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Is SLO’s vehicle sleeping ban unconstitutional?

Written on 20 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a federal appellate court ruling Thursday that struck down a Los Angeles law that prohibits homeless from sleeping in their vehicles, San Luis Obispo homeless advocates are waiting to see how city officials will respond. A... (Continue reading)

SLO ratepayers taking a long hike

Written on 19 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo city staffers are unaware of the last year in which sewer rates have not increased. The city has raised sewer rates for at least the past 21 years, and they will go up again... (Continue reading)

Guadalupe flirting with bankruptcy

Written on 17 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Guadalupe City Administrator Andrew Carter, who often describes himself as a numbers person, has discovered some financial mismanagement and accounting practices that could leave him without a city to administer. Guadalupe, which has the smallest tax base... (Continue reading)

Arnold says Gibson misleading lawmakers

Written on 10 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 60 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Amendments to legislation aiding formation of a water district to manage the Paso Robles aquifer are just fine, according to county supervisors’ chairman Bruce Gibson, asserting he speaks for the entire board. Not so, said Fifth District... (Continue reading)

Stewart Title $10.5 million settlement in the works

Written on 10 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 400 investors who were defrauded by former North County developer Kelly Gearhart will receive a portion of their losses if all parties agree to a proposed $10,530,570 settlement claim to be paid by Stewart Title.... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles city employee sentenced to jail

Written on 5 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 93 comments

By KAREN VELIE A former Paso Robles building, parks and streets maintenance supervisor arrested for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from the city, was sentenced to 20 days in jail on May 27. Facing three felony charges of grand theft... (Continue reading)

Gibson, Dow, Irons win in SLO County; Compton and Ray head for runoff

Written on 4 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

Correction: The Morro Bay City Council race results originally reported reflected the percentages of votes cast, as opposed to percentages of ballots cast. Also, candidates in the Morro Bay council race must receive votes from more than 50 percent of... (Continue reading)

In the season of campaign sign rustlers

Written on 2 Jun, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

EXCLUSIVE By KAREN VELIE You know it really is election season when signs appear and disappear throughout San Luis Obispo County as candidates battle for exposure. And every year candidate signs worth thousands of dollars are stolen. Even so, this... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly radio station hosts offer genital photos in fundraiser

Written on 28 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE Two California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo students, hosts on the university’s KCPR-FM radio station, offered photos of their genitals and rectums during the station’s April fundraiser. Logan Cooper and Sean Martinez host KCPR’s sex talk... (Continue reading)

KSBY political ad chopped, but participants still feeling the heat

Written on 27 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 105 comments

UPDATE: The South County Advisory Council Chair Sandra Caughell responded with the following comment: “The concern was the reference to South County Advisory Council in Ms. Ray’s campaign ad. We as a council do not endorse any candidates for office... (Continue reading)