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Coke sued for alleged unfair practices

Written on 28 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Two former employees have launched a legal challenge to policies and practices of one of America’s leading soft drink manufacturers, claiming they were terminated or forced from their jobs unfairly amid a “good old boy” network and... (Continue reading)

Emails reveal Aispuro “wiped out” by Gibson

Written on 26 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 94 comments

Emails between San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson and his administrative assistant call into question claims he made the day he announced his extramarital affair with his assistant. On Nov. 16, Gibson told the Tribune that his affair with... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police department accused of retaliation

Written on 25 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles Police officer who filed a lawsuit against the city claiming the former chief initiated an illegal ticket quota scheme and punished officers who didn’t make their quotas filed a second retaliation claim against the... (Continue reading)

DA dumps medical pot driver charges

Written on 23 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN All charges facing a cooperative’s medical cannabis delivery driver have been tossed out by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s office despite efforts by some sheriff’s narcotics detectives to pursue felony prosecution. Chance Everett Simmons, an... (Continue reading)

SLO tries to parlay its legal losses to CAPSLO

Written on 23 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

The San Luis Obispo City Council is threatening that if the two attorneys who sued for unconstitutional treatment of the homeless do not agree to donate half of the $133,880 award of fees to the San Luis Obispo Community Action... (Continue reading)

Sheriff Parkinson admits to officer brutality

Written on 21 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 68 comments

By KAREN VELIE In response to a citizen complaint, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson  confirmed that under the color of authority a deputy used excessive and unnecessary force in dealing with a minor traffic violation. Under former sheriff... (Continue reading)

SLO loses another battle in its fight against the homeless

Written on 17 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Charles Crandall awarded the two lawyers who sued the city for unconstitutional treatment of the homeless $133,880 for costs and legal fees on Thursday. Laws permit attorneys who undertake cases... (Continue reading)

Sheriff deputy assault was family affair

Written on 17 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By KAREN VELIE Driving from a celebration at a local church, donning a dress shirt and tie, a 5 foot 3 inch Nipomo man was not worried when a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy pulled behind the car he... (Continue reading)

Oceano manager under fire for operating suspended corporation

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

Even though the Oceano Community Service’s District manager’s privately owned corporation was suspended in early 2009, he continued operating his lending company, according to his financial disclosures. On Tom Geaslen’s Form 700, he claims his company the Titan Lending Corporation... (Continue reading)

Marx’s martial arts and Hill’s “kumbaya” highlight SLO homeless meeting

Written on 13 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx recalled getting punched in the arm outside city hall, Councilman John Ashbaugh proposed video surveillance of the homeless and County Supervisor Adam Hill delivered a “kumbaya” moment during a city workshop Saturday on the... (Continue reading)