Paso Robles police warn community about phone scam
By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Police Department is warning the public about a phone scam aimed at extorting money from local residents. Con artists are using technology to spoof the department’s phone number to deceive victims into sending payments. In this scam, fraudsters pose as police officers and call...
Ty Lewis and Paso Robles City Council versus the community
OPINION by JAN ALBIN Not only did the mayor not stand up and take control, but he and his two vote-like-they’re-attached-at-the-hip cohorts, Paso Robles councilmembers Steve Gregory and Sharon Roden, perpetuated the situation by publicly, and in unison, attempted to embarrass and demean a sitting council member by using their...
Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo receives over $8 million in federal grants
By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo received two grants, totaling more than $8 million, from the U.S. Department of Education to help address a variety of critical issues and areas of need in education. With the funding, faculty and staff will recruit, train and support a diverse...
The Nextdoor Cayucos church dumpster brouhaha
By DELL FRANKLIN Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin. Franklin’s memoir, “The ballplayer’s Son” is currently on Amazon. Nextdoor, locally, has unleashed a big brouhaha...
Paso Robles police and fire unions support sales tax measure
Statement from the Paso Robles Police Officers Association and the Professional Firefighters Association As Paso Roblans consider whether to vote YES on Measure I-24, the Paso Robles Police Officers Association and the Professional Firefighters Association would like to share why we see I-24 as a public safety priority and why...
Arroyo Grande attempted murder victim’s dog missing
By KAREN VELIE Family and friends of Veronica Osio are asking the public to report sightings of her missing 10-year-old Jack Russel Terrier. The dog went missing from her Arroyo Grande home the night her son stabbed and killed her husband. On Monday evening, 29-year-old Alan Osio allegedly killed his...
San Luis Obispo police warn residents about phone scam
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is warning the public about a phone scam aimed at extorting money from local residents. Scammers are calling residents and posing as police officers in attempts to extort money from them over the phone, according to the police department. Police say...
