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The Big Laugh 2012, event photos

It was another night of outrageous comedy at the Big Laugh Comedy show in Atascadero. The show’s producer and local comedian Lizette Mizelle brought a group of outrageous and fabulous comedians to the Atascadero’s Lake Pavilion for an incredible night... (Continue reading)

Blindly support Paso Robles or else

OPINION By WALTER HEER The indicant in the news between the  Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce and Gary Nemeth caught my attention. I don’t know what really happened, but can tell my experience. First of all, I’m not inclined to... (Continue reading)

Big bucks tax plans gaining ground

Strong statewide support exists for imposition of a so-called “millionaires’ tax” as California residents indicate fatigue with budget austerity. [SanFranciscoChronicle] A recently released Field Poll shows that sentiment is growing for a higher tax rate for high income earners. Several... (Continue reading)

Proposed Medi-Cal changes questioned

Major changes for the state’s medical program for the needy are in the works, even as legislative advisers and advocates raise major questions. [CaliforniaWatch] Changes include more seniors being routed to managed care programs, a reinvention of how hospitals are... (Continue reading)

San Miquel man accused of molesting children

A San Miquel man is accused of befriending parents of children under 14 years-of-age so that he could molest their children. San Luis Obispo Sheriff deputies arrested Johnny Manuel Flores, 47 a civilian employee at Camp Roberts, and charged him... (Continue reading)

Is Paso Robles fabricating crime statistics?

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." -- Phrase popularized by Mark Twain Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon is proclaiming a dramatic drop in crime under her watch, but the numbers she provides to back up... (Continue reading)

Homeless speak out against police crackdown

By SYDNEY RAY About  a dozen homeless residents spoke out at the San Luis Obispo City Council meeting last Tuesday against a recent crackdown by police who have ticketed people sleeping overnight in their vehicles. Homeless residents such as Karen... (Continue reading)

Weisenberg’s attorney seeks new trial

The attorney for the Atascadero woman who crashed into and killed a CHP officer in 2010 filed a motion for a new trial last week. [KSBY] In August, a jury convicted Kaylee Weisenberg, 23, of second-degree murder and gross vehicular... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man sentenced for sister death

A Grover Beach man who plead no-contest to a charge child endangerment that followed the drug overdose death of his 17-year-old sister was sentenced to 91 days credit for time served in the San Luis Obispo County Jail. [Tribune] Theo... (Continue reading)

Still no word from Pedro Garcia

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A laudatory letter from his bosses extolling the professional virtues of Coast Unified School District Superintendent Chris Adams was sent home with students last week, further fractioning a divided community and raising — once again — the... (Continue reading)