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SLO County employee on the public dole despite nearly $60,000 salary

Written on 16 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County employee who makes nearly $75,000 a year in cash and benefits receives public housing assistance under a program that allows previously low-income households to continue receiving government-funded rent assistance. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

‘Cleaning up’ San Luis Obispo County agency’s missing money woes

Written on 14 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By Cal Coast Times staff The county’s waste management board voted last week to begin “clean up” of fiscal issues which have generated ongoing criminal investigations by law enforcement into alleged misappropriation of public funds by former employees. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Nipomo rape allegations lead to class action lawsuit against Lyft

Written on 10 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Nipomo woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a Lyft driver who brought her home after a night of drinking filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the rideshare company, as well as the driver. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Los Osos candidate challenges election loss in court

Written on 7 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The man who lost the Los Osos Community Services District race by less than 1 percent of the votes is challenging the election in a lawsuit. [Cal Coast Times] The complaint filed Dec. 28, says that Stephen Best... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police officer killed in accidental shooting

Written on 2 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

Pismo Beach Police officer Sgt. Trevor Blevins was fatally shot in his Nipomo home on Sunday. [Cal Coast Times] At 5:35 p.m., a caller reported Blevins had been shot in his home on the 800 block of Tanis Place in... (Continue reading)

Man killed outside Paso Robles bar was suspected serial burglar

Written on 2 Jan, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles man killed Friday while trying to stop a friend from driving was arrested in September for an alleged string of residential burglaries. [Cal Coast Times] On Sept. 20, a resident returned to a home... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County’s first babies of 2019

Written on 1 Jan, 2019 in Uncovered SLO | No comments

While the end of the year celebrations were winding down, the first baby born in San Luis Obispo County in 2019 made an appearance 14 minutes into the new year at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. The mother asked that... (Continue reading)

Templeton board supports one marijuana farm, votes against another

Written on 28 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Templeton Area Advisory Group weighed in on the high-stakes debate about where legal marijuana should be grown in San Luis Obispo County last week, voting unanimously to support one farm while voicing their objections to a... (Continue reading)

Los Osos board members accused of misappropriation of funds

Written on 27 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A community with some of the highest utility rates in San Luis Obispo County is embroiled in controversy after several current and former board members appear to have over-paid themselves, alleged misappropriations that for years went uncontested.... (Continue reading)

No trial for SLO doctor arrested for narcotics abuses after DA fails to arraign her in time

Written on 18 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge dismissed on Monday the felony charges against a San Luis Obispo doctor accused of running a prescription drug pill mill after prosecutors failed to arraign her in time and the statute of limitations expired. [Cal... (Continue reading)