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Memorial Ceremony in Honor Of Sgt. Christopher L. Muniz

2011-12-29T16:50:00.000-08:00

Zebras on the Central Coast

2011-06-21T07:40:00.001-07:00

Rodeo

2011-06-16T07:32:00.001-07:00

Arne Petersen, Ambassador of Denmark

2010-07-16T05:55:00.000-07:00

Friis Arne Petersen, Ambassador of Denmark to the United States of America, and his wife Birgitte Wilhelmsen answers questions during a media invitation only event at the Elverhoj Museum of History and Art in Solvang, Sunday. Phil Klein

Lavender Farms

2010-07-05T16:08:00.000-07:00

Lavender Farms, Central Coast

2010-07-05T15:40:00.000-07:00

Tattoo and Music Festtival

2010-05-03T15:38:00.000-07:00

Photographer Fedora el Morro show's off her tattoo during the Tiger Rose Tattoo and Music Festival at the Santa Maria Fairpark. //Phil Klein

Tattoo and Music Festtival

2010-05-03T15:34:00.000-07:00

Artist Michael Seumanu Fatutoa, works on a sea-turtle tattoo Saturday for Mike McCosh, who’s on the table, during the Tiger Rose Tattoo and Music Festival at the Santa Maria Fairpark. Below, Melissa Bennett poses with her tattoos for photographer James P. Jackson duringBody artists the event. //Phil Klein

Blogger Buzz: Blogger integrates with Amazon Associates

2010-05-03T15:23:00.000-07:00

Blogger Buzz: Blogger integrates with Amazon Associates

Vandenberg Air Base Change of Command ceremony

2010-04-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

Col. Richard Boltz takes over command of the 30th Space Wing in a ceremony held Monday at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Photo/Phil Klein

Vandenberg Air Base Change of Command ceremony

2010-04-27T15:20:00.000-07:00

Col. David Buck handed over command of the 30th Space Wing to Col. Richard Boltz in a ceremony held Monday at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Photo/Phil Klein

2010-04-27T15:17:00.001-07:00

The base's color guard stands at ease during the cermony. Photo/Phil Klein

Vandenberg Air Base Change of Command ceremony

2010-04-27T15:13:00.001-07:00

Col. Richard Boltz took over the reins of the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base during a Change of Command ceremony held Monday at the base's parade grounds. Photo/Phil Klein

Russian Air Tanker

2010-04-14T20:19:00.000-07:00

Santa Barbara News-Press: "A Russian-made Altair Be-200 air tanker makes a 3,000-gallon water drop in a demonstration of the aircraft's firefighting capabilities at the Santa Maria Airport on Tuesday. The show marked the tanker's U.S. debut on a promotional trip dreamed up by David Baskett, founder of the defunct Pacific Skyway airline and president of American Ethanol Inc. He hopes to attract enough business in the future to base 10 of the aircraft in Santa Maria.
PHIL KLEIN / NEWS-PRESS"

Surf Beach

2010-02-28T10:22:00.000-08:00

A sensitive parts of surf beach are fenced off out of concern for snowy plovers. Photo/Phil Klein

Surf Beach

2010-02-28T10:19:00.000-08:00

A group of plovers take flight on Surf Beach. Photo/Phil Klein

Surf Beach

2010-02-28T10:04:00.001-08:00

Tsunami watch on Surf Beach, California, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Photo/Phil Klein

UCSB vs Cal Poly mens basketball

2010-02-28T09:59:00.000-08:00

UCSB's James Nunnally has the ball tipped out of his hands by Cal Poly defender Charles Anderson. Nunnally had eight points and eight rebounds in the Gaucho's 60-57 Big West loss, which delayed them from clinching the No. 1 seed in the Big West Tournament. Photo/Phil Klein

UCSB vs Cal Poly mens basketball

2010-02-28T09:55:00.000-08:00

UCSB Justin Joyner tries to find a passing lane against Cal Poly's Shawn Lewis in Saturday Big West game. Photo/ PHIL KLEIN

Vandenberg Delta 4-Heavy rocket

2010-02-25T09:35:00.000-08:00

Media gets behind-the-scenes look at space Launch Complex 6 and Delta 4-Heavy rocket. Photo/Phil Klein

Vandenberg Delta 4-Heavy rocket

2010-02-25T09:30:00.000-08:00

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket stands inside Space Launch Complex-6 getting ready for blast-off in December, 2010. Photo/Phil Klein

Vandenberg Delta 4-Heavy rocket

2010-02-25T09:27:00.000-08:00

At lift-off, the engine nozzles of the Delta 4-Heavy rocket will produce almost 2-million pounds of thrust, or about the power of 33 Hoover Dams. Photo/Phil Klein

