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SLO County debates marijuana regulations as growers rush in

Written on 27 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

With marijuana growers and armed guards flooding into California Valley, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors discussed putting a halt to new cannabis cultivation. The board majority decided to pursue an urgency ordinance on the matter, but it... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors put sales tax on the ballot

Written on 20 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

UPDATE: Video of the confrontation between supervisors Adam Hill and Lynn Compton at the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor meeting on July 19 at the bottom of the article. ORIGINAL: Following a brief argument between supervisors Adam Hill... (Continue reading)

Was the Diablo desal an election scam?

Written on 15 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by DEBBIE PETERSON About the time that 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill indicated he would be running for a third term, he and PG&E staff from the Diablo nuclear power plant collaborated over lunch at his home to sell... (Continue reading)

CalCoastNews turns to GoFundMe for legal defense fund

Written on 14 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

As some of our loyal readers know, CalCoastNews and its founders have been fighting a lawsuit since publication of a 2012 article about a San Luis Obispo County public agency, the Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) and one of its... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill fails to atone for leadership failure

Written on 10 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION by MIKE BROWN On June 28, The San Luis Obispo Tribune posted a letter to the editor from 3rd District County Supervisor Adam Hill, who was obviously attempting to get out in front of the bad news that the... (Continue reading)

Hill changes course on homeless, Torres-Hill gets funding

Written on 5 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill has altered his stance on solving the county’s homeless crisis, shifting from advocating for a new shelter to pushing for permanent housing. Hill’s stance has changed as his wife, Dee... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s primary election winners

Written on 8 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Supervisor Debbie Arnold won reelection Tuesday night by a 6 percent margin. The other two county supervisor races are heading to runoffs, and in one of them, Supervisor Adam Hill is at risk of losing his job. In the District... (Continue reading)

Election blast from the past

Written on 28 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Taking a look back at San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill’s previous election races, shows allegations of bullying or harming a candidate’s family is nothing new. Several people who have donated money to District 3 candidate Dan Carpenter claim... (Continue reading)

Dee Torres-Hill rips nonprofit volunteer at fundraiser

Written on 24 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 108 comments

By CCN STAFF Tempers flared Saturday night when Dee Torres-Hill, wife of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill, allegedly confronted a woman and a political opponent of Hill’s during a fundraising dinner for the Senior Nutrition Program. Torres-Hill took... (Continue reading)

Poll shows District 3 supervisor seat up for grabs

Written on 14 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 56 comments

By CCN STAFF The San Luis Obispo County’s District 3 race is close, with none of the candidates likely to garner 50 percent of the votes needed to win the June 7 primary election. If no one gets 50 percent... (Continue reading)