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Final election results for SLO County

Written on 3 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The current president of the Cambria Community Services District Board has been unseated and a purposed transportation tax was defeated, both by slim margins, according to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorders Office’s final election results... (Continue reading)

Cambria finance director in line for five-digit raise

Written on 16 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Months after discrepancies surfaced in Cambria Community Services District accounting, CSD General Manager Jerry Gruber is proposing a nearly $15,000 salary increase for Finance Manager Patrick O’Reilly. The raise would amount to a more than $21,000 increase... (Continue reading)

Cambria bait and switch

Written on 4 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

OPINION by CYNTHIA HAWLEY This Cambria Community Services District Board of Directors pulled a fast one on Cambria’s rate payers. It’s an old con trick called the “pig in a poke” or “bait and switch.” The con is that the... (Continue reading)

Cambrians can do better; cast your vote for change

Written on 3 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by TINA DICKASON Cambrians are in desperate need of a change in the governing board of the Cambria Community Services District. We have an opportunity in this election to replace three incumbents, two who are up for re-election, and... (Continue reading)

Ed Asner moderates Cambria forum

Written on 30 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cambria voters got a helping of candidates for the Cambria Community Service District Board with a dash of Hollywood as Emmy Award winning actor Ed Asner came to moderate the Free and Equal forum  Thursday night. Five of the seven... (Continue reading)

Cambria man charged with flashing women

Written on 31 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the arrest of a Cambria man who allegedly exposed his genitals to women on at least two occasions in recent months. Sheriff’s deputies found the man with pants unzipped and genitals... (Continue reading)

Concerned Cambrians call for candidates

Written on 1 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

Statement from Concerned Cambrians The Cambria Community Service District board of directors has been a major disappointment to the larger Cambria community. If you attend the CCSD meetings, you will be concerned too. CCSD discourages public participation! Last minute presentations... (Continue reading)

Cambria drowning victim identified

Written on 30 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The 16-year-old Cambria boy who died from drowning on Friday in Lake Nacimiento has been identified as Dante Garcia Mora, according to a press release. Garcia would have started his junior year at Coast Union High School next month. Garcia... (Continue reading)

Cambria teen drowns in Lake Nacimiento

Written on 30 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 16-year-old Cambria boy died from drowning on Friday in Lake Nacimiento in North San Luis Obispo County, according to a press release. At about 5:40 p.m., the teen was swimming with some friends in the Heritage Ranch area of... (Continue reading)

Cambria manager gets raise despite financial discrepancies

Written on 18 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

Editor’s Note: The CalPERS audit is at the bottom of the article. By JOSH FRIEDMAN A series of financial blunders committed by the Cambria Community Services District have surfaced over the past year, including in a recent audit that discovered... (Continue reading)