Comments on: Weyrich living high while employees and brides-to-be suffer http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/ We are San Luis Obispo County’s on-line independent news source producing in-depth investigative news in the public interest. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: cheseburger http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4511 cheseburger Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:09:52 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4511 Ha, that would be fat bast*rd, to bad Gearhart already got that part, maybe he can get a chance at the next remake of Flubber! Ha, that would be fat bast*rd, to bad Gearhart already got that part, maybe he can get a chance at the next remake of Flubber!

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]]> By: CambriaKing http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4393 CambriaKing Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:34:21 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4393 This guy reminds me of a character from the Austin Powers' movies...Fat Ba........ This guy reminds me of a character from the Austin Powers’ movies…Fat Ba……..

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]]> By: briggs2000 http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4230 briggs2000 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:34:02 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4230 Kaabooom!!! what is that they say... umm, ahhh what comes around goes around.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monday, Feb. 01, 2010 Weyrich loses Villa Toscana, wineries and vineyards to lender at auction By Melanie Cleveland | mcleveland@thetribunenews.com North County businessman David Weyrich lost key real estate holdings to lender Aegon at a public auction today after an unsuccessful attempt at finding a buyer for the properties. The properties now in Aegon’s possession include the luxury hotel Villa Toscana and Martin Weyrich Winery, vineyards and tasting room in Paso Robles; York Mountain Winery and vineyards in Templeton; and Jack Ranch Vineyard in San Luis Obispo. Since the late 1990s, Weyrich had invested millions of dollars into housing developments, a jet service, wineries and hotels in the county. But he has been steadily losing ground to his creditors in the last two years. Martin Weyrich LLC owed Aegon more than $17 million for the properties. The firm had postponed the auction three times since November because Weyrich was working with a private buyer to buy out Aegon’s interest, but no buyers ultimately stepped forward with terms satisfactory enough to the lender, according to brokers and lenders close to negotiations. Kaabooom!!! what is that they say… umm, ahhh what comes around goes around….

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Monday, Feb. 01, 2010

Weyrich loses Villa Toscana, wineries and vineyards to lender at auction
By Melanie Cleveland | mcleveland@thetribunenews.com

North County businessman David Weyrich lost key real estate holdings to lender Aegon at a public auction today after an unsuccessful attempt at finding a buyer for the properties.

The properties now in Aegon’s possession include the luxury hotel Villa Toscana and Martin Weyrich Winery, vineyards and tasting room in Paso Robles; York Mountain Winery and vineyards in Templeton; and Jack Ranch Vineyard in San Luis Obispo.

Since the late 1990s, Weyrich had invested millions of dollars into housing developments, a jet service, wineries and hotels in the county. But he has been steadily losing ground to his creditors in the last two years.

Martin Weyrich LLC owed Aegon more than $17 million for the properties. The firm had postponed the auction three times since November because Weyrich was working with a private buyer to buy out Aegon’s interest, but no buyers ultimately stepped forward with terms satisfactory enough to the lender, according to brokers and lenders close to negotiations.

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]]> By: Paperboys http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4219 Paperboys Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:18:28 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4219 For the life of me I can't even imagine $200 million let alone figure out how to blow through it in 10 years. Me, I would have taken that $200 million and retired, lived the good life for the rest of my days. But Weyrich I guess wanted to be a billionaire. Now he's broker than I am. Weyrich is obviously a man of exorbitant appetites and he bit off more than he could chew. It serves him right to be in this mess. He needs to make good on all this or officially become not only the worst businessman of all time, but the biggest hypocrite ever. Catholic my a**. For the life of me I can’t even imagine $200 million let alone figure out how to blow through it in 10 years.
Me, I would have taken that $200 million and retired, lived the good life for the rest of my days.
But Weyrich I guess wanted to be a billionaire. Now he’s broker than I am.
Weyrich is obviously a man of exorbitant appetites and he bit off more than he could chew. It serves him right to be in this mess. He needs to make good on all this or officially become not only the worst businessman of all time, but the biggest hypocrite ever. Catholic my a**.

