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Voice mail message warns of impending murder

Written on 8 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE A mentally ill man who allegedly murdered his neighbor in San Luis Obispo had told a friend, police and his landlord of his aggravation over a missing cell phone prior to the forewarned assault, several inside sources... (Continue reading)

Recycling fraud running rampant in California

Written on 8 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

California instated the five cent recycling redemption law 25 years ago, and now fraudulent recycling is costing the state as much as $200 million a year. Last year, consumers purchased 8.5 billion recyclable cans in California while 8.3 billion cans... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way DUI suspect injures 4

Written on 8 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In a scene out of a video game, a Los Banos woman allegedly drove from Paso Robles to Atascadero in the wrong direction on Highway 101 causing multiple car crashes along the way [KSBY]. Officers arrested Delia Ortiz, 27, around... (Continue reading)

Rural fire fee facing court test

Written on 5 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

A lawsuit has been filed in Sacramento challenging a $150 “fire prevention” fee now assessed on 825,000 rural properties in California. (San Jose Mercury News) The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association seeks declaration regarding the fee’s validity, and seeks refunds for... (Continue reading)

Your journey to health and healing

Written on 5 Oct, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

EDITORS NOTE: Gary E Foresman MD will be providing a bi-weekly column answering your health and holistic healing questions. By Gary E Foresman MD So often I am asked “What is Middle Path Medicine?” Questions usually follow, inquiring why my... (Continue reading)

Unchecked or questioned, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Written on 5 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION By GARY NEMETH When the citizens (employers) of Paso Robles hire five individuals to act in the best interest of the citizens, and the citizens lose faith and trust in their ability, it is time to replace them. When... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district discharging fecal matter into the ocean

Written on 5 Oct, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 65 comments

By KAREN VELIE Shortly after a hearing that determined the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District had to pay a $1.1 million fine for spilling sewage into the environment, water board prosecutors said the district is facing further fines... (Continue reading)

SLO council candidates weigh in on plastic bags

Written on 5 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

The League of Women voters asked candidates for San Luis Obispo mayor and city council in a forum Thursday whether they would move to repeal the new countywide plastic bag ban if appointed to the Integrated Waste Management Authority board.... (Continue reading)

Panel recommends Manson family member for parole

Written on 4 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

A California prison panel on Thursday granted parole to a former Manson family member who is currently incarcerated at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. Bruce Davis, 69, is serving life sentences for the 1969 slayings of stuntman... (Continue reading)

California mom goes to jail for letting kids skip school

Written on 4 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Kings County mother is spending 180 days in jail for allowing her children to repeatedly miss school [KPMH]. Lorraine Cuevas, 34, violated California’s chronic truancy law by allowing her second and third grade students to skip a combined 116... (Continue reading)