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Petetit and Belsher’s money woes widen

Written on 15 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE John Belsher and Ryan Petetit have lost water rights key to their plans to build an assisted living and Alzheimer’s care facility in Templeton. Their failure to fund the purchase of the property could cost the pair... (Continue reading)

Porters threaten Tina Swithin with a lawsuit

Written on 11 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE The parents of a man facing 23 charges related to the sexual abuse of children took the first step toward legal action against their former daughter-in-law Tina Swithin, following Swithin’s public disclosures about her divorce and visitation... (Continue reading)

Is SLO County seeking to profit from heroin addicts?

Written on 3 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE Amid a growing opioid problem, San Luis Obispo County has announced plans to expand its substance abuse treatment programs. However, critics say the plans are inadequate in that they focus on providing replacement medication rather... (Continue reading)

Battle against SLO’s rental inspection ordinance advances

Written on 31 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE Councilman Dan Carpenter and two local attorneys unveiled a plan Monday to strike San Luis Obispo’s controversial rental inspection program through the initiative process. The proposed measure by Carpenter, Stew Jenkins and Dan Knight, says that the... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach mayor fined for concealing campaign donations

Written on 30 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 41 comments

By KAREN VELIE California’s political watchdog levied a fine against Grover Beach Mayor John Shoals during a hearing on Aug. 18, because he failed to file five campaign reports as required by the government code during his successful bid for... (Continue reading)

County employees say whistleblower complaints mishandled

Written on 27 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE For years, San Luis Obispo County employees have lodged complaints about missing medications and conditions at the jail that they say endanger inmates and nurses. More than four years ago, several medical staffers at the county jail... (Continue reading)

Bond rating for Los Osos is suspended

Written on 21 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE The financial bad news for the Los Osos Community Services District continues; earlier this summer the Standard & Poor’s suspended its rating for district bonds. The credit rating service said it could not continue to rate the... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s great cake caper

Written on 17 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE It turned out to be sort of a half-baked plan. On June 7, Susan Cameron, a nursing supervisor in charge of medical staff at the San Luis Obispo County Jail, brought a cake in for her co-workers... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo city inspector charged with burglary

Written on 16 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 50 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested a San Luis Obispo city engineering inspector for allegedly burglarizing a home in Nipomo. Deputies arrested Mark Williams on Sunday in Atascadero, according to an incident report. On Saturday, Williams, 56, allegedly went... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande’s rehire of interim city manager in question

Written on 15 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Arroyo Grande City Council’s plans to hire Robert McFall to serve as interim city manager were dismantled shortly after the council voted last week to approve his contract. It is currently unclear whether McFall will go back to work for... (Continue reading)