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April, 2012

Atascadero filched FEMA funds

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

Prompted by a 2008 investigative report by CalCoastNews detailing how Atascadero city officials conspired to bilk taxpayers out of millions of dollars in disaster aid, a FEMA investigation has determined the city received $8 million illicitly. Nearly eight years after... (Continue reading)

FBI spied on Muslim meetings

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

FBI agents infiltrated “community outreach’ programs conducted by Muslims in the San Francisco Bay area for four years starting in 2004, according to recently-released documents made public by the American Civil Liberties Union. [San Francisco Chronicle] Agents took names and... (Continue reading)

Why Am I Running?

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

OPINION By GERRY MANATA, Democratic for Assembly District 35 Why me? I ask myself this every few days when I wake up in the morning. I am almost sixty-six years old and have never held a public office, although I... (Continue reading)

Prowler roams SLO neighborhood

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Over the past two weeks, San Luis Obispo police have received four reports of a prowler in the area of South Street and King Court. Twice residents discovered the male prowler inside their homes. He fled when confronted. In one... (Continue reading)