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Stew Jenkins takes aim at Guadalupe’s rental inspections

Written on 15 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The leader of the movement to repeal and replace San Luis Obispo’s rental inspection program is threatening to overturn a similar ordinance in Guadalupe. San Luis Obispo attorney Stew Jenkins describes Guadalupe’s ordinance as “more extreme” than the one recently... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe council angered by disincorporation pitch

Written on 16 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Guadalupe City Council members are not happy with the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury’s recommendation to disband their city. The Guadalupe City Council met Tuesday, shortly after the release of a grand jury report that describes city finances as a... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe mayor seeking grand jury investigation

Written on 15 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Guadalupe mayor Frances Romero announced plans Tuesday to ask the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury to investigate the city’s past financial mismanagement and accounting practices. “As a citizen of Guadalupe that is also its mayor, and in an effort to... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe flirting with bankruptcy

Written on 17 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Guadalupe City Administrator Andrew Carter, who often describes himself as a numbers person, has discovered some financial mismanagement and accounting practices that could leave him without a city to administer. Guadalupe, which has the smallest tax base... (Continue reading)

Raises pending for SLO council, manager and attorney

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Each member of the San Luis Obispo City Council, as well as the city manager and city attorney could receive pay raises in the coming weeks. This week the council is holding closed session meetings in which... (Continue reading)

Carter wants SLO council to appeal judge’s decision

Written on 9 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

Former San Luis Obispo Councilman Andrew Carter’s letter to the city council: Dear council, What follows is lengthy. I realize that. It covers every nuance I can think of about the decision you face on Monday. As you are aware,... (Continue reading)

SLO grants more than $200,000 to CAPSLO

Written on 6 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved more than $200,000 in funding to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo Tuesday evening after acknowledging allegations that the nonprofit is fraudulently handling homeless clients’ accounts. The council unanimously approved $125,988... (Continue reading)

SLO council considering grant money for CAPSLO

Written on 5 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council will consider giving more than $200,000 Tuesday evening to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo. As part of a yearly Community Development Block Grant, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development,... (Continue reading)

SLO councilman resigns on Facebook

Written on 23 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

In what has become the popular way to communicate with one’s constituents, San Luis Obispo City Councilman Andrew Carter announced plans to resign his council seat on his Facebook page shortly before 1 p.m. today. “I have good new and... (Continue reading)

Carter challenges Marx for mayor

Written on 25 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx announced Tuesday she plans to run for reelection in November and within 24 hours Councilman Andrew Carter challenged her as expected. “I have shown I have the know how, experience, long time community involvement... (Continue reading)