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SLO points to zoning, not ordinance in fighting medical marijuana

Written on 18 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

San Luis Obispo has turned to zoning code to keep medical marijuana dispensaries out of the city. Acting Community Development Director Doug Davidson rejected three applications for medical marijuana dispensary business licenses in July, citing zoning code incompatibility, not an emergency... (Continue reading)

Coast Unified lunch policy rationalized

Written on 14 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

A lawyer for Coast Unified School District’s board of trustees repeated his interpretation Thursday of how the children of district superintendent Chris Adams came to be included on the free lunch list. Adams and his wife, Julie, an education consultant, report... (Continue reading)

Woman brutalized on video at SLO County Mental Health

Written on 29 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 116 comments

If Valerie Lane had been a stray dog she would gotten better protection from San Luis Obispo County. As it is, she is still suffering from a brutal attack that occurred more than two years ago at a San Luis... (Continue reading)

SLO City Council accused of Brown Act violations

Written on 28 Jul, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 41 comments

San Luis Obispo City Council members and administrative staff have come under fire for alleged violations of open meetings laws that protect public access to information and participation. Several critics have filed or voiced complaints about the city council’s lack of... (Continue reading)

Pismo attorney pleads not guilty in grand theft case

Written on 15 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Pismo Beach attorney accused of embezzling more than a quarter-million dollars from a deceased client’s estate entered a not guilty plea Tuesday. William Peter Terhune pleaded not guilty to charges of two counts of grand theft by embezzlement and preparing... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach attorney arrested for grand theft

Written on 8 Jul, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 54 comments

UPDATE: The San Luis Obispo Police Department says investigators have possibly identified additional victims as a result of searches conducted Thursday at Attorney William Peter Terhune’s Pismo Beach office and home. Terhune is facing charges of embezzlement and excessive taking of... (Continue reading)

CalPERS’ $11 million legal payment scrutinized

Written on 28 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An $11 million bill for legal fees associated with an internal review of the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) is drawing criticism. LATIMES CalPERS, the nation’s largest public pension fund which oversees $232 billion, paid a Washington, D.C. law... (Continue reading)

Blogger wins free speech battle, Cal Poly dean loses

Written on 21 May, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

The former Cal Poly College of Engineering dean who filed a defamation lawsuit against numerous defendants and the university loses round one and is ordered to pay a defending San Luis Obispo blogger nearly $17,000 on the grounds of freedom... (Continue reading)

EFI sues Bryan Cave attorneys $100 million for malpractice

Written on 3 May, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

A bankruptcy trustee filed suit Friday against Estate Financial Inc.’s (EFI) former attorney and her employing firm, Bryan Cave LLP, alleging a cover up which led to the swindling of more than $100 million from more than 1,500 San Luis... (Continue reading)

Marijuana dispensary arrestees’ attorney speaks out

Written on 4 Jan, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 26 comments

STATEMENT By DAVID FISHER Please be advised this office has been retained to represent Christopher and Amy Austin, Rachel and Charles Tamagni, Peter Miller, and Steven Gordon regarding their recent arrests during the raids of several medical marijuana services. While... (Continue reading)