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Paso Robles man may have been killed to silence him

Written on 15 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

Paso Robles’ Victor Hugo Sanchez may have been murdered to prevent his testimony in an upcoming criminal trial — a trial that now probably will not happen. Sanchez, 37, died from multiple bullet wounds Feb. 23 as he stood in... (Continue reading)

Los Osos sewer costs escalating

Written on 10 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 92 comments

By KAREN VELIE The cost to construct a sewer system in Los Osos is slated to run over its $173 million budget because of pay raises, extended contracts and under estimated workloads. On Feb. 24, San Luis Obispo County’s Public... (Continue reading)

Excelaron appeals $6 billion lawsuit dismissal

Written on 8 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE An appellate court will determine if San Luis Obispo County officials should be able to have a lawsuit dismissed after their staff provided deceptive information in an apparent attempt to mislead the plaintiff. In what could become... (Continue reading)

APCD skews report on Nipomo Mesa air quality

Written on 4 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A member of the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District Board discovered last week that district staff used incomplete data sets to compile a report which inaccurately portrays escalating pollution levels on the Nipomo Mesa.... (Continue reading)

CAPSLO threatens whistleblowers in homeless inquiry

Written on 29 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 223 comments

By CALCOASTNEWS STAFF Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) is threatening more than a dozen persons who have come forward with information about wrongdoing at the nonprofit which serves the homeless in San Luis Obispo County. These threats... (Continue reading)

Torres sues private investigator over questions about abuse of homeless

Written on 27 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 196 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Dee Torres, homeless services coordinator for Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO), has filed a slander lawsuit against private investigator Mike Brennler. The suit, filed by attorney Roy Ogden, alleges that Brennler slandered Torres in... (Continue reading)

Chumash cemetery unearthed in Los Osos

Written on 21 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 78 comments

By KAREN VELIE Members of the Chumash community want sewer collection system excavation halted in Los Osos where Native American remains were unearthed at what is believed to an ancient cemetery. Chumash leaders are asking that the area remain intact... (Continue reading)

Homeless director accused of pocketing donations

Written on 18 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 391 comments

KEEPING THEM HOMELESS By KAREN VELIE, JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN (Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series about San Luis Obispo County Homeless Services and the nonprofits managing the program.) Homeless Services Coordinator Dee Torres routinely took... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles lenders arrested on multiple fraud charges

Written on 14 Mar, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE Heritage Lending principals Candy Wells and her husband Ronald Wells were arrested Tuesday on seven felony charges. The court has set their bail at $2.5 million each. Prosecutors from the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s office... (Continue reading)

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)