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Larry Allen enters battle against Forbes magazine columnist

Written on 23 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 137 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District Executive Director Larry Allen fired back at Forbes Magazine columnist Steven Hayward Wednesday claiming none of the information in his “attack piece” is true. For example, Allen claims Hayward... (Continue reading)

Passenger likely identified in Oceano plane crash

Written on 23 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the passenger on board a plane that crashed off the coast of Oceano on Jan. 14 as 52-year-old Alan George Gaynor of Los Angeles. Earlier this week, the sheriff’s office suspended... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student killed in car crash

Written on 23 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Cal Poly student was killed in a car crash in Santa Maria last weekend. Sometime Friday night, William Rogers, 24, was traveling up a hill near Clark Avenue and Dominion Road before he crashed through a fence and flipped... (Continue reading)

Popular Los Osos contractor dies

Written on 22 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The man known for putting a smile on the faces of Los Osos residents driving through mazes of sewer construction has died. Flagger Ramon Camacho, of Los Osos Wastewater Project contractor ARB, died recently due to health problems, according to... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Adam Hill demands Forbes Magazine retraction

Written on 22 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 183 comments

By KAREN VELIE Battling back against a storm of negative publicity following a Forbes Magazine commentary, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has demanded a retraction from the national publication. Hill accuses Forbes columnist Steven Hayward of making up... (Continue reading)

SLO County superintendent to retire

Written on 22 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County Superintendent of Schools Julian Crocker announced Tuesday that he will step down in January 2015 when his term ends. [Tribune] Crocker, 72, will have served as superintendent for 16 years when he retires. He said now... (Continue reading)

California pot entrepreneur sentenced to five years in prison

Written on 21 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

A Central Valley medical marijuana entrepreneur, who once applied to set up a dispensary in San Luis Obispo, has received a five-year-federal prison sentence. [Modesto Bee] Stockton businessman Matthew Davies, an MBA graduate, restaurateur and owner of a property management... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay council approves boardwalk extension

Written on 21 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

The Morro Bay City Council approved a boardwalk and bicycle trail that would connect the Harbor Walk to the north end of the city. [Tribune] The council voted 4-1 last week, with Councilwoman Nancy Johnson dissenting, to issue a conditional... (Continue reading)

Will the Paso Robles Council impose a water moratorium?

Written on 21 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The Paso Robles City Council will consider imposing a temporary moratorium on private water well drilling on Tuesday. Because of low rainfall and increased demands, the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin water levels have been dropping. About 1,000 acres in the... (Continue reading)

Forbes Magazine notes SLO County as government run amok

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 74 comments

In a Forbes Magazine article about relentless government bureaucracy, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution District salaries and Supervisor Adam Hill are used as examples. “Today, local governments in the U.S. are just as careerist, self-seeking, and mindlessly bureaucratic as... (Continue reading)