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LAFCO consultant to testify against commission

Written on 4 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By KAREN VELIE A consultant hired by San Luis Obispo County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will testify that the agency’s board disregarded expert testimony, and overstepped its authority in order to stifle a proposed development. In March, LAFCO board... (Continue reading)

SLO Chamber of Commerce 2012 showcase, event photos

Written on 4 Jun, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce’s annual mixer showcase at the Alex Madonna Expo Center featured more than 150 booths from area businesses. Find local events as at CalCoastNews’ Event Calendar. If you would like to buy a high... (Continue reading)

Capps’ bill promotes self employment

Written on 4 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

Congresswoman Lois Capps is pushing a new bill with a focus of helping job seekers move into self-employment. [ModestoBee] Capps introduced the bill in late May. It is slated to make training available for would-be entrepreneurs through local Workforce Investment... (Continue reading)

Medical pot OK, state poll shows

Written on 4 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Californians continue to lend strong support to the use of medical marijuana by patients with severe or life-threatening disease, but do not now endorse legalization of the plant, a new poll suggests. (Los Angeles Times) Results of a USC Dornside/Los... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles must learn from history

Written on 4 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION By KAREN DANIELS There are some people in Paso Robles who believe that any process leading to selection of the city’s next chief of police should look forward, and not back. Many of those same people want the new... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man owes $456,902 in taxes

Written on 1 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A Paso Robles man has earned a place on the state’s annual list of the 500 largest delinquent sales and use tax scofflaws by posting debt of $456,902 accruing from his auto sales business. Jeffrey David Gallagher,... (Continue reading)

Judge sets settlement conference between SLO and homeless

Written on 1 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Charles Crandall set a mandatory settlement conference for the end of June regarding claims the city of San Luis Obispo is unjustly ticketing homeless people who sleep in their cars.... (Continue reading)

Attorney sues Santa Barbara News-Press

Written on 1 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Santa Barbara law firm of Capello & Noel is suing Santa Barbara News-Press owner Wendy McCaw’s Ampersand Publishing, the newspaper’s parent company and related trusts, claiming they owe more than $500,000 in attorney fees, expenses and interest. (Noozhawk) The... (Continue reading)

Blakeslee bill would ban gifts

Written on 31 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A local lawmaker’s bill to prohibit lobbyists and the firms that hire them from gifting elected state officials has made it to the floor of the California Senate. Sen. Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) coaxed his S.B 1426 out of... (Continue reading)

Abel Maldonado’s mounting tax troubles

Written on 31 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

Central Coast  Republican congressional candidate Abel Maldonado and his family business are embroiled in a legal battle with the IRS over more than $4 million in taxes the IRS says they owe partially because of allegedly claiming personal purchases as... (Continue reading)