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Ortiz-Legg has 2, not 1, criminal convictions

Written on 2 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Assembly District 35 candidate Dawn Ortiz-Legg has been arrested and convicted twice, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court records show. Ortiz-Legg, who has attacked her opponent Jordan Cunningham for his criminal defense work, has opted to conceal... (Continue reading)

Steve Martin approves development, receives a large donation

Written on 1 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

The Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously last month to approve zoning changes for a project owned by Stewart and Lynda Resnick and Tom and Gwen Erskine. A month later, Gwen Erskine donated $1,000 dollars to Mayor Steve Martin’s campaign... (Continue reading)

Public officials tied to cyber harassment of CCN

Written on 29 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 73 comments

Update: Maria Kelly said Aaron Och’s allegation that she helped launch Cal Coast Fraud is false. By CCN STAFF Testimony in a libel suit has revealed that government officials or their significant others have shared information and participated in the... (Continue reading)

Fareed and KEYT trade legal threats over political ad

Written on 29 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A dispute over a political ad has resulted in Santa Barbara broadcaster KEYT and Republican District 24 congressional candidate Justin Fareed threatening legal action against one another. KEYT claims Fareed is illegally making use of copyrighted material... (Continue reading)

Ortiz-Legg discusses DUI, struggles during debate

Written on 23 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Assembly candidate Dawn Ortiz-Legg didn’t charm North County voters Wednesday when she said she was happy to have experienced a DUI arrest or when she lashed out at her opponent Jordan Cunningham. The candidates debated on conservative... (Continue reading)

Trailer proves fleeting refuge from smells at sanitation district office

Written on 19 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District’s new administrator has caused a bit of a stink over an office trailer that he rented to get away from odors, mold, pests, stained carpets and having administrators and... (Continue reading)

Petetit and Belsher’s money woes widen

Written on 15 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE John Belsher and Ryan Petetit have lost water rights key to their plans to build an assisted living and Alzheimer’s care facility in Templeton. Their failure to fund the purchase of the property could cost the pair... (Continue reading)

Porters threaten Tina Swithin with a lawsuit

Written on 11 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE The parents of a man facing 23 charges related to the sexual abuse of children took the first step toward legal action against their former daughter-in-law Tina Swithin, following Swithin’s public disclosures about her divorce and visitation... (Continue reading)

Is SLO County seeking to profit from heroin addicts?

Written on 3 Sep, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE Amid a growing opioid problem, San Luis Obispo County has announced plans to expand its substance abuse treatment programs. However, critics say the plans are inadequate in that they focus on providing replacement medication rather... (Continue reading)

Battle against SLO’s rental inspection ordinance advances

Written on 31 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE Councilman Dan Carpenter and two local attorneys unveiled a plan Monday to strike San Luis Obispo’s controversial rental inspection program through the initiative process. The proposed measure by Carpenter, Stew Jenkins and Dan Knight, says that the... (Continue reading)