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Rob Bryn, sheriff’s voice, dies

Written on 1 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A longtime law enforcement spokesman, Rob Bryn,  died today, according to friends. He was the public information officer for the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department. No other information regarding Bryn’s death was made available. He commented to local media... (Continue reading)

Congress makes move on state water

Written on 1 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A partisan majority in the U.S. Congress Wednesday approved a wide-reaching California water bill providing a gift-basket of benefits to farmers and striking down existing state law. [SacramentoBee] The bill, by Republican Congressman Devin Nunes of Visalia, stretches out and... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students vote for fee increase, again

Written on 1 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Cal Poly students voted Wednesday in favor of a proposed Student Success Fee that would increase the cost of attending the university by $780 per year, the first proposal since a 2009 attempt was shot down. Fee increases, proposed by... (Continue reading)

Where do you get your news?

Written on 1 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By GARY NEMETH Where do you receive your news? How do you keep current on what is happening in Paso Robles and the community? I was very fortunate recently that Dave Congalton who is on KVEC radio interviewed me... (Continue reading)

Cuesta Book of the Year returns in March

Written on 1 Mar, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | No comments

Community and the neighborhoods we call home is the theme of Cuesta College’s Book of the Year that brings author Peter Lovenheim to the college’s Cultural and Performing Arts Center on March 27. Organizers of this year’s event, which includes... (Continue reading)

Flu bug bites at county jail

Written on 29 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

An outbreak of influenza at San Luis Obispo County Jail has resulted in quarantine of the facility’s west dormitory, the postponement of all court dates for prisoners housed in the west  unit and has forced staff personnel and prisoners to... (Continue reading)

California Men’s Colony accused of gross negligence

Written on 29 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION By ROBERT THOMAS Recently, it has been suggested that administration of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prisoner health care system by a federal oversight agency be ended and authority returned to CDCR. However, the current federal... (Continue reading)

Oceano woman allegedly delivers marijuana to jail

Written on 29 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

An Oceano woman is accused of attempting to smuggle a baggie of marijuana to a friend incarcerated at the San Luis Obispo County Jail. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy arrested Helen Bace,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles claims the computer did it

Written on 28 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 102 comments

Paso Robles city officials have repeatedly provided conflicting crime statistics and falsified documents in an apparent attempt to bolster claims the city’s crime rate is down. While Police Chief Lisa Solomon continues her claim that crime has been reduced under her... (Continue reading)

Movie review: The Artist, silence is golden

Written on 28 Feb, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

By Miranda Foresman Ever the skeptic, I questioned the critical hullabaloo when I heard about The Artist and all of its splendor. This weekend, courtesy of the Fair Oaks Theater in Arroyo Grande, I became a believer. The novelty of... (Continue reading)