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Occupy SLO battle leads to theft allegations

Written on 24 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 117 comments

An internal battle between members of the Occupy SLO movement has lead to the filing of a theft report against four members who cleaned out the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse demonstration site. Several Occupy SLO members opposed to the courthouse... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly administrators working to divorce the state

Written on 18 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 48 comments

UPDATE: Public Relations spokesperson Stacia Momburg said the university is denying Provost Robert Koob said the university is working to privatize. In addition, she said he did not say they plan to have students teach classes as part of the... (Continue reading)

Woman sexually assaulted at county mental health

Written on 17 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 43 comments

The depressed and the mentally ill in crisis go to San Luis Obispo County’s mental health impatient facility expecting a safe haven, not a 14 patient ward wrought with sexual assaults and beatings. A registered sex offender high on cocaine held... (Continue reading)

Air quality district internal emails expose manipulations

Written on 15 Nov, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 73 comments

(Editor’s note: This is the second in a multi-part series about questionable activities of the San Luis Obispo County Air Quality Control District. Part one was Air quality district’s bloated salaries. See Alleged flaws in the study at the bottom... (Continue reading)

Air quality district’s bloated salaries

Written on 14 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 70 comments

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a multi-part series about questionable activities of the San Luis Obispo County Air Quality Control District.) They set hefty salaries for themselves and went looking for the money to meet the payroll. It’s not the... (Continue reading)

Athletes pack pro-plastic political message

Written on 9 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

High school football players delivered a political message along with barbecue chicken dinners last weekend at an Atascadero fundraiser, surprising some parents, risking their boosters' non-profit status, and igniting a brisk debate about plastic bags and exploitation of students. Student athletes... (Continue reading)

Kelly Gearhart accused of assault

Written on 7 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

No arrests were made or charges filed in connection with a July disturbance with injuries at the Ohio home of former Atascadero man-of-the-year Kelly Gearhart Terry Locklear, 55, said he is still recovering from the altercation where he contends Gearhart... (Continue reading)

NPP educator launch conference, event photos

Written on 6 Nov, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

This educational program provided over 100 participants from around the nation with a personal tour of the NASA Mission Director Center, close-up viewing of the powerful Delta-II launch vehicle on the launch pad before and during launch as well as... (Continue reading)

Singles mixer at the cliffs resort, event photos

Written on 1 Nov, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

The first Thursday of every month, find love on the rocks at Punch Drunk Love. The Cliff’s Resort in Pismo Beach is providing those without the time or the patience for the online dating scene an opportunity to meet new... (Continue reading)

103-year-old tombstone falls on Paso Robles girl

Written on 31 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 40 comments

Attorneys for the Paso Robles Cemetery District are battling over who is responsible for maintaining tombstones after an aged-grave marker fell on a four-year-old Paso Robles girl breaking her ankle. Last year, Heather Wolcott was visiting the Paso Robles Cemetery with... (Continue reading)