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SLO pension liabilities skyrocketing

Written on 6 Jun, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In a span of ten years, the city of San Luis Obispo has gone from having no pension debt to becoming more than $100 million in the red in its retirement benefit plans. Between fiscal years 2001-2002... (Continue reading)

Obama protester is former San Luis Obispo County employee

Written on 5 Jun, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 90 comments

First Lady Michelle Obama confronted a protester Tuesday night during a Democratic Party fundraiser at a private home in Washington, D.C. The protester, lesbian activist Ellen Sturtz, is a former San Luis Obispo County employee who served as the local... (Continue reading)

Ron Hertel files for bankruptcy

Written on 4 Jun, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Developer Ron Hertel, a partner in the failed R.W. Hertel and Sons, filed for personal bankruptcy in April listing $118.4 million in debt and assets of $591,000. The bulk of his accumulated debt is from personal guarantees he made on... (Continue reading)

Atascadero city manager stepping down

Written on 30 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

Wade McKinney, Atascadero’s city manager, will be leaving that post soon to take a similar position with the small, opulent desert community of Indian Wells, CalCoastNews has learned. The position has been offered to McKinney, said the  Indian Wells’ human... (Continue reading)

Brown divorce papers reveal discrepancies

Written on 29 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 66 comments

By CALCOASTNEWS STAFF EDITOR’S NOTE: See two declarations by Edward Ingles, Jayne Brown’s ex-boyfriend, at the bottom of this story.  CalCoastNews is not endorsing any of the three candidates for San Luis Obispo City Council. Six years after Paul Brown... (Continue reading)

Cuesta Title ex-employee tight-lipped at deposition

Written on 28 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By KAREN VELIE A former Cuesta Title employee refused to answer questions posed to her at a Kelly Gearhart-linked deposition, asserting her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. In 2009, investors filed a lawsuit alleging Stewart Title and Cuesta Title aided... (Continue reading)

Dalidio ranch in escrow

Written on 23 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 134 comments

By KAREN VELIE Ernie Dalidio abandoned his plan to create a 131-acre mixed-use-development on his land adjacent to Highway 101 near Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo, and put the property up for sale. The property, listed at $19,750,000, is... (Continue reading)

Survey seeks to uncover impact of Gibson’s affair

Written on 21 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 59 comments

Select voters in District 2 of San Luis Obispo County have been contacted recently by telephone and asked to participate in a survey about current county supervisor Bruce Gibson. Specifically, the survey attempts to measure the impact of Gibson’s recent... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man arrested for false imprisonment has long criminal history

Written on 15 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

An Atascadero man arrested for multiple felonies including false imprisonment has a long criminal history of drug abuse, theft and violence. On Tuesday, Atascadero police served an arrest warrant at the home of Eugene Lyle Dempsey Jr., for a probation... (Continue reading)

Robert Burton offered Paso Robles chief position

Written on 14 May, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By CALCOASTNEWS STAFF Capt. Robert Burton has reportedly been selected to be the next chief of the Paso Robles Police Department, according to police sources. Burton is acting chief and has been leading the department for nearly a year since... (Continue reading)