Where did it go? A exploration of the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority
Where did it go? A exploration of the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority’s spending of public monies and the legal requirements of the IWMA and the agency’s contractors.
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PDFQuestionable spending at SLO County IWMA on the agenda
Editor’s note: The Wayne Hall letter requesting an audit of the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority is at the bottom of this story. By Cal Coast Times staff San Luis Obispo County’s public agency responsible for waste disposal is awash in suspicious financial improprieties and has not been properly audited for the […]... (Continue Reading)
SLO IWMA board votes for Styrofoam ban
The San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) board overwhelmingly endorsed the idea of a countywide ordinance imposing a ban on Styrofoam food containers. [Cal Coast Times] At a meeting Wednesday that pitted environmentalists against restaurant owners, the board voted 11-2 to direct IWMA staff to draft an ordinance slated for adoption later […]... (Continue Reading)
SLO IWMA seeking countywide Styrofoam ban
The San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority board will consider a plan to enact a countywide ban on Styrofoam food containers on Wednesday. [Cal Coast Times] Five of the seven cities in SLO County — Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo — have already enacted their own […]... (Continue Reading)
CalCoastNews attorneys file anti-SLAPP motion in libel suit over hazardous waste story
Attorneys for CalCoastNews filed a motion Friday to dismiss a libel suit brought by the head of a hazardous waste management service in Arroyo Grande. Charles Tenborg sued CalCoastNews chief Karen Velie and reporter Daniel Blackburn for publishing an article about irregularities in the transportation of hazardous wastes in San Luis Obispo County. The story, […]... (Continue Reading)
