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Paso Robles water park lifeguards use discredited Heimlich maneuver

Written on 22 Aug, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

The Heimlich maneuver is most commonly associated with saving choking victims as a way to dislodge whatever foreign object is obstructing the airway. But, the use of the maneuver on drowning victims has been widely discredited and experts say it... (Continue reading)

Union grocery workers agree to strike

Written on 22 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

The union representing 62,000 grocery workers from Paso Robles to San Diego has voted to call a strike if an acceptable contract deal cannot be reached with Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons supermarkets. [Reuters] After working without a contract for six... (Continue reading)

Plastics industry editing California textbooks

Written on 21 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Under pressure from the American Chemistry Council, a lobbying group for the plastics industry, schools officials in California edited a new environmental curriculum to include positive messages about plastic shopping bags, interviews and documents show. [CaliforniaWatch] The rewritten textbooks and... (Continue reading)

Cal Fire planning another round of layoffs

Written on 20 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo County Cal Fire officials are planning another round of layoffs after learning the state is slashing an additional $15.85 million from the wildland fire budget. “We are going to make the best choices when we make these... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment rises with government lay offs

Written on 19 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo County lost 5,600 jobs in July increasing the unemployment rate from 9.9 percent in June to 10.5 percent in July, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. Much of last month’s bump in... (Continue reading)

Hurst Financial president charged with defrauding investors

Written on 18 Aug, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 86 comments

The U.S. attorney office today filed federal fraud and money laundering charges against the head of an Atascadero financial company alleging that he bilked investors in Central Coast real estate projects. The money was ultimately siphoned off for other purposes,... (Continue reading)

“Tech, Toys and Tools” offers resources for writers in the Digital Age

Written on 18 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 6 comments

USA Today reports that more than 114 million of the 2.6 billion books published last year were e-books, and the percentage of electronic editions continues to climb. Recently the e-book versions of four of the top 10 titles on the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles cop’s use of force: Still hurts one year later

Written on 18 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 81 comments

A woman who stole a bottle of water on a hot 90-plus degree day and was thrown to the baking asphalt by a Paso Robles cop, and held there as she pleaded to be moved off the pavement, still suffers... (Continue reading)

Come home Sam—We need you

Written on 17 Aug, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

  OPINION By DAVE CONGALTON I begin by making a statement that I have offered repeatedly on the radio these last few weeks. I have been part of this community for nearly 25 years and I’ve never seen San Luis... (Continue reading)

Weekend spotlight: Olive Festival in Paso Robles

Written on 17 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

By KARLEE PRAZAK The Central Coast will see more than just cars, good food and family-friendly events this weekend. One Grammy Award-winning band will steal the spotlight as it rocks the night away to a fan-filled audience. The iconic band... (Continue reading)