Open letter to San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor’s Chairman Bruce Gibson
OPINION By JULIE TACKER Dear Supervisor Gibson, Today, during my thre minute public comment (for Items not on the agenda) and before you rudely interrupted me, I had intended to bring attention to the campaign season buzz words; “water” and “jobs”. After suggesting that the county had a “water specialist”...
SLO Woman sues Chipotle over racist remarks
A woman who worked at Chipotle restaurant in San Luis Obispo filed a lawsuit that claims her former boss subjected her to racist discrimination for years. Janeka Samuels, a black woman, was fired in Oct. 2013 from her job after several of her fellow employees complained about racist jabs allegedly...
Lonnie Curtis talks Oceano politics
Recently fired general manager and current candidate for the Oceano Community Services Board of Directors, Lonnie Curtis, spoke with CalCoastNews Tuesday about his candidacy and the state of Oceano politics. Curtis did not hide his distaste for the current board of directors, but he said he is running for office...
Paso Robles man arrested for child molestation
Paso Robles police arrested a 32-year-old man early Tuesday morning for molesting a 13-year-old boy. The juvenile victim came to the police department around 6:45 p.m. Monday to report that an acquaintance of his had molested him. Detectives quickly confirmed the allegation and located the suspect, Lizandro Jorge Rivera. Officers...
Brown nominates Stanford Law school professor to California Supreme Court
Gov. Jerry Brown nominated Stanford University law professor Mariano-Florentino Cuellar on Tuesday to fill a vacancy on the California Supreme Court. [Mercury News] Cuellar, known as “Tino,” is in line to replace Justice Marvin Baxter, who recently announced that he would retire at the end of the year. A three-member...
Nipomo woman sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud
A Nipomo woman received a three-year federal prison sentence Monday for her role in several tax fraud schemes. [Tribune] Imelda Sanchez, 42, pleaded guilty in Feb. 2013 to one count of making false claims against the government and one count of making false statements on a loan application. IRS investigators...
Recently fired manager running for Oceano board
Update: Curtis responded Tuesday morning to a CalCoastNews email asking for an explanation of his decision. The story previously said that Curtis did not respond. Four months after losing his job as the general manager of the Oceano Community Services Distirct, Lonnie Curtis is vying to make a return to...
