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How Arroyo Grande blew a million dollars
At the same time the Arroyo Grande City Council was looking to reduce the deficit by cutting money from after school programs and law enforcement, the Council voted to pay almost twice the current market value for the empty former... (Continue reading)
Confidential prisoner records found discarded in dumpster
A box of California Men’s Colony (CMC) prisoner files, that contain private information such as psyche evaluations and social security numbers, was found in a dumpster at the Shell gas station on Madonna Road near Highway 101 in San Luis... (Continue reading)
Good Neighbor Program launch, event photos
Written on 17 Oct, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | No comments
Volunteers and charity directors came together at the launching of the Good Neighbor Program at the Vets Hall in San Luis Obipso on Oct. 6. The program matches volunteers with seniors and adults with disabilities who need critical support to... (Continue reading)
Arroyo Grande criticized for lack of flood control
Written on 16 Oct, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 9 comments
Over the past thirty years, the City of Arroyo Grande has failed to protect homes and the Arroyo Grande Creek from flooding and erosion problems that the city has been paid by developers to correct. Currently, the city and a developer... (Continue reading)
Rail and Wine Tour, event photos
Written on 15 Oct, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | No comments
Wine enthusiasts rolled out of Paso Robles for a truly unique afternoon of wine tasting and train travel as part of the Central Coast Railroad Festival last Sunday. The afternoon of wine, food and trains included a stop at Pomar... (Continue reading)
The Shredder takes on The Hulk
We knew–we just knew–CalCoastNews couldn’t be the only media in town amused by the recent Youtube exchange between sheriff’s candidate Ian Parkinson and former television star Lou Ferrigno. So we weren’t all that surprised to go online this morning and... (Continue reading)
Santa Maria teen’s murder caught on videotape
A Pismo Beach gas station surveillance tape captured what appears to be the horrific beating of 15-year-old Dystiny Myers while two Pismo Beach police officers stand nearby, talking and drinking coffee. [KCCN.tv] On Sept. 26 at 3 a.m. at the... (Continue reading)
Parkinson takes on the Incredible Hulk (seriously)
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s candidate Ian Parkinson may avoid debates on KVEC, or interviews with our intrepid reporter Karen Velie, but no one declines an interview with the Incredible Hulk. Just when you thought that Parkinson couldn’t become any... (Continue reading)
Morro Bay and Cayucos waste water plant bidding process under fire
Written on 11 Oct, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 18 comments
By KAREN VELIE While city officials in Morro Bay battle over which of two contractors should design a multimillion dollar wastewater treatment upgrade, one of the contractors has decided to withdraw their proposal and the other is under fire for... (Continue reading)
Egg Drop at Orcutt Academy High School, event photos
Written on 10 Oct, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | One comment
Over 80 excited students proffered their “egg-o-nauts” for 50-ft test drops from the Santa Maria Fire Department’s ladder truck. Each of these creations sheltered a raw chicken egg in a custom-designed mantle. Each had a maximum mass of 100 g... (Continue reading)