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Gearhart indicted, facing 300 years in federal prison

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 155 comments

Update: Under the original story. Onetime Atascadero “Person of the Year” and prominent North County land developer Kelly Gearhart has been indicted by a federal grand jury and faces 16 charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Investigators... (Continue reading)

Speak out, be shredded

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 81 comments

Several familiar CalCoastNews readers were singled out for verbal assault in Thursday’s edition of New Times’ vapid version of what now passes for the “Shredder,” rejuvenating and intensifying the saga of Lisa Solomon-Chitty, Paso Robles’ erstwhile chief of police. The... (Continue reading)

An American tradition lives on in Atascadero

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Discovered, Featured | 2 comments

Kids from The Learning Tree Preschool in Atascadero and their parents patrolled El Camino Real on the 4th of July, waving the American flag and shouting to passing motorists, “Happy Birthday, America!”... (Continue reading)

Jury: schools should seek more tax money

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 95 comments

Paso Robles schools are providing an example for other county districts, and it’s not a good one, according to a report by the San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury. Deeper budget cuts and more taxing talk is recommended by the... (Continue reading)

Down the rabbit hole with Golden 1

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION By HILARY GRANT It’s not a pretty thought, but here goes, just the same: when I heard that an armed thug had handily made off with $4,000 from The Golden 1 Credit Union in SLO in May, I knew... (Continue reading)

Small town judges more likely to be disciplined

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

California judges who work in smaller communities, are elected or who have been previously disciplined were more likely to be sanctioned for misconduct during the past two decades, according to figures from the California Commission on Judicial Performance. [CaliforniaWatch] California... (Continue reading)

Boy drowns in Santa Ynez swimming hole

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A holiday outing turned to tragedy Wednesday afternoon, as rescue personnel were unable to revive an 8-year-old boy who disappeared in a pool on the Santa Ynez River in the Los Padres National Forest. [Noozhawk] The boy, whose name and... (Continue reading)

Judge orders SLO police to stop ticketing homeless

Written on 4 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction barring police from ticketing homeless who sleep in their vehicles, in a ruling on Tuesday. In April, attorneys Saro Rizzo and Stew Jenkins filed a... (Continue reading)

Mesa land sale offer on table

Written on 3 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A 17-acre parcel atop the Nipomo Mesa would make an ideal site to augment the region’s future water supply, perhaps with a desalting plant, says a prominent local businessman, but water officials appear lukewarm to the idea.... (Continue reading)

Court bars Gearhart tax sale

Written on 3 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An Ohio court barred the San Luis Obispo County tax collector from selling former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s properties at auction during a hearing on Monday. As of June 6, Gearhart, his wife Tamara Gearhart, and several of their... (Continue reading)