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VOL. CXXX, NO. XXII
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019
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VETERANS DAY 2019
ECONOMIC FORECAST
SLO County needs more affordable housing Speaker: Unemployment at unacceptable levels By MARK DIAZ mark@pasoroblespress.com SAN LUIS OBISPO — One message came through loud and clear at the annual Central Coast Economic Forecast: the County of San Luis Obispo needs more housing if it wants to prosper. Keynote speaker Chris Thornberg told a room packed with the Central Coast’s movers and shakers that California needs to build for success, instead of waiting for success to build. According to Thornberg, California’s economy is booming. The state ranks in the top 10 for five-year employment and percent earning growth among other numerous strong indicators. However, like the entire state, the County faces a housing shortage. The jobs are there, but there are not enough people to fill those jobs because people can not afford the rent or to purchase property. Thornberg said that without people to work the jobs, the state and local economy is bound to falter. Generally speaking, high unemployment is bad and low unemployment is good although Thornberg said that ultralow unemployment causes its own CONTINUED ON PAGE A10
Shhh — Paso Passes First-Ever Noise Law By MARK DIAZ mark@pasoroblespress.com
PASO ROBLES — The City of Paso Robles took its first steps in joining the ranks of the sound police. The council held a public hearing and voted 5-0 on the first reading of the City’s first-ever noise nuisance laws at the Nov. 5 Council meeting. The second reading will take place at the next Council meeting on Nov. 19. According to staff, the ordinance “will provide measurable standards for allowed noise levels, which can be enforced to eliminate noise problems affecting the community.” The state of California mandated that cities create a general plan that describes the vision, goals and objections for their development. The plan must include eight “elements” one which deals with noise. Noise elements guide develCONTINUED ON PAGE A10
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A large flag hangs from the Paso Robles Fire Department ladder truck during the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Paso Robles District Cemetery. Photos by Brian Williams
Remembering Their Service Hundreds attend annual Veterans Day Ceremony By BRIAN WILLIAMS brian@pasoroblespress.com PASO ROBLES — Hundreds of people gathered under the shade of the Oak trees at the Paso Robles District Cemetery on Monday to honor America’s veterans. The traditional Veterans Day Ceremony began promptly at 11 a.m. with a flyover by the Estrella Warbird Museum. Paso Robles VFW Post 10965 Commander Salvador Cota emceed the ceremony and thanked everyone for taking time out of their holiday to remember military veterans, past and present.
Local scouts salute the flag during the Veterans Day Ceremony in Paso Robles. “We understand that Veterans Day is a day of deep significance
and opportunity,” Cota said to the stand-room-only crowd of veterans
proudly wearing caps and or jackets signifying when they served who were seated and standing next to friends and family showing their patriotism by wearing America’s colors — red, white and blue. “It is a day when recognize and honor the millions of men and women who answered when their nation called. All of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who have selflessly gone whenever and wherever they were called.” Nearly every speaker talked about the history of Veterans Day. Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on Nov. 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, Nov. 11 was “dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter CONTINUED ON PAGE A10
Parents for Joy Recognized for Playground Efforts
By MARK DIAZ mark@pasoroblespress.com
ATASCADERO — What started as a social media support group for parents with special-needs children grew into Parents for Joy, the organization that produced the $1.2 million all-inclusive Joy Playground. It opened to the public on April 5. “A lot of us met when our kids were in preschool,”
SPORTS
Members of Parents for Joy pose for a photo during the grand opening of Joy Playground earlier this year.
Atascadero mom Sarah Sullivan said. “The teacher realized that we were all kind of in the same place and did not really have any friends that understood what we were going through, so she put together a Facebook group.” When Sullivan and Jenell Allen first pitched the unique play area concept to the City of Atascadero in 2013 they had
Paso Robles Press file photo
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