North Paso Robles has had a bad reputation. There is a perception of it having more crime, more drugs, more gangs. Though it’s only a part of the north side, Paso Robles Housing Authority is making a big difference to change that perception with its newly rebuilt Oak Park housing. With its new, modern, state-of-the-art…
Month: April 2015
Fun with ‘Random Thoughts with Bill and Rob’
Local podcast celebrities Bill Roof and Rob Sharp invited me to go on their weekly show, Random Thoughts with Bill and Rob. We had a lot of fun at Rob’s studio in his Sharp’s Hill Vineyard home. In addition to being a winemaker, he is a nationally-recognized insurance industry expert. Bill is a local hotelier….
The first person to live for 1,000 years is probably already alive
Would you like to live to be 1,000-years-old? It is likely that someone living on Earth today will make it to that lofty number of years, according to research scientists who are pushing the envelope ever closer to the ten-century limit, News.Com.Au reports. Leading the charge to virtual immortality is Cambridge gerontologist Aubrey de Grey,…
Local card room controversy gets ‘win-win’ conclusion
Tonight the Paso Robles Planning Commission was expected to deal with a controversial issue. The Paso Robles Casino, a local poker card room, had asked to move into a building, currently home to Knight’s Carpet on Ramada Drive, that was purchased by the card room owners about a year ago. The move was opposed by…
My first Development Review Committee
On Monday, I attended my first Development Review Committee. It’s a sub-committee of the Paso Robles Planning Commission. Three commissioners meet with city planning staff to review new projects before the city. I am an alternate. The committee approved both of the items on the agenda below. I abstained on the Ayres Hotel, because they…
Tribune: Mayor has his own Internet radio station
Paso Robles Mayor Steve Martin launched a local radio station that includes news sharing with our Paso Robles Daily News. The Tribune gave us a mention in the story. San Luis Obispo Tribune – Paso Robles Mayor Steve Martin has launched a new Internet radio station called Voice of Paso “to promote the city’s news, events…