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Pressure prompted Solomon claim cancellation?

Written on 21 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 74 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Former Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon has withdrawn her claim for workers’ compensation, a claim which city officials had promised they would not contest, City Manager James App confirmed in a terse email Saturday. The claim... (Continue reading)

Public pension reform gaining traction

Written on 20 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN As a subject of general discussion, California’s skyrocketing public pension situation has come a long way in a very short time, one of the state’s leading authorities on the subject said Thursday. Marcia Fritz, president of the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles administrator accused of conflict of interest

Written on 16 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 94 comments

The Paso Robles city administrative services director purchased a Chevy he asked the city council to approve for sale for about half of its Kelley Blue Book value prompting allegations of a conflict of interest and misuse of public... (Continue reading)

Change Paso is getting to work

Written on 10 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 117 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN There are many problems facing Paso Robles these days, and most of them have been caused by poor management in an environment where cronyism thrives, said the co-chairperson of a new group with “change” high in its... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit filed on behalf of San Luis Obispo’s homeless

Written on 9 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 48 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo city officials are accused of discrimination, harassment and the criminalization of homeless people, in a lawsuit filed on Friday. At the behest of city officials, police wake up homeless sleeping in their cars and... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles ‘mole’ interests prosecutors

Written on 5 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 66 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Members of the Paso Robles Police Officers Association (PRPOA) discussed ongoing contract negotiations for several hours the night of Nov. 9, 2011, unaware that at least one city spy sat among them. With the resulting inside information... (Continue reading)

Prosecutor dumped after declining firefighter assault case

Written on 4 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 127 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County prosecutor who decided not to prosecute firefighter Ryan Mason who is accused of savagely beating a man in June has been removed from the case. Deputy District Attorney Karen Gray told the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero filched FEMA funds

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

Prompted by a 2008 investigative report by CalCoastNews detailing how Atascadero city officials conspired to bilk taxpayers out of millions of dollars in disaster aid, a FEMA investigation has determined the city received $8 million illicitly. Nearly eight years after... (Continue reading)

School district illicitly garnered $13 million in FEMA funds?

Written on 27 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

The Paso Robles School District is getting a double wave of bad financial news ― not only is the district already facing a $1.59 million budget shortfall, but the federal government may be seeking the return of more than $13... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles residents challenge chief’s rich deal

Written on 26 Mar, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 70 comments

When the Paso Robles City Council agreed last week to pay Police Chief Lisa Solomon $250,000 for the embattled 46-year-old’s early “retirement,” more questions were raised than answered. Meanwhile, additional details of the city’s first female police chief’s checkered career are... (Continue reading)