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Mission College Prep administrator restrains student with choke hold

Written on 15 Nov, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

An administrator at Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in San Luis Obispo is on suspension after he placed a student in a headlock during lunch on Nov. 3. Several students then shared photos of the altercation on social media.... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Adam Hill accused of gay bashing

Written on 9 Nov, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

In response to critical commentary about his contentious behavior, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill lashed out Keith Gurnee claiming his critic has a homosexual interest in him. [Cal Coast Times] “T. Keith has a bad crush on me... (Continue reading)

SLO County could lose $85 million Diablo Canyon settlement

Written on 9 Nov, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

An administrative law judge for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed ruling against the settlement agreement between PG&E and local government agencies over the expected closure of Diablo Canyon. The agreement that is now at risk of... (Continue reading)

Wade Horton selected as SLO County’s new administrator

Written on 8 Nov, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Following a nationwide searched, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors hired from within, selecting Public Works Director Wade Horton to be the county’s next chief administrative officer. Horton received unanimous approval from the board at a meeting on... (Continue reading)

I’m pissed off, James Duenow says

Written on 7 Nov, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION by JAMES DUENOW In what I believe was a travesty of justice, reporters Karen Velie and Daniel Blackburn lost a libel lawsuit for $1.1 million in a trial during which most of their evidence and witnesses were barred from... (Continue reading)

SLO’s manhunt for watermelon painting vandal

Written on 7 Nov, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

San Luis Obispo police are searching for a “vandal” who spray painted a rock at Bishop Peak to look like a watermelon, and if caught, the person could be charged with a felony. [Cal Coast Times] City workers plan to... (Continue reading)

Hill’s reelection, what were the voters thinking?

Written on 5 Nov, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE Next Tuesday, Nov. 7, marks the one-year anniversary of a decision some San Luis Obispo County voters have come to lament. No, it wasn’t the election of President Donald Trump, although many seem to regret... (Continue reading)

Baltodano and Marino appointed to SLO County Superior Court judgeships

Written on 2 Nov, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointments of Hernaldo J. Baltodano and Jesse J. Marino to judgeships in the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. [Cal Coast Times] Baltodano, 41, of San Luis Obispo, has been a partner... (Continue reading)

Supervisors Hill and Gibson attack board majority, fact check

Written on 1 Nov, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

More than a dozen times since losing the board majority, San Luis Obispo County supervisors Adam Hill and Bruce Gibson have claimed that their conservative counterparts are incompetent, bad to staff and fail to understand the facts. In a recent... (Continue reading)

FPPC finds Grover Beach councilman violated campaign disclosure laws

Written on 1 Nov, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

Councilman Jeff Lee California’s political watchdog sent a warning to Grover Beach Councilman Jeff Lee on Oct. 13, because he failed to end his 2016 campaign with a zero balance and then transferred more than $3,000 to another account. [Cal... (Continue reading)