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Some retired city of Los Angeles employees are getting such large pensions, they exceed the IRS limits. Jack Dolan of the LA Times writing that the city established an “excess benefit plan” to pay what the pension system cannot legally cover. They used money that would otherwise be spent on city streets or to hire…
San Luis Obispo county workers returning to work today, after walking off the job for three days last week. The county workers still working without a contract. They want a 2.5% pay raise. The county offered them one half per cent increase this year, and 2% next year. The rank and file rejected it. The…
The Templeton Community Services District board meets tomorrow evening. They’ll discuss the results of a survey addressing a proposed special parcel tax for fire and emergency services. They’ll also discuss adjusting rates for mid-state solid waste and recycling. That meeting gets underway tomorrow at seven at the Templeton CSD office.
The Paso Robles city council meets tomorrow evening. They’ll conduct a hearing to solicit community input on where to draw the boundaries for the new city council district. The city council will conduct a hearing on those district boundaries for council members at their meeting tomorrow night. They’ll also discuss authorizing the police department to…
Any rainfall at your place overnight? John Lindsay of PG and E says we’ll see a few showers today, diminishing tonight. Total rainfall will range between one half inch to about one and a quarter inch. That’s from the system that arrived last night, tapering off tonight. Then we’ll get sunny weather through the rest…
Cloudy today with highs in the upper 50’s. Tonight, mostly clear, temperatures in the upper 30’s. Mostly sunny tomorrow, and warmer, highs mid 60’s. The long range forecast calls for rain showers late Sunday night and early Monday morning.
Two north county water polo players honored for their play with Cuesta college. Both women are from Atascadero. Sophomore Faith Archibald named Cuesta’s MVP. She also earned All America Honors. She had 87 goals and 38 assists this season. Freshman goal tender Tina Bell was named to the All Western State conference second team. She…
A correction on yesterday’s story on the funeral for Paso Robles resident Allen Jackson Junior. His funeral will be held at eleven Saturday at the Paso Robles Event Center in the Adelaide room. Jackson died recently at the age of 67.
After nearly 130 years, Marshalls Jewelers is closing in downtown San Luis Obispo. The jewelry store has had four owners over the last 129 years. Jeff Mckeegan says the store will celebrate its 130th Christimas on December 25th. Mckeegan started working at Marshalls Jewelers in 1981. He bought the store in 1993. He said he…
A farm in Santa Maria is identified as the source of the romaine lettuce E Coli outbreak that made 59 people sick. The Adams Brothers Family Farms is one of eight on the central coast which the centers for disease control is investigating. The CDC says it’s found the outbreak strain of E Coli in…
