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Pismo Beach Chamber clams up over missing funds

Written on 28 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 53 comments

The former chief executive officer for the Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce is under investigation for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from the chamber. Rebecca McMurry left the chamber in May, shortly after the annual Taste of Pismo. There are allegations... (Continue reading)

FPPC to expose Dalidio’s opponents

Written on 27 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) plans to publish the names of the controversial San Luis Obispo LLC members who allegedly committed 16 campaign violations in their fight against Ernie Dalidio’s proposed development on the FPPC website. FPPC counsel Sukhi... (Continue reading)

FPPC to level fines against Dalidio’s foes

Written on 24 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has determined that the LLC that funded the No on Measure J campaign violated rules in their fight to stop Ernie Dalidio’s proposed San Luis Obispo retail development. On Oct. 14, at a... (Continue reading)

DA investigating Oceano CSD

Written on 23 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s office is investigating the auditing and accounting practices of the Oceano Community Service District. “It has come to my attention that the District Attorney is concerned with some auditing and accounting practices here,” said... (Continue reading)

Seclusion and restraint practice poses risks, prompts questions

Written on 23 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

A week after Cliff Detty’s death at Santa Barbara County’s Psychiatric Health Facility, a short obituary popped up online. Without going into detail, the article described a 46-year-old man who had died at a Santa Barbara hospital the night of... (Continue reading)

Seclusion, restraints and screams marked man’s final hours at psychiatric unit

Written on 22 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

After hours of screaming, Cliff Detty wasn’t breathing. His chest lay still beneath the restraint that held it down. His limbs, also strapped down, stopped thrashing. Under the clinical lights of the room in which he was placed for observation,... (Continue reading)

While son struggled with mental illness, father fought his own battle

Written on 21 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

Just before 4 a.m., Rich Detty heard a knock. The Santa Maria man opened his front door and was surprised to see a Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputy standing there. Detty assumed the officer was trying to find his son,... (Continue reading)

Allegations of misdeeds dog the sewage plant

Written on 19 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

Accusations that the administrator of a sanitation district in San Luis Obispo County’s South Bay has been funneling thousands of dollars to a private engineering company he owns while concealing environmental violations has drawn the attention of local, state and... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district lays off alleged whistleblower

Written on 16 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

A San Luis Obispo South County Sanitation lab employee's complaints to the water board resulted in the plant receiving a notice of violation that included allegations that the plant discharged dirty water into the Pacific Ocean. On Sept. 14, the district... (Continue reading)

Santa Lucia Bancorp facing regulatory action

Written on 14 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Santa Lucia Bancorp announced it expects federal regulators to file an enforcement order against the bank because of issues discovered during a recent examination by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRB). “In light of the current challenging operating environment,... (Continue reading)