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Click! California Photo Festival, event photos

Written on 28 Oct, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The second annual Click! California Photo Festival is the largest photography event on the Central Coast. More than 200 photography buffs attended the five-day event that included more than 170 classes, workshops, seminars, countywide photo shoots and networking events. If... (Continue reading)

Were police slow to respond to 911 call?

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

A mountain biker on a path frequented by families and hikers had to wait about a half hour for law enforcement to show up to a 911 call of a dead, battered body he discovered at the base of Cerro... (Continue reading)

Restaurant review: Robin’s a smashing success

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 9 comments

By LOUIS  BISHOP It is hard to think of a vegetable more symbolic of a season than pumpkin in autumn. So symbolic that most of the effort seems to go into turning them into icons rather than into food–pumpkin pie... (Continue reading)

Local nurse is the overtime pay champ of California

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A nurse at the California Men’s Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo earned $269,810 last year by tripling her regular pay with overtime hours. [Bloomberg] Jean Keller got more overtime in 2010 than any other state employee. In all, California’s... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gangs, civic concern growing

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

Residents of Paso Robles and other North County communities are keenly aware of a growing gang presence in their neighborhoods, but many public officials continue to pretend nothing is wrong. [NewTimes] In recent weeks, law enforcement agencies have banded together... (Continue reading)

Governor targets fat public pensions

Written on 27 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

A higher retirement age and a less benevolent pension system await new state workers in the future if a plan to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown succeeds. Brown also will be targeting the purchase by current state employees... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly boss pay lawsuit bounced

Written on 26 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Los Angeles judge tossed a lawsuit Tuesday contending new Cal Poly president Jeffery Armstrong was higher than allowed by law. The lawsuit, filed by Lillian Taiz, president of the California Faculty Association, alleged that Armstrong’s $380,000 annual compensation was... (Continue reading)

PG&E gas line ruptures during pressure test

Written on 26 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A major PG&E gas transmission line ruptured during a pressure test Monday south of Bakersfield as the utility was planning to boost gas levels on the pipeline to meet winter demand. [SF Chronicle] The 34-inch transmission line that runs from... (Continue reading)

How will we help our seniors in the future?

Written on 26 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by JUDYTHE GUARNERA Last Friday  I attended the Senior Symposium 2025, along with 140 others. It was sponsored by Wilshire Community Services, SLO County Community Foundation, the Villages, CHW Hospitals and Sierra Vista Medical Center. The goal was to... (Continue reading)

Halloween happenings (for adults) hit Shell Beach

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

If you’re trying to catch that Halloween spirit and you’ve already seen “Paranormal Activity 3,” then you should be checking out the tricks and treats being served up at Marisol at The Cliffs in Shell Beach over the next few... (Continue reading)