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Paso Robles wines earn top rankings

Written on 14 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Two red wines from San Luis Obispo County have been prominently included in a list of best red wines on the West Coast. [San Francisco Chronicle] The publication articulates its opinion of the top 100 wines and has this to... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gang members arrested in statewide drug sweep

Written on 13 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A drug sweep conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies Wednesday led to the arrests of several Paso Robles gang members for involvement in a narcotics ring. About 200 officers, including San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies, participated in the sweep... (Continue reading)

Man shoots himself after long CHP chase

Written on 10 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man shot himself in a truck Sunday night and survived after leading law enforcement on a long chase that ended on Highway 46 east of Paso Robles. [KSBY] California Highway Patrol officers tried to stop the man for speeding... (Continue reading)

Man dies after walking into oncoming big-rig

Written on 7 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A big-rig truck hit and killed a pedestrian Thursday afternoon who intentionally walked into oncoming traffic in the Avila Beach area. [KCOY] The California Highway Patrol determined that the 49-year-old man pulled his Ford pickup over to the right shoulder... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles, Cayucos school districts shoulder huge bond debts

Written on 4 Dec, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 44 comments

Two San Luis Obispo County school districts have borrowed millions of dollars using a risky form of financing saddling them with huge debt. Both Cayucos Elementary School District and Paso Robles Joint Unified School District turned to capital appreciation bonds... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed in roll-over accident

Written on 4 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Paso Robles man was killed in a single vehicle accident on Highway 101 near Los Olivos early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Jorge Plascencia-Toro, 34, was headed south on the highway in a 1994 Toyota pickup... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gas station robber surrenders in Fresno

Written on 27 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A man robbed a gas station in Paso Robles Sunday and then turned himself into police in Fresno on Monday. Charles Donald Wheeler Jr., of Paso Robles, robbed Eagle Energy Gas Station at 2400 Golden Hills Road without using a... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into Paso Robles home

Written on 24 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A driver crashed into a home on Veronica Street in Paso Robles Friday afternoon rendering the home uninhabitable The driver lost control of his truck, drove through a fence, through an exterior wall into the homes living room and then... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit challenges Paso Robles groundwater ordinance

Written on 19 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

ANNOUNCEMENT By STEVE HOCH On behalf of a group of concerned landowners in Paso Robles, the Los Angeles based firm of Morris Polich & Purdy LLP (MPP) filed a lawsuit in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on October 30.... (Continue reading)

Wal-Mart attacks union on planned Black Friday strike

Written on 19 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

As a looming labor strike on Black Friday threatens sales, Wal-Mart has filed a complaint against the union it claims is organizing the disruption. Wal-Mart accused the United Food and Commercial Workers of trying to force the retail giant into... (Continue reading)