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SLO’s more than $148 million in unfunded liabilities

Written on 6 Oct, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

Over the past 15 years, the city of San Luis Obispo’s unfunded pension liabilities have gone from $0 to nearly $150 million and rising. And with SLO’s annual payment to the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) set to more... (Continue reading)

Phillips 66 can bring back oil-by-rail proposal

Written on 3 Oct, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Phillips 66 reached an agreement with San Luis Obispo County on Monday that will remove a sensitive habitat designation from the company’s Nipomo Mesa property. [Cal Coast Times] Phillips 66, in exchange, has agreed to drop its challenge to the... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s marijuana decision raises ethics questions

Written on 3 Oct, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

As the SLO County Board of Supervisors takes up the Planning Commission’s recommendations to approve a county’s marijuana ordinance, questions are being raised about claims of backroom deals and influence peddling for marijuana operations that will be worth millions of... (Continue reading)

FDA warned about Ibuprofen; inmate died after 3 months

Written on 30 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

For several months before a 60-year-old man died in the San Luis Obispo County Jail, a doctor at the jail prescribed the inmate high doses of a medication the FDA warned that taken regularly could lead to heart attacks in... (Continue reading)

Cambria board seeking health care benefits

Written on 26 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Acting on a proposal made by two of its own, the Cambria Community Services District Board of Directors may award itself health insurance plans. [Cal Coast Times] The plans would come at an estimated cost to the district of between... (Continue reading)

California League of Cities employees win pot dispensary slot

Written on 26 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

The Grover Beach City Council selected two applicants for the city’s coveted medical marijuana dispensaries on Monday evening. Both winners are major donors to political campaigns in the South County city, having given about $4,000 and $5,000 respectively to a... (Continue reading)

Backroom deals, marijuana and Grover Beach politics

Written on 23 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

Amid allegations of threats and backroom deals, Grover Beach has whittled down the list of candidates for two medical marijuana dispensary slots to seven. And at the top of the list of seven are applicants who are political donors to... (Continue reading)

Should North County euthanize cats to save money?

Written on 20 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

In a plan to save money, Paso Robles and Atascadero city official are considering adopting a program where animals would be euthanized three days after being picked up by animal services. [Cal Coast Times] Currently, the county provides legally mandated... (Continue reading)

Attorney costs skyrocketing for AG mayor investigation

Written on 18 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

An investigation into alleged misconduct by Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill has ballooned from an originally approved expenditure of $15,000 to nearly $50,000 and that number is still climbing. [Cal Coast Times] In March, a resident of Arroyo Grande claimed... (Continue reading)

Is Adam Hill using the homeless as a political tool?

Written on 16 Sep, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 22 comments

During last week’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill took another swipe at 4th District Supervisor Lynn Compton over her steady support for the construction of a new county animal shelter. During the... (Continue reading)