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AG mayor seeks restraining order on public speaker

Written on 10 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 270 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Arroyo Grande City Council members met Wednesday morning to “discuss” hiring a private investigator who  apparently had already started his job, and Mayor Tony Ferrara angrily asked for a restraining order on outspoken critic Otis Page. According... (Continue reading)

Speaker ejected from contentious Arroyo Grande Council meeting

Written on 8 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 149 comments

OPINION By OTIS PAGE In a very special example of hindsight, the Arroyo Grande City Council called a special meeting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning to take public comments, hail the Brown Act, on the plan to select an... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande coverup, a lie of omission

Written on 7 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION By OTIS PAGE Why would the citizens of Arroyo Grande approve an investigation contracted by and controlled by its city council when its police, the Arroyo Grande Police Officers’Association (AGPOA) has stated certain members of this council have chosen... (Continue reading)

Sign wars heat up in supervisor election campaigns

Written on 6 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 85 comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: John Brunsfield, a retired attorney, said he purchased and put out signs that say “Lynn Compton is a fraud.” Brunsfield said he is not affiliated with any campaign and put the signs out after receiving slate... (Continue reading)

Bicyclist killed in Nipomo hit and run identified

Written on 3 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the bicyclist killed in a Nipomo hit-and-run crash Wednesday as 48-year-old Glen Fulton of Arroyo Grande. Fulton died Wednesday morning after a driver struck him on Los Berros Road near Pomeroy Road, ejecting him... (Continue reading)

Adams may quit, slaps police again

Written on 2 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 153 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE Embattled Arroyo Grande City Manager Steve Adams said Wednesday he will be leaving his job when he decides the time is right, and leveled a barrage of accusations against his police department’s contract negotiators.... (Continue reading)

AG officer raises pale in comparison to Adams

Written on 30 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER In spite of City Manager Steve Adams attempt to characterize events surrounding his own bad judgment on July 3 by insinuating the police would benefit from “damaging my reputation.” In spite of being characterized as liars... (Continue reading)

Jim Hill on issues facing Arroyo Grande

Written on 30 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION By JIM HILL Brown Act – California’s Ralph M. Brown Act, also known as the “open meetings act,” makes it illegal for a majority of the members of city councils, commissions or boards to converse on any topic under... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande manager clearly violated city policy

Written on 27 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 79 comments

OPINION By LEANN AKINS You may or may not have read my letter which was published on the CalCoastNews last week. You may or may not remember I spoke at the Arroyo Grande City Council meeting on Tuesday night. You... (Continue reading)

Battle to replace Arroyo Grande mayor begins

Written on 26 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 135 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following police officer allegations that Arroyo Grande Mayor Tony Ferrara participated in a cover-up over a city sex scandal, a group of city residents have announced their plans to unseat the controversial mayor. A group of citizens... (Continue reading)