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May, 2012

Paso Robles to spend $20,000 for chief search

Written on 2 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Paso Robles City Council  members voted unanimously Tuesday evening to hire an outside head-hunter firm to find a new chief of police. City officials agreed to hire the Los Gatos firm of  William Avery and Associates at a cost of... (Continue reading)

Truancy plan gets early dismissal

Written on 1 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A plan to put subjective teeth in a countywide anti-truancy ordinance was expelled by supervisors Tuesday in the aftermath of a chilly public reception. Parents of home-schooled children and civil libertarians were among a growing army of opponents to the... (Continue reading)

Poly House contractor battling with De Vaul

Written on 1 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 126 comments

By KAREN VELIE Poly House’s plans to build an 8,000 square-foot residential sober living home on the Sunny Acres property this quarter have been abandoned because of arguments between Dan De Vaul and a contractor working with Poly House. The... (Continue reading)

American Perspective Bank’s bidding war

Written on 1 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

PacWest Bancorp  announced Monday  that it has signed an agreement to purchase San Luis Obispo headquartered American Perspective Bank for $58.1 million trumping a previous offer by Umpqua Bank. In April, American Perspective Bank announced it had entered into a... (Continue reading)