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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)
The Central Coast Book and Author Festival, event photos
Written on 23 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | One comment
The Central Coast Book and Author Festival included fascinating author reading and writing workshops and drew book lovers from throughout the county. Proceeds from last Sunday’s Mission Plaza event benefit San Luis Obispo County Libraries. If you would like to... (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)
Central Coast Writers’ Conference, event photos
Written on 21 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | No comments
The 26th Annual Central Coast Writers’ Conference at Cuesta College was an exciting adventure into the world of accomplished authors, agents and publishers. Keynote speaker Nathan Bransford, an agent based out of San Francisco, helped make this years event the... (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)
Sunset at the Rancho, event photos
Written on 16 Sep, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | One comment
Last Saturday, supporters of the Children’s Health Initiative of San Luis Obispo gathered at the Santa Margarita Ranch for live music, enticing live and silent auctions and a delectable barbecue. The event honored local individuals for their advocacy on behalf... (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)