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Five Cities Fire Authority seeking 70 percent budget increase

Written on 9 Jan, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

The Five City’s Fire Authority Board recently adopted a five-year plan that could result in a 70 percent increase in the annual budget. Formed in 2010 under the auspices of saving money for the communities of Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach... (Continue reading)

Five people die in Central Coast flooding and mudslides

Written on 9 Jan, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  Flooding and mudslides killed at least five people in the Montecito area overnight, as a storm ravaged the Santa Barbara County community days after the Thomas Fire swept through its neighborhoods. The storm trapped numerous residents in or around... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill needs discipline, not the chairmanship

Written on 8 Jan, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by T. KEITH GURNEE An open letter to the San Luis Obispo County of Board of Supervisors: As one of your District 5 constituents, I must express my profound disappointment at the apparent inability of the Board of Supervisors... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach woman deported to Mexico

Written on 5 Jan, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A Grover Beach mother whom liberal activists and politicians rallied to save from deportation was sent to Mexico on Thursday. [Cal Coast Times] Neofita Valerio-Silva, 47, came to the United States illegally 25 years ago. Valerio-Silva is a mother of... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Adam Hill mounts social media attack

Written on 3 Jan, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

  With less than a week left before the San Luis Obispo County  Board of Supervisors elects a new chair,  Vice Chair Supervisor Adam Hill has mounted a social media attack on the three-member board majority. [Cal Coast Times] Hill... (Continue reading)

Rodent infestation closes Cayucos Super Market

Written on 30 Dec, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The Cayucos Super Market was closed on Wednesday after inspectors with the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department discovered a rat and mouse infestation. In response to a complaint, county staff inspected the Cayucos Super Market and found evidence... (Continue reading)

Thieves snatch items stored for the homeless

Written on 29 Dec, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Homeless services officials temporarily closed several North County warming centers this week after thieves broke into a shed in Paso Robles and stole items being stored for the homeless. [Cal Coast Times] On Wednesday, the thieves broke into a shed... (Continue reading)

Tim Covello to run against Ilan Funke-Bilu for judge

Written on 29 Dec, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Commissioner and former prosecutor, Tim Covello, has filed paperwork to run for a judgeship, meaning he will challenge attorney Ilan Funke-Bilu for a seat on the bench. [Cal Coast Times] Generally, judges are appointed... (Continue reading)

Controversial attorney appointed SLO County judge

Written on 22 Dec, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Matt Guerrero to a judgeship in the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. Guerrero, a supporter of SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill, participated on social media pages that demean women... (Continue reading)

Infighting and allegations of backroom deals mar marijuana referendum

Written on 20 Dec, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

One company’s attempt to overturn a San Luis Obispo County marijuana ordinance has raised questions about alleged backroom deals, influence peddling and attempts to mislead the public. [Cal Coast Times] During a Nov. 27 SLO County Board of Supervisor’s meeting,... (Continue reading)