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Two Pismo Beach police officers axed

Written on 13 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three Pismo Beach police officers were reprimanded and two were let go late last year because of issues in their romantic relationships that allegedly impacted their ability to serve as peace officers. Two of the officers had... (Continue reading)

Gibson, Neal cover for Hill on CAPSLO dustup

Written on 5 Apr, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

Following a feud between County Supervisor Adam Hill and the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County (CAPSLO), board of supervisor chairman Bruce Gibson and county counsel Rita Neal came to Hill’s defense claiming the controversial supervisor had always... (Continue reading)

Atascadero appeals FEMA inelgibility finding

Written on 1 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Atascadero officials have filed an appeal with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) objecting to a demand that the city return $2.7 million in aid related to the 2003 San Simeon Earthquake. Office of the Inspetor General (OIG) and FEMA... (Continue reading)

Hill casts deciding vote for CAPSLO contract

Written on 17 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 53 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill cast the deciding vote last week to approve a contract of more than $360,000 for the organization that employs his fiancée. Hill often abstains or recuses himself when the Board... (Continue reading)

Federal judge accused of financial conflicts of interest

Written on 20 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A federal judge for the Central District of California in Los Angeles has issued three key rulings over a four-year period that favored companies in which he owned stock, a California Watch analysis has found. Judges are required to make... (Continue reading)

Grand Jury finds conflict of interest with Wallace Group

Written on 3 Jun, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

Accusations that the administrator of a sanitation district in San Luis Obispo County’s South Bay has been funneling millions of dollars to a private engineering company he owns without proper oversight, has been validated by a San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Ronald Reagan on a $50 bill?

Written on 2 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

A bill is being introduced in Congress calling for Ronald Reagan’s likeness to be placed on all $50 bills, an honor currently occupied by Ulysses S. Grant. [Los Angeles Times] Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.) believes that the 40th President,... (Continue reading)

Vendor lawyer Hall helps county official buy house

Written on 2 Jun, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE A top county official’s Arroyo Grande home was jointly purchased by her and the family trusts of local lawyer Clay Hall, whose firm receives hundreds of thousands of dollars annually as the vendor responsible for... (Continue reading)