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Kids gather around Santa Claus (aka Grover Cox of Nipomo) and Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson after the lighting of the Christmas tree Saturday.

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

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. 3 hours ago

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

Judge: Death row lacks care for mentally ill

California is failing to provide adequate psychiatric treatment to mentally ill inmates on death row, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, though he is letting the state decide how to fix the problem. 22 minutes ago

Nation/World

No verdict in trial of ex-cop in Katrina shooting

For the second time in three years, a federal jury is deliberating whether fear or malice drove a former New Orleans police officer to fatally shoot a man outside a strip mall less than a week after Hurricane Katrina's landfall. 18 minutes ago

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