Vandenberg Delta 4-Heavy rocket

2010-02-25T09:24:00.000-08:00

The logo of the Delta rocket program is depicted at the top of the Delta 4-Heavy rocket. Photo/Phil Klein

Vandenberg Delta 4-Heavy rocket

2010-02-25T09:19:00.000-08:00

Members of the were allowed a close-up view of the Delta 4-Heavy rocket at Vandenberg in February. Here, the top of the rocket is shown more than 200 feet above ground. Photo/Phil Klein

Vandenberg Delta 4-Heavy rocket

2010-02-25T09:13:00.000-08:00

Original built in the 1960s for a manned rocket program, Space Launch Complex-6 has had numerous lives--from the space shuttle to Titan rockets to Deltas. Photo/Phil Klein

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

2010-02-09T19:07:00.000-08:00

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives to speak after a tour of the REC Solar Headquarters in San Luis Obispo, on the importance of opening new jobs to rebuild the economy with a coalition of other states called 'Building America's Future.' © Phil Klein/Photo

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

2010-02-09T19:05:00.001-08:00

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks during a tour of the REC Solar Headquarters in San Luis Obispo, on the importance of opening new jobs to rebuild the economy with a coalition of other states called 'Building America's Future.' © Phil Klein/Photo

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

2010-02-09T18:38:00.000-08:00

Cockfighting Bust

2010-02-03T08:51:00.001-08:00

A variety of roosters such has this, some with bright plumage, others white with black stripes or speckles, sit, crow and strut in separate cages Tuesday at a county facility in San Luis Obispo after cockfighting competition in rural Arroyo Grande was busted on Sunday Morning. Photo/Phil Klein

Cockfighting Bust

2010-02-03T08:48:00.000-08:00

Cockfighting Bust

2010-02-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

Miguel, the bloodhound arrives in his pickup truck

2010-01-28T12:43:00.001-08:00

Photo/Phil Klein

Miguel, the bloodhound arrives in his pickup truck

2010-01-28T12:42:00.001-08:00

Photo/Phil Klein

Miguel, the bloodhound arrives in his pickup truck

2010-01-28T12:38:00.000-08:00

Photo/Phil Klein

California storms

2010-01-22T14:55:00.000-08:00

California storms

2010-01-22T14:54:00.000-08:00

California storms

2010-01-22T14:53:00.000-08:00

California storms

2010-01-22T14:47:00.000-08:00

California storms

2010-01-22T14:45:00.000-08:00

California storms

2010-01-22T14:43:00.000-08:00

California storms

2010-01-22T14:41:00.000-08:00

Morro Bay stormy weather

2010-01-21T08:18:00.000-08:00

Morro Bay stormy weather

2010-01-21T08:17:00.000-08:00

Morro Bay stormy weather

2010-01-21T08:15:00.000-08:00

Walking in the rain

2010-01-21T08:12:00.001-08:00

Walking in the rain

2010-01-21T08:11:00.001-08:00

Walking in the rain

2010-01-21T08:09:00.000-08:00

Morro Bay high surf

2010-01-13T12:02:00.000-08:00

Morro Bay high surf

2010-01-13T12:01:00.000-08:00

Morro Bay high surf

2010-01-13T11:57:00.000-08:00

Forecasters say coastal flooding in low-lying areas and significant erosion are possible Wednesday and Thursday when the surf occurs during severe high tides.Phil Klein

2009 ends with a blue moon

2009-12-31T18:29:00.000-08:00

Blue moon is present over the California Central Coast on New Years Eve 2009. Photo/Phil Klein

Christmas Classic basketball

2009-12-21T09:50:00.000-08:00

Photo by Phil Klein Pioneer Valley’s Jordan Jones attempts a basket over Eldorado’s (1) Curtis Stewart and (32) Julian Jacobs during the Mission Prep Christmas Classic basketball tournament in San Luis Obispo on Saturday.

