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Fire authority blames voters for parcel tax failure

Written on 19 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 83 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN After 60 percent of voters rejected a parcel tax initiative for firefighting services, the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) took to Facebook to blame its fiscal woes on South County property owners. On Friday, the votes were... (Continue reading)

Will SLO issue a pension obligation bond?

Written on 17 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Chances are growing that the city of San Luis Obispo will issue a pension obligation bond to gain control of its unfunded retirement plan liabilities, which have soared past $100 million. The city currently has a total... (Continue reading)

Battle for SLO supervisor seat prompts illegal signs

Written on 16 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 82 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A sitting San Luis Obispo County supervisor seeking to keep her seat has dozens of campaign signs placed on county and state property in violation of the law. Typically, candidates get permission from supporters to place signs... (Continue reading)

Marx seeking sales tax renewal end-run around law

Written on 15 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx is seeking to use an appellate court ruling to forego the two-thirds council vote requirement to place a tax increase on the November ballot. In 1986, California voters passed Proposition 62,... (Continue reading)

Raises pending for SLO council, manager and attorney

Written on 11 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Each member of the San Luis Obispo City Council, as well as the city manager and city attorney could receive pay raises in the coming weeks. This week the council is holding closed session meetings in which... (Continue reading)

Former Central Coast police officer arrested for stealing medicine

Written on 10 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

A former officer with the Grover Beach and Atascadero police departments was arrested on burglary, elder abuse and possession of stolen property charges on March 31. Michael Glen South, 57, is accused of using his position as the security director... (Continue reading)

Water district booster buying land for Harvard U.

Written on 10 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN An outspoken proponent of a plan for an acreage-dominated Paso Robles water district has quietly been directing investments in large San Luis Obispo County parcels of plantable land, paying top dollar and using funds provided by Harvard... (Continue reading)

SLO to spend big on employee supervision

Written on 9 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo is planning a $250,000 rearrangement of city hall that would allow the city manager to more closely oversee the city clerk’s office. On Feb. 18, the city council approved a staff... (Continue reading)

Bullied Los Osos teen commits suicide

Written on 7 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 65 comments

By KAREN VELIE A bullied 13-year-old Los Osos girl died Thursday after a suicide bid following years of torment. On March 29, while her mother was making barbecue and her father was working on his car, Nailani Buchholz wrote her... (Continue reading)

Gibson, Neal cover for Hill on CAPSLO dustup

Written on 5 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

Following a feud between County Supervisor Adam Hill and the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO), board of supervisor chairman Bruce Gibson and county counsel Rita Neal came to Hill’s defense claiming the controversial supervisor had always... (Continue reading)