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Supervisor Adam Hill demands Forbes Magazine retraction

Written on 22 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 183 comments

By KAREN VELIE Battling back against a storm of negative publicity following a Forbes Magazine commentary, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has demanded a retraction from the national publication. Hill accuses Forbes columnist Steven Hayward of making up... (Continue reading)

What do council members make in SLO County?

Written on 20 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Some part-time city council members and mayors in San Luis Obispo County earn high compensation rates for the hours they work. The top earners among council members in the county received approximately $27,000 to $30,000 in total... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart and James Miller receive another reprieve

Written on 17 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the fifth time, former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s fraud trial and Hurst Financial president James Miller’s sentencing hearing have been delayed. A federal judge continued Gearhart’s trial from Feb. 18 to June 17. Miller’s hearing... (Continue reading)

Sheriff revamps report of drug bust

Written on 10 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 79 comments

By CCN STAFF Details of a December drug raid provided by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department have undergone alterations since Sheriff Ian Parkinson complained in a letter to radio station KVEC about CalCoastNews’ reporting of the incident. Parkinson’s... (Continue reading)

Velie banished by KVEC’s Ron Roy

Written on 10 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 148 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN CalCoastNews’ Karen Velie has been bounced from the airwaves of KVEC/920 following station management’s receipt of a critical letter from San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson. Velie, the news site’s publisher and co-founder, was informed of... (Continue reading)

Report shows homeless languishing in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 8 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is ranked third in the nation for the highest percent of homeless who sleep unsheltered and is bucking the national trend of reducing homelessness, according to a 2013 U.S. Department of Housing and... (Continue reading)

New Year’s vacationers reroute travels to Grover Beach City Hall

Written on 31 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Residents from across California flocked to a Grover Beach City Council meeting Monday night in support of reseating Mayor Debbie Peterson on a regional air pollution control board — something the council, including Peterson, did not bring... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach air board rift spills over to conference center project

Written on 30 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the removal of Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson from a regional air pollution board, an organization that supports off-road activity on the Oceano Dunes is planning to appeal the construction of an 11,000 square foot conference... (Continue reading)

Los Osos board member stepping down

Written on 22 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Los Osos Community Services District board member David Vogel moved outside of the district, making him ineligible to remain in office. Vogel moved to a house on Cimarron Way, which is just outside the southeastern district boundary,... (Continue reading)

Oceano board to meet pre-Christmas after manager plagiarism charge

Written on 22 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting two days before Christmas to discuss the performance of its general manager, who is accused of plagiarizing part of his job application. Since longtime... (Continue reading)