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]]> By: cheseburger http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4197 cheseburger Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:20:07 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4197 Hope the rest of the boys roll in the same mud! Hope the rest of the boys roll in the same mud!

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]]> By: utube http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4189 utube Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:30:09 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4189 Weyrich has some development proposal listed online under county permits for North county-Wonder if this could be his brother? But if it is HIM and he is still building in this situation? THAT should be shut down.. Weyrich has some development proposal listed online under county permits for North county-Wonder if this could be his brother? But if it is HIM and he is still building in this situation? THAT should be shut down..

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]]> By: Mike S http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 Mike S Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:16:47 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4157 Hi Villa Toscana Bride...me and my fiance also booked at Villa Toscana and are now trying to get our deposits back and get as much information about the situation as possible. Please contact me at: tajadib22@yahoo.com if you would like to further discuss the situation or just talk about things and join forces. -Mike Hi Villa Toscana Bride…me and my fiance also booked at Villa Toscana and are now trying to get our deposits back and get as much information about the situation as possible. Please contact me at: tajadib22@yahoo.com if you would like to further discuss the situation or just talk about things and join forces.

-Mike

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]]> By: briggs2000 http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4127 briggs2000 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:16:49 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4127 An Open Letter to OUR District Attorney: I have several friends (and they know of more) that are holding bad payroll checks from Weyrich et. al. While I know much of the noise surrounding Weyrich is Civil and that will work through the systems, as you well know, writing bad checks is not civil, it’s CRIMINAL. And while I have encouraged everyone I know to submit the PAYROLL checks to your bad check program, most are intimidated by the process. Please see the below links and with that – you now know what is going on – again I’m sure. As OUR District Attorney, I am hoping you take a more proactive role with this and get in front of the story – instead of cleaning it up after the fact. Employees have to be paid and the longer this goes on, the more damages accrue to people who cannot afford it. And all of these employees are wage based (non-exempt) employees. Please do your job! Interview from KVEC920am: Click to Listen http://drop.io/weyrich San Luis Tribune: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/1008373.html Cal Coast News: http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/ An Open Letter to OUR District Attorney:

I have several friends (and they know of more) that are holding bad payroll checks from Weyrich et. al. While I know much of the noise surrounding Weyrich is Civil and that will work through the systems, as you well know, writing bad checks is not civil, it’s CRIMINAL.

And while I have encouraged everyone I know to submit the PAYROLL checks to your bad check program, most are intimidated by the process. Please see the below links and with that – you now know what is going on – again I’m sure.

As OUR District Attorney, I am hoping you take a more proactive role with this and get in front of the story – instead of cleaning it up after the fact. Employees have to be paid and the longer this goes on, the more damages accrue to people who cannot afford it. And all of these employees are wage based (non-exempt) employees.

Please do your job!

Interview from KVEC920am:
Click to Listen
http://drop.io/weyrich

San Luis Tribune:
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/1008373.html

Cal Coast News:
http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/

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]]> By: cheseburger http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-4064 cheseburger Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:20:04 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-4064 Fat chance, I don't think he meant the town of Paso Pobles, I think he meant the city administrators who paved the way for Gearhart's destruction, refer to previous cal coast article. Fat chance, I don’t think he meant the town of Paso Pobles, I think he meant the city administrators who paved the way for Gearhart’s destruction, refer to previous cal coast article.

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]]> By: Gsan http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3957 Gsan Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:04:53 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3957 That's an old picture of the Carlton. Some of the neon sign letters have been out for a long time ... an evidence of ... That’s an old picture of the Carlton. Some of the neon sign letters have been out for a long time … an evidence of …

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]]> By: mccdave http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3952 mccdave Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:00:52 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3952 Just seems like plugs for businesses are showing up in articles here. Vintage Traditions ran banner ads and Meathead Movers seems to get plenty of press. Just seems like plugs for businesses are showing up in articles here. Vintage Traditions ran banner ads and Meathead Movers seems to get plenty of press.

