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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)

Proposed raise exposes Cambria’s financial blunders

Written on 22 Jun, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Less than two months after public outrage prompted the Cambria Community Services District to table a staggered 38 percent pay raise for the CSD general manager, the salary hike is again up for a vote. This time,... (Continue reading)

Cambria in hot water over desal project

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

(Editor’s Note: The May 16 letter from the California Coastal Commission to San Luis Obispo County about Cambria’s water reclamation plant is at the end of this article.) By KAREN VELIE The California Coastal Commission recommended that San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Did SLO County medical examiner skate on hit-and-run?

Written on 16 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 51 comments

By KAREN VELIE Local officials decided to look the other way after the San Luis Obispo County contracted medical examiner was involved in a hit-and-run on his way to an autopsy. Even so, officers did arrest Dr. Gary Alan Walter... (Continue reading)

Cambria general manager’s raise scrapped, for now

Written on 28 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid growing outrage, the Cambria Community Services District will not be voting Thursday to approve a contract giving the district’s general manager a 38 percent pay increase. The agenda change appears to be prompted by public complaints... (Continue reading)

Cambria general manager to get a 38 percent pay increase

Written on 25 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 61 comments

By KAREN VELIE Less then two months after the implementation of a 116 percent water and sewer rate increase, the Cambria Community Services District is planning to approve a set of staggered pay hikes of 38 percent for its general... (Continue reading)

Cambria widow sues Monsanto over husband’s death

Written on 11 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A Cambria woman is suing agrochemical giant Monsanto, alleging a herbicide the company produces killed her husband. [KSBY] Late last year, Cambria farmer Jack McCall died of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. McCall reportedly used the... (Continue reading)