Aug. 4, 2015 – KVEC 920 San Luis Obispo radio talk show host Dave Congalton interviewed me to talk about a North County “Media War” with News Media Corp.’s owner John Tompkins. In the 20-minute segment, Congalton and I discuss a threatening voicemail I received from News Media Corp. owner John Tompkins. Congalton called me because my…
Here’s my view of the city decision to re-open the city pool at Centennial Park. Good job city council! The Paso Robles City Council voted earlier this month to take the steps necessary to open Centennial Pool for the summer in 2016. With the city looking to restore some of the services lost during the…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
According to the US Department of transportation, more than 30,000 Americans die every year in traffic collisions. If we knew that self-driving cars could reduce that rate by say 90-percent, would that make it worth it to give up our “right to drive”? Food for thought: MASHABLE – The days of humans driving their own…
San Luis Obispo Tribune: APRIL 22, 2015 10:42 AM Local children Thursday helped create poetry flags to hang in a larger piece of art celebrating National Poetry Month at the Paso Robles City Library. Children, teens and adults can still visit the library, at Spring and 11th streets, through the end of the month to create…
An open letter to youth sports leaders on hearing loss Hearing loss is a serious problem. Exposure to sustained high-volume sound is damaging our hearing and quality of life. While adults may choose what volumes of sound they are exposed to, children do not get that choice. My daughter was attending a cheerleading competition in…
