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  Tribune Special Report | Lisa Solomon: A chief under fire

  Accusations of sexual harassment and ticket quotas have placed a new spotlight on Paso Robles’ police chief, who has weathered some high-profile problems in the past but has also made significant gains in reducing crime and maintaining response times in the face of reduced budgets and cuts to the number of sworn officers on patrol.

• Expert describes mental state of Atascadero man accused of bludgeoning wife with hammer

  A psychologist testified Wednesday that an Atascadero man, who is accused of bludgeoning his wife to death with a hammer in 2008, believed he was sacrificing her to perform God’s will.

• Four women sue Cuesta faculty chair

• You’ll pay for that bouquet

• Supervisors approve Cambria Ranch firebreak

• County board lauds PTA efforts

• Personnel Commission for San Luis Coastal Unified School District has new member

• Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom to speak about California's future at SLO Chamber event Feb. 24

• Paso teachers upset over pay

• Fair probe of Solomon charges demanded

• Redo junior high, Atascadero decides

• Be seein’ ya, La Niña

• Fresh & Easy market opens on Broad Street in SLO

• SLO firefighters OK pact that forgoes raises, alters pensions

• Five Cities Fire floats tax idea

• Trauma center status approved

• Central Coast veterans invited to breakfast with Lois Capps

• Construction to restore access to Guadalupe Dunes County Park beach is underway

• Suspect in Christmas 2010 killings is found not guilty by reason of insanity

Business Business

You’ll pay for that bouquet

The days leading up to Valentine’s Day are some of the busiest of the year for many local retailers. Joe Goldberg, president and CEO of Skyline Flower Growers in Nipomo, is ramping up operations at all of his production centers.

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• Fresh & Easy market opens on Broad Street in SLO

• Options scraps magazine in favor of other fundraisers

Sports Sports

College Roundup: Happy homecoming for Cuesta baseball

Jordan Goldsmith took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as Cuesta College defeated Riverside 9-0 on Wednesday for its first baseball win of the season in its home opener.

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• Prep Roundup: Balanced attack lifts Atascadero boys basketball team over Pioneer Valley

• Fishing Report: Early catches hold up in lingcod contest

Bob Cuddy Bob Cuddy

• Trashing of Paso chief shows bad journalism

• Keep civil liberties, more people say

• Plastic bags hold a lot of democracy

Lon Allan Lon Allan

• Original high school building’s end is near

• Too much emphasis on self-esteem

• Atascadero should remain on waste panel

Bill Morem Bill Morem

• Atascadero Iraq vet is a lean, mean logistical machine

• Something of a miracle on Prado Road

• A speech for 1949 ... or for 2012?

Phil Dirkx Phil Dirkx

• Calling for ideas on the youth prison

• Barring new inmates, new prison useless

• Excuse me, but what if I only need the one?