginia, there are elves: Volunteers assemble bikes for kids

  The San Luis Obispo Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 1:28 am ET  

  Affiliates of San Luis Garbage raised $8,680 through employee contributions and a corporate match to Full Story »

• Wal-Mart submits scaled-down plans

  The San Luis Obispo Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 1:26 am ET  

  Wal-Mart submitted plans and a $100,000 deposit to the city of Atascadero on Monday for a store that Full Story »

Santa Maria Times

• Two men to face charges stemming from Jesusita Fire

  Santa Maria Times – Thu Dec 10, 11:27 am ET  

  Two men whose ad-hoc weed-clearing efforts along a local trailallegedly caused the devastating Jesusita Fire in May have beencharged with misdemeanor violations of county codes, the SantaBarbara County District Attorney's Office announced today. Full Story »

• ‘One more’ volunteer gets results

  Santa Maria Times – Thu Dec 10, 2:09 am ET  

  Sandra Munsey didn’t hesitate when asked to help lead UnitedLaunch Alliance’s campaign for employee contributions tocharities. Full Story »

• Little cheer as property taxes come due

  Santa Maria Times – Thu Dec 10, 2:06 am ET  

  ’Tis the season to make a property tax payment. Full Story »

• SM police chief defends lack of gang injunction

  Santa Maria Times – Thu Dec 10, 2:05 am ET  

  Santa Maria doesn’t have a gang injunction, and some cityresidents aren’t happy about it. Full Story »

• Thieves steal decorations, not spirit

  Santa Maria Times – Thu Dec 10, 2:01 am ET  

  In the Dr. Seuss classic, it is the Grinch who steals Christmas . Full Story »

The Adobe Press

• Public safety course big success

  The Adobe Press – Thu Dec 10, 10:20 am ET  

  The agility course at Hancock College’s Law Enforcement Academy features a 6-foot-tall solid wall that has proven to be as much a psychological and emotional obstacle as a physical one for the women in the program. Full Story »

• Youths hope to ‘draw’ attention to disease

  The Adobe Press – Thu Dec 10, 10:20 am ET  

  Members of LifeBound Leadership in Nipomo joined youths from other programs Tuesday afternoon to commemorate World AIDS Day by creating chalk art at t.h.e. center in Arroyo Grande. Full Story »

• Social networking pays off at PacSun

  The Adobe Press – Thu Dec 10, 10:20 am ET  

  Social networking paired with opening the doors of Pismo’s PacSun at 4 a.m. Black Friday paid off for the retail store that caters to young shoppers’ fashion desires. Full Story »

• Black Friday toy shopping no game

  The Adobe Press – Thu Dec 10, 10:20 am ET  

  The first people in line for the midnight opening of Toys “R” Us in Santa Maria had been waiting since 8 p.m. last Thursday. After a day full of cooking and cleaning and hosting on Thanksgiving Day, Julie Brady and her sister-in-law, Melissa Clason, were raring to go all night long. Full Story »

• Parade to light up Broadway with holiday spirit

  The Adobe Press – Thu Dec 10, 10:19 am ET  

  Organizers of the Santa Maria Christmas Parade of Lights, set for Saturday, are marking the 15th edition of the holiday tradition that boasts a charitable twist. Full Story »

The Times Press Recorder

• Dunes traffic is a threat

  The Times Press Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 11:36 pm ET  

  Those who want to continue to ride vehicles in the Oceano Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area may not be concerned about wildlife, noise or native plants, but do they not value human life? Full Story »

• Gift boxes filled for children around the world

  The Times Press Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:38 pm ET  

  Students at Coastal Christian School in Arroyo Grande recently raised more than $2,000 and filled 102 shoe boxes with Christmas gifts for children in need across the world. Full Story »

• ‘One Act Madness’ grips students

  The Times Press Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:38 pm ET  

  The frustration of being stuck in a Los Angeles traffic jam. Juvenile delinquents forced to spend their time at a ballet boot camp. Murderous elves and aliens on a mission. Full Story »

• Groups to perform holiday favorites in sing-along

  The Times Press Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:37 pm ET  

  A large group of performers has been assembled by the Arroyo Grande Rotary Club for its second annual Christmas and Holiday Sing-a-Long set for 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande. Full Story »

• Nipomo man found dead in car

  The Times Press Recorder – Thu Dec 3, 10:37 pm ET  

  A Nipomo man who was just bailed out of jail after his arrest on child-molestation charges was found dead Wednesday, an apparent suicide victim, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. Full Story »

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The Lompoc Record

• Two men to face charges stemming from Jesusita Fire

  The Lompoc Record – 2 hrs 30 mins ago  

  Two men whose ad-hoc weed-clearing efforts along a local trailallegedly caused the devastating Jesusita Fire in May have beencharged with misdemeanor violations of county codes, the SantaBarbara County District Attorney's Office announced today. Full Story »

• ‘One more’ volunteer makes a difference

  The Lompoc Record – Thu Dec 10, 2:28 am ET  

  Sandra Munsey didn’t hesitate when asked to help lead UnitedLaunch Alliance’s campaign for employee contributions tocharities. Full Story »

• Local growers enjoy perfect storms

  The Lompoc Record – Thu Dec 10, 2:25 am ET  

  The rain expected to hit the Central Coast today and Friday isshaping up to be a perfect storm for area farmers. Full Story »

• Deadline looms to pay property taxes

  The Lompoc Record – Thu Dec 10, 2:24 am ET  

  ’Tis the season to make a property tax payment. Full Story »

• About Town

  The Lompoc Record – Thu Dec 10, 2:23 am ET  

  Free swine flu clinic today Full Story »