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]]> By: fat chance http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3949 fat chance Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:44:59 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3949 Your right it's Paso fault that two losers from Atascadero stole everybodys money:-( You are right about Weyrich being a thief but I still don't think you can put the blame on Paso Robles! Your right it’s Paso fault that two losers from Atascadero stole everybodys money:-( You are right about Weyrich being a thief but I still don’t think you can put the blame on Paso Robles!

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]]> By: Payback http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3938 Payback Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:41:12 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3938 Greedy, gluttonous, pigs, all of them...David Wyrich, Hurst Financial, Gearhart...and these just those that got caught. There are many more like them in this corrupt little town of Paso. Newcomers beware! You are their PREY! Greedy, gluttonous, pigs, all of them…David Wyrich, Hurst Financial, Gearhart…and these just those that got caught. There are many more like them in this corrupt little town of Paso. Newcomers beware! You are their PREY!

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]]> By: hotdog http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3936 hotdog Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:35:27 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3936 Jeez Dave, check out your comment. Errant fingers? I know you can do better than that. And what is the intent of your message? Jeez Dave, check out your comment. Errant fingers? I know you can do better than that. And what is the intent of your message?

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]]> By: cheseburger http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3933 cheseburger Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:46:03 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3933 Don't buy the wine, don't eat at the dive and line up and picket the place, that's exactly how one lady got all her money back from Hurst, before it was to late. Organize a rally in front of the Hotel, all unpaid personnel do attend and scream like hell so all the customers will leave! Think about it an organized boycott of all "Weyrich", services and products! I bet he cringes when he reads this, hit him where it hurts, in the wallet and to his soon to be creditors, three of you can force him into involuntary bankruptcy, in federal court, S.B. So there's the recipe, start cooking his *ss! Really this might work! Don’t buy the wine, don’t eat at the dive and line up and picket the place, that’s exactly how one lady got all her money back from Hurst, before it was to late. Organize a rally in front of the Hotel, all unpaid personnel do attend and scream like hell so all the customers will leave!
Think about it an organized boycott of all “Weyrich”, services and products! I bet he cringes when he reads this, hit him where it hurts, in the wallet and to his soon to be creditors, three of you can force him into involuntary bankruptcy, in federal court, S.B.
So there’s the recipe, start cooking his *ss! Really this might work!

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]]> By: Cindy http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3930 Cindy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:29:53 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3930 Unfortunately the Carlton Hotel is the cornerstone and anchor for Atascadero’s main street. I used to support them despite their mediocre food (sometimes outright unpalatable) and their powty pussed employees. The fact is that the Carlton isn’t going to survive, so I hope when it goes into bankruptcy it is bought out by someone who knows something about running a hotel business. At the same time at least the proceeds will go to Weyricks creditors. Does anyone recall the the hummer limo that used to cruise Atascadero and the Carlton when it first opened? Not sure which 400lb butt was in the back seat, Weyrick or Gearhart or both. It sure was a gauche spectacle and I knew something wasn’t right about someone that had a need to flaunt their “butt” like that. It was anything but impressive then and it’s just laughable now Unfortunately the Carlton Hotel is the cornerstone and anchor for Atascadero’s main street. I used to support them despite their mediocre food (sometimes outright unpalatable) and their powty pussed employees. The fact is that the Carlton isn’t going to survive, so I hope when it goes into bankruptcy it is bought out by someone who knows something about running a hotel business. At the same time at least the proceeds will go to Weyricks creditors.
Does anyone recall the the hummer limo that used to cruise Atascadero and the Carlton when it first opened? Not sure which 400lb butt was in the back seat, Weyrick or Gearhart or both. It sure was a gauche spectacle and I knew something wasn’t right about someone that had a need to flaunt their “butt” like that. It was anything but impressive then and it’s just laughable now

