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“Taking care of their own” – Callahan claim filed

Written on 29 Oct, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 80 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city officials have confirmed that a workers compensation claim based on presumptive causes was filed on behalf of former Fire Chief John Callahan that is slated to cost the taxpayers about $7,000 per month.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly plane crash: 50 years later

Written on 29 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Cal Poly is planning a special memorial ceremony during Saturday’s football game against  St. Francis University to mark the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed 16 players, the team manager, and an alumni booster. [LA Times] Survivors of... (Continue reading)

The workers’ comp case that San Luis Obispo won’t discuss

Written on 27 Oct, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

San Luis Obispo city officials are refusing to answer questions about a workers' compensation claim filed on behalf of San Luis Obispo Fire Chief John Callahan, who died last summer, slated to cost the taxpayers about $7,000 per month. Information about... (Continue reading)

California consumers still reluctant to spend

Written on 26 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A new survey by Citibank California indicates many state residents have permanently altered their saving and spending behavior, despite feeling better about the economy’s prospects. [LA Times] Roughly 60 percent of the respondents said they had cut back on credit... (Continue reading)

New database lists city-county salaries

Written on 25 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In the wake of the city of Bell scandal, state officials unveiled a new website Monday detailing the salaries of city and county workers across California. [LA Times] The  new site, created by State Controller John Chiang, allows users to... (Continue reading)

How Arroyo Grande blew a million dollars

Written on 25 Oct, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

At the same time the Arroyo Grande City Council was looking to reduce the deficit by cutting money from after school programs and law enforcement, the Council voted to pay almost twice the current market value for the empty former... (Continue reading)

Rape accusation against Whitman’s son kept quiet

Written on 23 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 62 comments

The son of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was accused of sexually assaulting a female classmate while a student at Princeton University–a school that lists Whitman as one of its most generous donors. [Gawker] Critics contend that the incident has... (Continue reading)

Catholic Healthcare West pays $275,000 to resolve discrimination claim

Written on 21 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Catholic Healthcare West, the parent company of French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, agreed to pay $275,000 in civil penalties to resolve allegations that CHW discriminated against immigrant job seekers, according to the... (Continue reading)

Confidential prisoner records found discarded in dumpster

Written on 20 Oct, 2010 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

A box of California Men’s Colony (CMC) prisoner files, that contain private information such as psyche evaluations and social security numbers, was found in a dumpster at the Shell gas station on Madonna Road near Highway 101 in San Luis... (Continue reading)

Parkinson: We didn’t conceal it from them

Written on 20 Oct, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s candidate Ian Parkinson says in a published interview that he stopped his private work as a traffic accident reconstructionist around six years ago. [Tribune] Parkinson, who continues to defend his actions in a 2000 Monterey... (Continue reading)