I’m looking forward to the progress being made on one the city’s largest vacant buildings. Here is my report from Tuesday evening’s meeting: Eight businesses expected to fill massive building The Paso Robles Planning Commission approved modifications of signage and architecture at the old Paris Precision building on Ramada Drive at the south end of…
This week the planning commission approved a new RV park at the Links Golf Course. I attended the meeting and listened to some very valid concerns from the neighbors in the Jardine Road area. I agreed with many of their concerns and think the city needs to do a better job addressing them. Specifically, the…
I enjoy reading the latest research into longevity. It helps me stay focused on being healthy and gives me optimism for the future. When I need a little inspiration I just think of my racquetball buddy Lloyd Miller, who turned 90 last summer and still hits the gym every day. He is a living example…
The Paso Robles Planning Department is now requiring new residential developments to pay to maintain their roads. It has always been common practice for builders to bear the burden of building new roads and then giving the roads and the land under them to the city. But in the past, the city has been responsible for…
Vote yes on Measure M! When was the last time I voted for a bond? I thought about that for a while, and I honestly could not remember. I am skeptical of public financing through bond measures, because I see how poorly government finances are managed in general. When it comes to the school…
I enjoy reading the latest research on health and fitness. This report shows how exercise can help grown and improve the brain. It specifically shows how ketones are related to brain health. -New York Times reports- Physical activity is good for our brains. A wealth of science supports that idea. But precisely how exercise alters…
This item came before the planning commission in July. It stirred up a lot of public comment because one of the property owners is the parent company of Justin Vineyards. Justin is under heavy criticism for removing thousands of native oak trees on the westside of town. Residents packed the meeting to complain that Justin…
Several months back I had the opportunity to meet Dick Wilhoit, the developer of the River Oaks Community. He and his son Wes Wilhoit took a couple of hours to review their development and proposal for more homes on the north side of town. It was a well-thought-out plan that will make for a wonderful new…
Do you know where your beef comes from? I do. I recently met rancher Coco Collelmo. She raises a small herd of grass-fed New Zealand Angus seven miles up Adelaide Road from our house in Paso Robles. Coco’s father started the business in 1959. In 2001, Coco met David Foss of New Zealand who brought…
Why should you care about search engine optimization? Well, if you are in business, you want customers to find you online. Did you know that 97-percent of Americans use the internet to search for local businesses. Search engine optimization, or SEO, is a fancy term for getting your business to rank higher in Google search…