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]]> By: zaphod http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3927 zaphod Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:51:17 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3927 <strong>David Weyrich</strong> <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1347&dat=19990815&id=ROsSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4vwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6575,2194915" rel="nofollow"> AM Radio</a> relevant excerpt from a Salon dot com article "...<em> Weyrich, a staunch Catholic and family man with eight children, has also been active in conservative causes. The New York Times reported in August that in addition to making donations to local candidates for county supervisor and Cal Poly's Republican Club, Weyrich was part of a group of wealthy Roman Catholic businessmen who started a radio network called Catholic Family Radio. Sort of like Rush Limbaugh for Catholics, the all-talk format features politicians such as former California Attorney General Dan Lungren and offers a conservative melange of anti-tax, anti-abortion family values. Joining Weyrich in the venture were other wealthy conservative Catholics like Thomas Monaghan, former chairman of Domino's Pizza, and Peter Lynch, former money manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund." John Lynch, Catholic Family Radio's chief executive (no relation to Peter Lynch), told the Times, "We are trying to stealth evangelize, as opposed to the Christian evangelicals who do hitting over the head evangelizing</em>." David Weyrich AM Radio
relevant excerpt from a Salon dot com article “… Weyrich, a staunch Catholic and family man with eight children, has also been active in conservative causes. The New York Times reported in August that in addition to making donations to local candidates for county supervisor and Cal Poly’s Republican Club, Weyrich was part of a group of wealthy Roman Catholic businessmen who started a radio network called Catholic Family Radio.

Sort of like Rush Limbaugh for Catholics, the all-talk format features politicians such as former California Attorney General Dan Lungren and offers a conservative melange of anti-tax, anti-abortion family values. Joining Weyrich in the venture were other wealthy conservative Catholics like Thomas Monaghan, former chairman of Domino’s Pizza, and Peter Lynch, former money manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund.”
John Lynch, Catholic Family Radio’s chief executive (no relation to Peter Lynch), told the Times, “We are trying to stealth evangelize, as opposed to the Christian evangelicals who do hitting over the head evangelizing.”

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]]> By: utube http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3923 utube Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:39:55 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3923 VINTAGE TRADITIONS: The latest CCN sponsor= Santa Margarita Ranch & Rossi Filliponi Wittstrom /Hetrtel/Fowler partners..I hear they are .holding weddings/Huge events without the proper permits or zoning-they are only permitted for non - profit events. Thats great to be able to make a buck but don't these guys EVER have to follow the rules like everyone else??? No more stories on them anymore though-they are payen the bills-It's business as usual! Santa Lucia Bank ....where Filipponi sits on the board with Katcho...wonder how they are holding up with Weyrich obligations unpaid? Comes around goes around.... VINTAGE TRADITIONS: The latest CCN sponsor= Santa Margarita Ranch & Rossi Filliponi Wittstrom /Hetrtel/Fowler partners..I hear they are .holding weddings/Huge events without the proper permits or zoning-they are only permitted for non – profit events. Thats great to be able to make a buck but don’t these guys EVER have to follow the rules like everyone else??? No more stories on them anymore though-they are payen the bills-It’s business as usual! Santa Lucia Bank ….where Filipponi sits on the board with Katcho…wonder how they are holding up with Weyrich obligations unpaid? Comes around goes around….

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]]> By: standup http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 standup Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:26:29 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3920 He is a fat pig, plain and simple. He is very lucky that wasn't my wedding he took the deposit from. I would get it back no matter what kind of "convincing" it took. I would ruin his day I'm sure. He is a fat pig, plain and simple. He is very lucky that wasn’t my wedding he took the deposit from. I would get it back no matter what kind of “convincing” it took. I would ruin his day I’m sure.

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]]> By: Crusader http://calcoastnews.com/2010/01/weyrich-living-high-while-employees-and-brides-to-be-suffer/comment-page-1/#comment-3918 Crusader Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:51:34 +0000 http://calcoastnews.com/?p=4355#comment-3918 Didn't that former SLO Blues owner go to prison for less than this? It all depends who you know and how much grease you have...

Didn’t that former SLO Blues owner go to prison for less than this?

It all depends who you know and how much grease you have…

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