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Grover Beach rejects Arroyo Grande police merger

Written on 22 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach City Council voted unanimously to reject an offer from Arroyo Grande to consolidate their police departments on Monday primarily because the proposal was akin to a bait and switch. Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach city... (Continue reading)

Oceano board member suspected of drunk driving rollover

Written on 21 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Oceano Community Services District Board Member Richard Searcy is suspected of driving under the influence and causing an accident on Thursday night that shut down a portion of northbound U.S. Highway 101 for more than an hour.... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill tied to phony mailer

Written on 14 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 215 comments

Members of the San Luis Obispo County Republican Party contend Adam Hill’s campaign is trying to influence the vote by sending out phony mailers in an attempt to give the false impression Hill has the Republican Party endorsement. An advertising... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police rebuff Arroyo Grande merger

Written on 10 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A plan which could lead to the consolidation of two South County police departments met its first serious resistance this week when officers from Grover Beach balked at potential personnel cuts in their ranks. Arroyo Grande and... (Continue reading)

Is French Hospital violating anti-kickback laws?

Written on 9 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

It sounds like any other incentive for a new company – sign up and get a gift certificate. But San Luis Obispo based French Hospital’s promotion for its new Women’s Health and Imaging Center could violate federal anti-kickback laws. French Hospital... (Continue reading)

Trustees could make Cal Poly for the rich and out of staters

Written on 4 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 47 comments

Cal Poly could become a campus for the children of wealthier families under the terms of an agenda item for the California State University Trustees meeting on Tuesday. Trustees are to discuss cost-cutting measures that include turning one or two of... (Continue reading)

Official: PR citizen action dangerous

Written on 2 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 76 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN The city of Paso Robles faces only one big fiscal threat these days, according to city council member Fred Strong — and that’s the people of Paso Robles. Strong summarized his philosophy in an email to a... (Continue reading)

Poly House contractor battling with De Vaul

Written on 1 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 126 comments

By KAREN VELIE Poly House’s plans to build an 8,000 square-foot residential sober living home on the Sunny Acres property this quarter have been abandoned because of arguments between Dan De Vaul and a contractor working with Poly House. The... (Continue reading)

Homeless plaintiff’s RV seized by SLO police

Written on 26 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 98 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of the litigants in a lawsuit that claims the San Luis Obispo police department is discriminating against homeless people who sleep in their cars is now sleeping outdoors after police seized his recreational vehicle on Monday.... (Continue reading)

Templeton resident appealing redistricting ruling

Written on 23 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Templeton resident who lost a lawsuit last month which argued the recently redrawn political boundaries fail to follow government code is filing an appeal with the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Ventura. William Pelfrey said... (Continue reading)