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Paso council deadlocked on marijuana delivery ban

Written on 18 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

An attempt to ban marijuana delivery services in Paso Robles stalled Tuesday when the city council deadlocked over the proposed moratorium Citing public safety concerns and enforcement costs, Paso Robles city staff asked the council to institute an urgency ordinance... (Continue reading)

Paso council weighing marijuana delivery ban

Written on 15 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

The Paso Robles City Council will consider Tuesday a proposed ban on medical marijuana delivery services. Paso Robles already has a ban on brick and mortar medical marijuana dispensaries. City staff is now requesting that the council adopt an urgency... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles getting a new mayor

Written on 3 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Paso Robles Mayor Duane Picanco has opted not to seek reelection this November but rather to make a run for a city council seat. [KSBY] Picanco has served five terms as the mayor of Paso Robles. He has served a... (Continue reading)

Steve Martin eyes Paso Robles mayor seat

Written on 7 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Paso Robles City Councilman Steven Martin announced Monday he plans to run for the mayor’s seat in the November 2014 election. Martin served on the council from 1987 through 1996 and as mayor for two of those years. He was... (Continue reading)

The cost of Paso Robles’ hotel boom

Written on 14 Feb, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Paso Robles has a handful of hotels in the planning stage which could double the number of North County rooms over the next 10 years and also increase water requirements for the drought ravaged area. Under a city council seeking... (Continue reading)

Will the Paso Robles Council impose a water moratorium?

Written on 21 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The Paso Robles City Council will consider imposing a temporary moratorium on private water well drilling on Tuesday. Because of low rainfall and increased demands, the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin water levels have been dropping. About 1,000 acres in the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles city council moving forward on Gateway Project

Written on 1 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

The Paso Robles City Council is moving forward on a proposal to annex 270 acres south of the city dubbed the Gateway Project. The proposal includes plans to develop three hotels, 62,300 feet of retail space and office space, up... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles seeking to combat prostitution

Written on 6 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Paso Robles City Council will look at a proposal on Tuesday to further regulate massage parlors in an attempt to combat prostitution. For years, residents have complained that several of the city’s massage parlors are fronts for organized prostitution. These... (Continue reading)

Burton named chief, again

Written on 19 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Cal Poly alumnus Robert Burton was named Paso Robles’ new chief of police following city council endorsement Tuesday. Burton, 47, has been a captain with the department and was former Chief Lisa Solomon-Chitty’s top aide during her scandal-ridden administration. CalCoastNews... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles council race too close to call

Written on 7 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The Paso Robles City Council race remains too close to call with just late arriving vote-by-mail ballots left uncounted. Former councilman Steve Martin leads by a fairly comfortable margin over incumbents Fred Strong and Nick Gilman and challenger Jim Reed.... (Continue reading)