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Kathe Tanner

Shopping local isn't always easy during the holidays

The advice seems simple enough: Shop small. Shop local. Shop with people you know whose businesses are in your own backyard. Sadly, holiday shopping at home isn’t always as simple as it sounds.

Sports

Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol dunks against the Phoenix Suns during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.

Kobe still winless after Suns beat Lakers 114-108

Kobe Bryant is swiftly regaining his confidence and timing. His conditioning improves daily, and he's already leading the Los Angeles Lakers in scoring again. 44 minutes ago

Business

Coverings boutique in SLO set to reopen in February

Retail boutique Coverings is tentatively set to reopen in San Luis Obispo in February under new management. The store's new owners are Susan and Micki Kozushek, who co-own cycling accessory company Lezyne.

Opinion

Lon Allan

Dizzying world of car technology

I was puttering in my garage the other day on a woodwork project. I live in a small (nine-unit) condo complex. Parked less than 40 feet away was my neighbor’s car. All of a sudden I heard it start up. I turned around to say “good morning...

Entertainment

Jayde Forzetting as Grace Jackson and other cast members during a “Pool ’63” rehearsal.

Cuesta production dives into the deep end of racial issues

Set in the summer of 1963 in Birmingham, Ala., “Pool ’63” examines how the lives of two 9-year-old girls — one black, one white — are shaped by the civil rights movement.

Living

Finances and the Holidays: Don’t go (for) broke at mall

You want your holidays to be merry and bright. But you don’t want to break the bank in the process. Below are tips for celebrating the season without going into debt:

State

Tahoe jury imposes death for 1980s killings

A man convicted of killing three California teenagers in the 1980s has been sentenced to death. 44 minutes ago

Nation/World

This undated image issued by the Metropolitan Police on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013, shows the Damien Hirst painting "Pyronin Y", in London. Two Damien Hirst artworks together valued at 33,000 pounds ($54,000) have been stolen from a London art gallery, police said Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013. The Metropolitan Police said the two signed prints were taken from the Exhibitionist Gallery in west London in the early hours of Monday. The works are among Hirst’s series of “spot” paintings, covered in multicolored dots.

Damien Hirst artworks stolen from London gallery

Two Damien Hirst artworks together valued at 33,000 pounds ($54,000) have been stolen from a London art gallery, police said Wednesday. 13 minutes ago

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