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Attorney costs skyrocketing for AG mayor investigation

Written on 18 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

An investigation into alleged misconduct by Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill has ballooned from an originally approved expenditure of $15,000 to nearly $50,000 and that number is still climbing. [Cal Coast Times] In March, a resident of Arroyo Grande claimed... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly tortured at SLO County Jail, kills himself

Written on 15 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

A 39-year-old man who was allegedly hogtied, tormented, stripped naked, berated and belittled by staffers at the San Luis Obispo County Jail earlier this year killed himself Sunday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Before he shot himself, Jeremiah Mobley said he... (Continue reading)

On-duty CHP officer arrested in San Luis Obispo

Written on 14 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 43 comments

An on-duty California Highway Patrol officer was arrested for DUI in the parking lot of the CHP office on California Boulevard in San Luis Obispo more than a month ago. Nevertheless, the officer was not booked into jail nor was... (Continue reading)

Attorney questions validity of report on AG mayor

Written on 9 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

At a contentious South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board meeting on Sept. 6, an attorney for Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill asked the board to apologize to Hill for conducting a publicly funded inquisition. [Cal Coast Times] In... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart wins sentencing hearing appeal

Written on 5 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Former North County developer Kelly Gearhart will receive a new sentencing and restitution hearing after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Judge Otis Wright II erred in sentencing Gearhart to 14 years in federal prison. In 2014,... (Continue reading)

Fact checking SLO County’s jail death narrative

Written on 29 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

While San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson admits to having some responsibility for the death of a mentally ill man at the county jail, he continues to promote a disputed narrative of the events that led to Andrew Holland’s... (Continue reading)

Judge to Aaron Ochs: ‘Your conduct is troubling’

Written on 25 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge Wednesday admonished Los Osos blogger Aaron Ochs for “inappropriate” behavior and “troubling” conduct for his role as a regular online detractor of CalCoastNews, co-founder and reporter Karen Velie, and her family. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Renowned investigator probing CCN lawsuit issues

Written on 22 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

Carl Knudson Investigations has been retained by friends of CalCoastNews to reexamine details of a published article which resulted in litigation and a $1.1 million defamation verdict against the news website in March. [Cal Coast Times] Knudson will examine evidence... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande man joins supervisor race

Written on 21 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

A 31-year-old Arroyo Grande man filed papers last week announcing his intention to challenge San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Lynn Compton for the District 4 seat on the board of supervisors. [Cal Coast Times] Jimmy Paulding, a recent law school... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district awards controversial administrator life-time benefits

Written on 16 Aug, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board agreed to provide life-time medical benefits for former administrator Gerhardt Hubner and his family along with a $37,500 severance, following just 16 months on the job. The award occurred while Hubner ... (Continue reading)