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Picanco to run for another term

Written on 16 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Paso Robles Mayor Duane Picanco announced Thursday he plans to run for another term in the November election. [Tribune] He is the first candidate to announce plans to seek the seat. Candidates officially submit intentions between July 16 and August... (Continue reading)

App mute on moles at union meetings

Written on 14 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 184 comments

Paso Robles City Manager Jim App and Police Chief Lisa Solomon allegedly used spies during negotiations last year with police officers’ union representatives and later discussed the practice in emails. Members of the Police Officers Association (PRPOA) reacted sharply to the... (Continue reading)

Chief Solomon ‘taking some leave’

Written on 12 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 160 comments

Embattled Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon “is taking some leave,” City Manager Jim App confirmed Monday. Solomon’s on-duty sexual behavior, political activities, and improper department policies initiated since her 2007 appointment have been detailed by current and former officers, resulting... (Continue reading)

Grisly details of Paso Robles murder revealed

Written on 12 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 51 comments

Bizarre details of the murder of a Paso Robles motel maintenance man were described in San Luis Obispo Superior Court on Friday by investigators and a witness who depicted four people planning to kill a man they accused of kidnapping... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles Council saves us from ourselves once again

Written on 9 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By GARY NEMETH The Paso Robles City Council meeting on March 6 is proof that we can be assured that our elected leaders are interested only in what is best for all the citizens of Paso. During public comments... (Continue reading)

SLO pilot blamed for plane crash

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Federal investigator said three pilot errors including running an engine out of gas caused a plane to crash last February in San Bernardino. [PressEnterprise] The pilot Lonny Rollins, 39, of San Luis Obispo and his passenger and pilot Greg Fitzgerald,... (Continue reading)

Woman raped in Paso Robles’ park

Written on 8 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A Paso Robles’ woman said she was snatched from the street and dragged into a park where she was raped on Friday. On Tuesday evening, the woman called police to report a man had grabbed her while she walked home... (Continue reading)

Crime stats don’t tell real story

Written on 5 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 177 comments

It’s hard to accept as convincing the assertion that crime is down in Paso Robles when one can look out a window at a passing parade of daily lawbreaking. But the criminal activity that occurs regularly outside the picture windows of... (Continue reading)

Atascadero and Paso Robles violating personnel rules

Written on 2 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Atascadero and Paso Robles employees are breaking rules that limit the amount of vacation accrual leaving Atascadero with $887,320 and Paso Robles with $1,646,575 in unfunded liability, according to Grand Jury report (pdf) released Thursday. In Paso Robles and Atascadero,... (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)