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Fire crews battle blaze in downtown Atascadero

Written on 7 Mar, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

Fire crews continue to monitor the smoldering remains of an older commercial building on El Camino Real in Atascadero near the Carlton Hotel.... (Continue reading)

Living large on Atascadero taxpayers’ dime

Written on 2 Mar, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE After proclaiming a looming fiscal crisis and predicting municipal worker layoffs, Atascadero City Manager Wade McKinney and city taxpayers treated a group of upper level employees to a three-day excursion at an upscale Carmel Valley resort. But before heading... (Continue reading)

Weyrich belly up, money woes widening

Written on 26 Feb, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE In yet another sign of mounting unpaid debts for Paso Robles businessman David Weyrich and his wife, Mary Weyrich, a local lender filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the Weyrichs failed to pay back a more than $1... (Continue reading)

Verbal swords still crossing in Atascadero

Written on 19 Feb, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE In Atascadero, change means more of the same when it comes to contentious city council sessions, with councilmember Tom O’Malley and cohort councilmember Jerry Clay demonstrating they have enduring memories. O’Malley’s barrage of accusations aimed at Mayor Ellen Beraud... (Continue reading)

Atascadero manager admits falsehoods

Written on 2 Dec, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero city officials lied in public statements regarding an eminent domain controversy and made a scapegoat of a city employee. City Manager Wade McKinney, one of those officials, confessed the deception only when testifying under oath in depositions earlier... (Continue reading)

Housemate cops cruising to cash in

Written on 29 Nov, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero City Manager Wade McKinney probably isn’t feeling very gay this holiday season after getting some straight talk about a looming and large payout of taxpayer money to settle a police department dispute. McKinney, who heads SLO county’s most... (Continue reading)

Atascadero male police officers claim discrimination

Written on 9 Nov, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A contentious reverse discrimination claim that has embroiled the Atascadero Police Department in controversy heads for mediation Tuesday. Earlier this year, city officials launched an internal probe into complaints of reverse discrimination made by male officers against female officers... (Continue reading)

A message for the birds: Avoid this no-fly zone

Written on 2 Oct, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

Pigeons are dropping from the Atascadero skies, bleeding from the eyes and dying after allegedly being drugged by pest control workers ... (Continue reading)

DUMPSTER CHRONICLES: Law, disorder, and the DA

Written on 27 Sep, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

SECOND IN A SERIES By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN A disengaged and reticent district attorney failed to investigate numerous complaints targeting fraudulent hard money lenders and big-name developers during the past 18 months, even as new and unsuspecting investors were being... (Continue reading)

Brennler, Luna won’t run again

Written on 1 Aug, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

By KAREN VELIE Atascadero Mayor Mike Brennler won’t seek a second term on the Atascadero City Council because of health concerns. And council member George Luna said he will also retire from the council after two decades of public service.... (Continue reading)