Rainbow San Luis Obispo, California

2009-12-13T18:42:00.001-08:00

Demolished water tank

2009-12-07T18:38:00.000-08:00

A towering symbol of Guadalupe city’s 110-foot-tall water tank builted in 1928 is demolished by workers in Guadalupe, Calif., on Sunday, December 6, 2009. Demolition and the construction of the new tank were done by Spiess Construction of Santa Maria under a $1.5 million contract funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; California Office of Emergency Services and federal Community Development Block Grants. (Corbis Photo by Phil Klein)

Demolished water tank

2009-12-07T18:36:00.000-08:00

Demolished water tank

2009-12-07T18:30:00.000-08:00

Surf Reports, Surf Forecasts and Surfing Photos

2009-10-13T20:25:00.001-07:00

Surf Reports, Surf Forecasts and Surfing Photos

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Inside Michael's Jackson Neverland

2009-07-13T08:42:00.000-07:00

A general view of the train station at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein

Inside Michael's Jackson Neverland

2009-07-13T08:41:00.000-07:00

The platform on the oak tree where Michael Jackson would sit in to write his songs is pictured next to his main house in Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Inside Michael's Jackson Neverland

2009-07-13T08:37:00.001-07:00

An oak tree, where Michael Jackson would sit in to write his songs, stands next to the main house inside Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Inside Michael's Jackson Neverland

2009-07-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

A spiral staircase leads to a loft and overlooks a room in the train station at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Inside Michael Jackson Neverland

2009-07-13T08:33:00.001-07:00

A general view of the kitchen in the main house that was once used by Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Inside Michael's Jackson Neverland

2009-07-13T08:33:00.000-07:00

Bronze statues overlook the sidewalk to the main house inside Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 3, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Fans outside Michael's Jackson Neverland

2009-07-13T08:27:00.000-07:00

A photographer takes a picture outside the gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 1, 2009. Details of Michael Jackson's will began to emerge on Wednesday with all of his multimillion-dollar estate being placed in a family trust, even as plans for his highly anticipated funeral remained sketchy.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

2009-07-13T08:25:00.000-07:00

Michael Jackson fans take photos outside Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California on July 10, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT)

2009-07-13T08:17:00.000-07:00

A poster for Michael Jackson is seen outside his Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California June 30, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Jackson Family

2009-06-28T12:33:00.000-07:00

FILE - In this Sept. 17,2004 file photo entertainer Michael Jackson, surrounded by his family, listens as his attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr., center, speaks to reporters at the Santa Maria courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif.(AP Photo/Phil Klein, File)

Michael Jackson fans at Neverland

2009-06-28T09:09:00.000-07:00

Michael Jackson fans Courtney Wettach (L) and Hannah Hicok carry flowers towards the front gate of Neverland in Los Olivos, California on June 25, 2009. Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50. Jackson last November had to hand over the title on his Neverland estate in California to a company made up of himself and Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust Colony Capital LLC, the firm that holds his $23 million loan on the property.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

Michael Jackson fans at Neverland

2009-06-28T09:07:00.000-07:00

Cindy Galvan takes a photo of a picture of Michael Jackson outside the Neverland Valley Ranch in Los Olivos, California June 26, 2009. Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES OBITUARY ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Jackson fans at Neverland

2009-06-28T09:05:00.000-07:00

Michael Jackson fans Courtney Wettach (L) and Hannah Hicok hold candles at the front gate of Neverland in Los Olivos, California on June 25, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Klein

Michael Jackson leaped onto a sports utility

2009-06-28T06:57:00.000-07:00

Michael Jackson Pleads Not Guilty to Child Molestation Charges
Pop superstar Michael Jackson leaped onto a sports utility vehicle and waved to a large group of supporters and blew kisses to fans after leaving his arraignment at the Santa Maria courthouse. The singer flashed the victory sign to media and fans. Jackson pleaded not guilty to child molestation charges. Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville warned Jackson not to be late for court, as the arraignment was delayed 20 minutes due to Jackson's tardiness. The judge set February 13, 2004, as the date he will set the preliminary hearing. A large crowd of Jackson's fans and supporters gathered at the courthouse, and the singer shook hands with fans and a Sheriff's Deputy as he entered the court.
IMAGE:© Phil Klein/Corbis

Pop giant Michael Jackson is dead

2009-06-25T15:42:00.000-07:00

Michael Jackson, the record-breaking, sensationally gifted "King of Pop" who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world's most influential singer and dancer, and the tabloid world's most disturbing celebrity, has died. He was 50. REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT HEALTH)

Michael Jackson dies at age 50

2009-06-25T15:27:00.001-07:00

Michael Jackson dies at age 50!

Pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, California June 1, 2005. The jury could begin deliberating in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial by the end of the week, a judge said on Tuesday, following instructions on the law and closing arguments by attorneys for both sides. REUTERS/Phil Klein

2009-05-11T17:06:00.000-07:00

A firefighter is seen here during a fire burning out of control in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Goleta, Calif., on Saturday July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Klein)

2009-05-11T17:05:00.000-07:00

A firefighter walks away from a brush fire burning out of control in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Goleta, Calif., on Saturday July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Klein)

Firefighter

2009-05-11T17:03:00.000-07:00

A firefighter walks away from a brush fire burning out of control in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Goleta, Calif., on Saturday July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Klein)

Firefighter

2009-05-11T17:01:00.000-07:00

A firefighter walks away from a brush fire burning out of control in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Goleta, Calif., on Saturday July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Klein)

2009-05-09T21:34:00.000-07:00

A huge plume of smoke rises from Los Padres National Forest during the Jesusita wildfire in Santa Barbara, Calif., Friday, May 8, 2009. (Corbis Photo/Phil Klein)

2009-05-09T21:31:00.000-07:00

Heavy smoke is seen here over a mountain in Santa Barbara, Calif., near the San Marcos Pass Road as the battle against the Jesusita wildfire continues on Friday, May 8, 2009. (Corbis Photo/Phil Klein)

2009-05-09T21:26:00.000-07:00

A firefighting helicopter drops water on a hot spot near Santa Barbara, Calif., Friday, May 8, 2009. A wildfire raging along mountain slopes burned more houses Friday as it expanded along a five-mile front above normally serene coastal communities where more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes. (Corbis Photo/Phil Klein)

2009-05-09T21:22:00.000-07:00

Heavy smoke and fire is seen above the city of Santa Barbara, Calif., during the battle against the Jesusita wildfire continues on Friday, May 8, 2009. (Corbis Photo/Phil Klein)

Santa Barbara fire

2009-05-06T19:07:00.000-07:00

(L-R) Christianna, Linda and Genet Wilson pack their belongings into a truck as they prepare to evacuate their home as the Jesusita wildfire burns in the hills of Santa Barbara, California May 5, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES SOCIETY DISASTER)

Santa Barbara fire

2009-05-06T19:04:00.000-07:00

The Jesusita fire burns in the foothills above Santa Barbara, California May 5, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein

Santa Barbara fire

2009-05-06T18:59:00.000-07:00

The Jesusita fire burns in the foothills above Santa Barbara, California May 5, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein

2009-05-05T14:47:00.000-07:00

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama ponders a question during a news conference at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center in Santa Barbara, California April 24, 2009.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES RELIGION POLITICS)

65 foot boat sank Sunday near Morro Bay

2009-04-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

Debris washes ashore on the Morro Bay beach after the Ingomar, a 65-foot vessel’s sank on Sunday. Photo/Phil Klein

65 foot boat sank Sunday near Morro Bay

2009-04-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

Salvage company uses heavy equipment to gather the remains of the Ingomar on Morro Strand after waves demolished the sunken sailboat. The Ingomar, a 65-foot-long vessel, sank on Sunday, and the six people on board were taken off by the Coast Guard, said Rick Algert, Morro Bay harbor manager. Photo/Phil Klein

65 foot boat sunk Sunday near Morro Bay

2009-04-28T12:39:00.000-07:00

The Coast Guard was called out to rescue six people stranded on a sinking boat. The 65-foot sailboat, Ingomar, sank on Sunday, April 26, 2009 the crew was taken off by the Coast Guard, said Rick Algert, Morro Bay harbor manager. Photo/Phil Klein

World closer to swine flu pandemic

2009-04-27T20:50:00.000-07:00

A nurse extracts a flu vaccine from a vial as San Luis Obispo County public healthcare professionals conduct a mass flu vaccination drill at the Veterans building in San Luis Obispo, California October 31, 2006.REUTERS/Phil Klein (UNITED STATES)

Drugmakers said on Sunday they could supply millions of doses of medicine and were ready to work on a vaccine against a new type of swine flu that has killed up to 81 people in Mexico and infected around a dozen in the United States.

Dalai Lama

2009-04-27T19:45:00.000-07:00

Los Osos man arrested in Morro Bay shooting

2009-04-14T11:19:00.000-07:00

Fatal shooting in Morro Bay, California.
A home invasion robbery left one man dead and four others hurt on Wednesday night in Morro Bay around 10:30 p.m.
22-year-old transient Jason Graves died in the shooting. He was one of the alleged robbers.
19-year-old Luke Waite of Los Osos was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of attempted robbery. He was wounded in the incident and remains in the hospital, but his condition is unknown.

magical beach

2009-03-26T06:50:00.000-07:00

Today's desire to find magic in the ordinary shoreline is a magical place of many moods, its shape and surface in constant flux, a creation of sand and waves, high and low tides, and the daily winds that smooth and caress the entire beach. It is a wonderful location for pictures, where the lower angles of the sun bring to life the diverse formations that often last no more than a day. A red sunset is seen here in Pismo Beach due to the fires burning in the Santa Ynez Mountains and Big Sur, Calif., on Saturday July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Klein)