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Federal agency starts investigation of Family Ties and Niesen

Written on 10 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 124 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) Federal officials launched a probe of Family... (Continue reading)

Family Ties fails to provide money or accounting

Written on 4 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 174 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) A San Luis Obispo based fiduciary has... (Continue reading)

Hill tries to divert spotlight away from his fiancée

Written on 3 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 106 comments

By CALCOASTNEWS STAFF An Arroyo Grande marketing company that worked on the successful re-election bid of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has launched a new website attacking those who question Hill and his fiancée’s actions. “Some friends have... (Continue reading)

Workers say CAPSLO charges needy for donated items, doesn’t track cash

Written on 1 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 143 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program. See CAPSLO’s top salary makers at the... (Continue reading)

Homeless man hassled by CAPSLO, Family Ties

Written on 23 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 177 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program. See Social Security’s letter stopping Cliff Anderson’s... (Continue reading)

School board keeps Teach but kills public comment

Written on 20 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to temporarily continue the operation of Teach Elementary School during an emotional meeting Tuesday evening in which the board squelched public comment. Despite a recommendation from Superintendent Eric... (Continue reading)

San Luis Coastal circumventing state guidelines in effort to close Teach

Written on 18 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is circumventing California Department of Education guidelines on closing a school in its apparent effort to shut down Teach Elementary. The district is considering closing Teach, an accelerated learning school... (Continue reading)

Family Ties director says she was never on board

Written on 16 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 90 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) Family Ties, the local nonprofit charged with... (Continue reading)

Homeless money guardian unlicensed

Written on 13 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the third in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program. See Cliff Anderson’s check stubs and several... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO soaking up nonprofit fund pool

Written on 7 Feb, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 89 comments

Keeping them homeless By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) For the duration of its 48-year existence,... (Continue reading)