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Lacey Fowler on the lam, continues crime spree

Written on 10 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 56 comments

Correction: Lacey Fowler’s bail is currently set at $400,000 according to court documents and the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. By KAREN VELIE While dodging warrants for her arrest, former Cuesta College human resources analyst Lacey Fowler allegedly... (Continue reading)

County planners okay medical pot dispensary

Written on 9 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission approved a use permit allowing establishment of a Nipomo medical marijuana dispensary on Thursday. Following a three-hour hearing, the commission voted 3-1 to move the long-debated Ethnobotanica facility onto a... (Continue reading)

UPS driver goes postal

Written on 8 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Screening Room, Uncovered SLO | 70 comments

By KAREN VELIE A UPS driver delivered more than a package to an assisted living facility in Atascadero in late May. The driver also kicked a small dog before assaulting the dog’s owner. On May 28, Tim Paulsen arrived for... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart appeals guilty plea, sentencing

Written on 8 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former Atascadero developer Kelly Gearhart plead guilty to money laundering and wire fraud, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison last week, and Monday he filed a notice of appeal. According to the notice, Gearhart plans... (Continue reading)

Arrest warrant issued for former Cuesta College analyst

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE An arrest warrant has been filed against a former Cuesta College human resources analyst for failing to show up for an arraignment hearing at San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Monday morning. Lacey Fowler is facing three... (Continue reading)

SLO fire chief to get pay raise of more than $20k

Written on 3 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 56 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN About 28 employees of the city of San Luis Obisop are slated to receive pay raises of at least 10 percent over the next six months, and at least one staffer’s salary could jump by more than... (Continue reading)

Gearhart sentenced, cuffed, headed to prison

Written on 2 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 74 comments

Updated at 6 p.m. By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Notorious North County developer Kelly Gearhart was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Thursday morning by U.S. District Court Judge Otis Wright II in Los Angeles. Gearhart, 54, was... (Continue reading)

SLO Laureate School shuttered, no warning to parents

Written on 1 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

By KAREN VELIE Parents attempting to drop their children off on Wednesday morning at the Laureate School in San Luis Obispo were informed the owners of the school had been evicted and the school was closed. The Laureate School is... (Continue reading)

Judge asks why Cuesta Title was not indicted

Written on 1 Jul, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE During the first day of former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s sentencing hearing, Gearhart’s attorney attempted to paint his client as a previously honest man whose missteps were a result of the downturn in the market while... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart blames lenders, claims he is a victim

Written on 28 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former North County developer Kelly Gearhart contends that employees of Heritage Oaks Bank and Hurst Financial were primarily responsible for defrauding more than 1,200 investors out of more than $100 million. The prosecution argues that Gearhart lulled... (Continue reading)