Simultaneous protests for Paso Robles
Two separate but parallel demonstrations Tuesday in Paso Robles will highlight perceived mismanagement by top city and school officials. Teachers will be a rally at Paso Robles School District...
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Author: Karen Velie
Cuesta College accreditation imperiled
BY KAREN VELIE Cuesta College administrators said today the institution faces the threat of finding itself without accreditation. The Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges...
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Paso schools face budget woes, teacher strike
An unexplained $1.59 million deficit in Paso Robles School District’s (PRSD) current budget has the district teetering on the brink of insolvency and under threat of a state takeover while local officials target teachers’ pay as a possible solution.
In response, teachers are now threatening to strike, and plan a rally Tuesday at the board’s 6 p.m. meeting at district headquarters, 800 Niblick Road, Paso Robles.
District officials have blamed the shortfall in its $54 million spending plan on a bookkeeping error made by a retired employee, and have posed fixes for the problem which include an immediate three percent salary hit, and similar, subsequent annual cuts.
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Gov. Brown’s pension reform plans
Gov. Jerry Brown has provided the language for his 12-point pension reform plan to the Legislature’s Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions. [SacramentoBee] Before the governor’s...
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Lawsuit filed against plastic bag ban
A pro-plastic bag coalition filed a suit on Thursday in San Luis Obispo County’s Superior Court attempting to set aside the recently approved-county anti-plastic bag ordinance. [Tribune] On...
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Cal Poly recognizes local photographer
At a forum on Monday, Feb 6, Cal Poly is honoring the work of a local photographer, while also celebrating diversity on campus. “Celebrating Diversity,” held in conjunction with Black...
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Columbia Journalism Review features CCN
A respected national professional journalism publication has recognized CalCoastNews for its impressive entry into the electronic investigative news business. [Columbia Journalism Review] “The...
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Taco Temple in Morro Bay raided for drugs
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies raided Taco Temple in Morro Bay on Wednesday afternoon in connection with a drug operation, sources and witnesses said.
Deputies arrested Efrain Ramirez, 44, the restaurant’s kitchen manager, for transporting narcotics. He remains in San Luis Obispo County Jail on an immigration hold, deputies said.
In addition to raiding the restaurant, deputies also searched Ramirez’ Los Osos home where they discovered an unknown quantity of drugs, sources said.
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SLO shoe burglaries linked to organized crime group
Police suspect an early morning burglary at the Skate Warehouse in San Luis Obispo is linked to an organized crime ring out of southern California. On Wednesday morning, the store’s manager saw...
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Officials ‘knew’ of sexual allegations against chief
Allegations of sexual misconduct by Paso Robles’ chief of police didn’t surprise everyone, according to a former councilman who said today that the city’s top management and council members have known of the assertions for years.
Lisa Solomon has been accused by current and former officers and non-sworn police department personnel of improper sexual touching and other related activities, setting unlawful ticket quotas, and subsequent retaliation against those who protested.
Solomon, 43, has declined to comment on the allegations, as have all other city officials. She is Paso Robles’ first female chief of police, appointed to her job in 2007 after rising through the ranks.
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California nuke plant leak called ‘no risk’
A leak in a steam generator tube at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California Tuesday poses no danger, plant officials say. [Los Angeles Times] As an investigation continues today...
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Cal Poly Chinese New Year Celebration, event photos
Performers danced with dragons at the 55th Annual Chinese New Year Banquet sponsored by the Cal Poly Chinese Student Association. The show also included a martial arts show by the Wushu Taichi...
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Ranger uses electric shock on man walking dogs off leash
A ranger shot a man on Sunday with a stun gun who was walking his lap-dogs off leash in a federal park after he tried to walk away, causing witnesses to claim the action was excessive. [SFChronicle]...
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Templeton child molester captured
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies took a Templeton man found guilty of sex crimes against children into custody at French Hospital Medical Center shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday....
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College official falsifies SAT numbers
A prestigious Southern California college admitted Monday that a resigned official inflated SAT entrance scores for the past six years to publications like U.S. News & World Report that use the...
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