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April, 2018

Turnover continues, Hill appoints Ortiz-Legg to planning commission

Written on 12 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has appointed former state Assembly candidate Dawn Ortiz-Legg to the SLO County Planning Commission, pending approval from the board of supervisors. [Cal Coast Times] Ortiz-Legg, a public affairs specialist in the solar industry,... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar Unified School District bus driver allegedly abuses child, video

Written on 11 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The lawyers for the family who filed a lawsuit against the Lucia Mar Unified School District accusing a school bus driver of sexually molesting a 9-year-old special-needs child released a video of the suspected abuse on Tuesday. [KSBY] In the... (Continue reading)

Hill rips SLO County for hiring PR firm over Holland video

Written on 10 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Several opponents of San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson’s reelection bid are criticizing county officials for spending money on hiring a public relations firm to direct crisis communications in the aftermath of the release of the video showing Andrew... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district official’s failures need to be corrected

Written on 10 Apr, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District held a special closed session meeting on Saturday at 8 o’clock in the morning at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in the city of San Luis Obispo. They were... (Continue reading)

Study ranks SLO County13 for pot friendliness

Written on 10 Apr, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County is ranked 13 out of 58 counties for pot friendliness, according to a study by the Southern California News Group. SLO County received a score of 20.9. [Cal Coast Times] A review of all marijuana ordinances... (Continue reading)

Mayor Hill skips meeting, alleges Brown Act violations

Written on 8 Apr, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

Two South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board members and administrative staffers have come under fire for alleged violations of open meetings laws that protect public access to information and participation. Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill refused to attend... (Continue reading)

Parents file suit against school district for covering up child molestation

Written on 8 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The family of a then 9-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually abused by a bus driver filed a lawsuit Friday against the Lucia Mar Unified School District, San Luis Obispo County and the victim’s former bus driver. After victim’s parents... (Continue reading)

More injuries, fewer arrests at Deltopia in Isla Vista

Written on 8 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

This year’s spring break party in Isla Vista, known as Deltopia, included 25 arrests, 25 medical transports, an injured officer and a woman falling from a balcony. In 2017, officers arrested 42 attendees but only 14 people required transportation to... (Continue reading)

Social media misinformation prompts online bullying

Written on 6 Apr, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

Update: Jimmy Paulding responded shortly before the article was published to say that he had heard from CR Lara from Latino Outreach who wanted to reschedule the forum because of Supervisor Compton’s campaign. Paulding later posted on Facebook that the... (Continue reading)

Chinese crime groups illegally growing marijuana in California

Written on 6 Apr, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Chinese-funded transnational organized crime group has been purchasing homes in the Sacramento region and converting the houses into marijuana grows, United State prosecutors allege. [Cal Coast Times] On Tuesday and Wednesday, federal agents and local law enforcement searched about... (Continue reading)