Author: Karen Velie

KCOY Underground asking viewers to boycott

KCOY Underground asking viewers to boycott

Jan 31, 2012 | , | 0 |

The KCOY Underground is asking viewers to boycott KCOY News in February as part of an attempt to force the station back to local broadcasting and make a change in ownership.

In early January, KCOY laid off meteorologist Jim Byrne and 12 others. Many news staffers were replaced with the company’s Salinas news team, which now covers both Salinas and the Central Coast.

The Cowles California Media Company eliminated local sports. And while the morning news is still live from Santa Maria, the evening news is anchored in Salinas.

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CMC facing limited layoffs

CMC facing limited layoffs

Jan 31, 2012 | , | 0 |

Of the 545 layoff warning notices the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sent out last week, only seven went to employees of the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo.

As part of a state prison realignment that is slated to reduce the prison population by 33,000 within two years by moving some offenders to county jails, staff numbers are also slated to decline. Throughout the state prison system, there are now 14,000 fewer inmates than there were six months ago.

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Police chief accused of sexually assaulting her officers

Police chief accused of sexually assaulting her officers

Jan 26, 2012 | , | 0 |

Law enforcement officers have names for the girls offering them sex on the beat: Badge Bunny. Holster Sniffer. Uniform Jumper. Handcuff Hugger. In Paso Robles, brethren in blue have one more: The Chief.

A flurry of complaints and mounting formal grievances alleging sexual misconduct, illegal management practices and retaliation have been lodged against Paso Robles’ first female chief of police, Lisa Solomon. Those known to have made accusations against the chief include five current and former police officers, as well as a growing record of non-sworn police department personnel.

The criticisms against Solomon include allegations of sexual assaults, many committed in the presence of others, repeated affairs with a list of subordinates, and bearing a child out of wedlock fathered by a former lieutenant in the department.

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