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Sheriff’s deputies dump homeless man in Gorda?

Written on 28 Feb, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

Store clerks watched as San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputies rolled into the remote Highway 1 community of Gorda, located on the southern border of Monterey County, to drop off a homeless man in front of the Gorda Store last... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district under fire for treatment of Hispanic workers

Written on 25 Feb, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By LISA RIZZO The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District is under state scrutiny once again; this time for its alleged treatment of Hispanic and temporary workers. A complaint was filed with the California Division of Occupational Safety and... (Continue reading)

Employee files fraud lawsuit against Wallace

Written on 24 Feb, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

A former employee of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District filed a lawsuit that accuses plant administrators, including the head of the sanitation district, of risking public safety and fraud. The civil lawsuit, filed in San Luis Obispo Superior... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district fires second alleged whistleblower

Written on 23 Feb, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE Another South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District worker who complained to state and local regulators that the district had violated laws was terminated on Friday. Over the past few years, former shift supervisor Scott Mascolo reported incidents... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes air quality committees disbanded

Written on 21 Feb, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

Under pressure to comply with open meeting law requirements, county and state officials have agreed to dissolve their agreement to examine and develop a plan to clean up air pollution in the Oceano Dunes, according to a press release from... (Continue reading)

Federal regulators seize San Luis Trust Bank

Written on 18 Feb, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

Federal regulators shut down San Luis Trust Bank (SLTB) in San Luis Obispo Friday because the bank was critically undercapitalized, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). At 5:55p.m. Friday, just five minutes before the bank was scheduled to close... (Continue reading)

Hate website headquartered in San Luis Obispo

Written on 18 Feb, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 50 comments

San Luis Obispo, the renowned happiest place in America, is also the home of an apparent “hate” website that has created a multinational online forum against the political left, Muslims, gays and undocumented workers. The website, “I Hate the Media,” (IHTM)... (Continue reading)

Cayucos and Morro Bay balk on hiring lobbyist long-term

Written on 17 Feb, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

The Morro Bay City Council and Cayucos Sanitary District board have been brimming with confidence over the past year or so that its proposed new wastewater treatment plant, scheduled to cost untold millions and certain to saddle ratepayers with significant... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City Council battling over binding arbitration

Written on 16 Feb, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 72 comments

After a contentious debate, San Luis Obispo City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to call for a special council meeting next week to discuss repealing or revising binding arbitration and pensions for public safety employees. Next Tuesday, the council is slated... (Continue reading)

San Luis Trust Bank facing threat of seizure

Written on 14 Feb, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

San Luis Trust Bank (SLTB) may soon be added to the FDIC’s list of failed banks unless it pulls itself out of a “critically undercapitalized” state, according to federal regulators. The bank’s regulator, the Federal Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), says... (Continue reading)