By KAREN VELIE The interim general manager for the San Simeon Community Service District misled his board at their July meeting claiming he had collected all sewage processing payments from Hearst Castle, one of California State Parks most profitable properties.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE An orthopedic surgeon operated on the wrong side of an elderly woman’s hip at French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo this summer, resulting in the woman needing a second surgery, according to hospital staff. In... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Four members of the Paso Robles City Council vehemently rejected a proposal by Councilman Chris Bausch on Tuesday evening to seek reimbursement from the city attorney and consultants for the cost of the failed paid parking program.... (Continue reading)
By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on July 16 in the board chambers. The Board of Supervisors is set to review and approve staff responses to two San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A violent burglar smashed a Pismo Beach police officer’s head into a wall causing disabling injuries and later also injured the police chief. Even so, the assailant is unlikely to spend more than six month in jail... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Atascadero police officers arrested a broker and financial adviser on child pornography charges late last month. On June 28, officers arrested 60-year-old Timothy Harold Holt in Atascadero. Holt is the president of Preservation Capital Group on El... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE An administrative law judge suspended physician and surgeon David Jackson Levin on June 21 because his continued practice of medicine could endanger public health and safety. Shortly afterwards, Levin’s office located on Casa Street in San Luis... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE For nearly a year, Hearst Castle, one of California State Parks most profitable properties, has not paid its disadvantaged neighbor for processing its sewage. Issues and complexities with San Simeon Community Services District and State Park’s agreements... (Continue reading)
By CalCoastNews staff As is common during the first two weeks in July, multiple government agencies have canceled their meetings while staff and officials take vacations. The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE After battling for, against, and then for development of the former Dalidio Ranch, San Luis Obispo City Councilwoman Jan Marx moved into the complex, in a home plan restricted to affordable housing. Even though Coastal Community Builders... (Continue reading)