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People who have lost loved ones hold candles in their memories during the Light Up a Life ceremony at the San Luis Obispo Mission on Tuesday night. The 29th annual event was a collaboration between Hospice SLO and Wilshire Hospice. The ceremony was one of 10 Light Up a Life events to take place in San Luis Obispo County over the past year, according to the event&#x92;s website. For more information, visit <a href=http://www.hospiceslo.org/events/special-events/light-life-san-luis-obispo>www.hospiceslo.org/events/special-events/light-life-san-luis-obispo</a>.

Scenes of SLO County: December 2013

Snapshots of what's happening in San Luis Obispo County in December.

Sports

Former Cal Poly wrestler Chad Mendes, left, reacts after his first-round technical knockout of Cody McKenzie at UFC 148 on July 7, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Mendes won the fight on a body punch in only 31 seconds.

College Notebook: Former Cal Poly wrestler Mendes back in UFC spotlight

Chad Mendes hasn’t only gone undefeated in his past four bouts in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The former Cal Poly wrestler has finished each fight in spectacular fashion, with one knockout and three wins by TKO.

Business

SLO County Farm Bureau elects new officers

The San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau recently elected its 2013-15 Executive Board at its 91st annual membership meeting.

Opinion

Jayde Forzetting as Grace Jackson and other cast members during a &#x93;Pool &#x92;63&#x94; rehearsal.

Profound ‘Pool ’63’

If you are looking for a profound way to celebrate this final month of 2013, please go see the Cuesta College production of, “Pool ’63.” 2 hours ago

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Jayde Forzetting as Grace Jackson and other cast members during a &#x93;Pool &#x92;63&#x94; 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

Covered California turns to local agents to deal with deluge of applications

Covered California has asked local insurance agents for help as it struggles to process a backlog of 25,000 paper applications for individual health insurance. “My biggest fear is that we’re not going to be able to get this done in ...

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FILE - In this undated file photo made available by Google, hundreds of fans funnel hot air from the computer servers into a cooling unit to be recirculated at a Google data center in Mayes County, Okla. The green lights are the server status LEDs reflecting from the front of the servers. Eight major technology companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, have joined forces to call for tighter controls on government surveillance, issuing an open letter Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 to President Barack Obama arguing for reforms in the way the U.S. snoops on people.

Tech firms vie to protect personal data, profits

Even as Silicon Valley speaks out against the U.S. government's surveillance methods, technology companies are turning a handsome profit by mining personal data and peering into people's online habits. 12 minutes ago

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Bipartisan negotiators try for modest budget pact

Bipartisan budget negotiators are working toward a modest budget agreement to replace tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts this year and next with longer-term savings and revenue from increased fees. 12 minutes ago

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