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Julie Tacker has the experience Los Osos needs

Written on 12 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by MARLY TACKER I know what you’re thinking “this letter is signed by a family member, no wonder they support this candidate.” What you should realize, is I’m not just a family member, I am the daughter of Los... (Continue reading)

Los Osos needs a change in leadership

Written on 22 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Here we go again; Los Osos Community Services District is looking for a new General Manager.  With 16 or so, under its collective 16 year-old belt, the district is asking for proposals from qualified individuals to... (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)

Michael Seitz dismissed as legal counsel for Los Osos

Written on 2 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District is cutting ties with longtime district legal counsel Shipsey & Seitz with plans to retain Roy Hanley with the Morro Bay attorney firm of Hanley & Fleishman. In 1998, Shipsey &... (Continue reading)

Why is the SLO County Grand jury investigating Los Osos?

Written on 8 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 18 comments

Opinion by TOM SALMON Currently, the Los Osos Community Services District is under investigation by the San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury. As an outsider looking in, I can only speculate as to why. The investigation is common knowledge, because... (Continue reading)

Smoke and mirrors, still in los Osos

Written on 1 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 17 comments

OPINION by TOM SALMON On April 10, CalCoastNews reported that the Los Osos Community Services District Board had directed their interim General Manager Peter Kampa to “immediately prepare and circulate a request for qualification/request for proposal for general legal counsel... (Continue reading)

Los Osos penalized for under reporting wages

Written on 17 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District owes fines and interest for under-reporting almost $100,000 in wages during the past two years. The penalties are a result of “quarterly and annual payroll reports not being filed or being... (Continue reading)

Are Seitz’s days numbered in Los Osos?

Written on 10 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District is considering parting ways with longtime district legal counsel Shipsey & Seitz. In 1998, Shipsey & Seitz was first hired to represent the district during its formation. However, in the past... (Continue reading)

First home hooked up to the Los Osos sewer plant

Written on 28 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Following the successful inspection of the new Los Osos sewer plant, a local contractor connected the first home to the plant on Monday. Gellerman Construction, one of about 80 contractors working on the project, plans to connect two homes on... (Continue reading)

Los Osos CSD to hire interim general manager

Written on 29 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The Los Osos Community Services District board is set to hire an interim general manager at its meeting on Thursday. As with the district’s previous general manager, the candidate was recently fired from an administrative position. On Feb. 11, Los... (Continue reading)