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Tennessee student threatens to shoot up Laguna Middle School

Written on 3 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 14-year-old girl in Tennessee allegedly sent an email that appears to have been a threat to carry out a shooting at Laguna Middle School and possibly San Luis Obispo High School. [Cal Coast Times] At about 4:50 p.m. on... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Hill promotes favored candidates, bullies opponents

Written on 13 Aug, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill campaigns for political allies while bullying candidates he opposes for several local city councils. [Cal Coast Times] Hill recently emailed several San Luis Obispo residents claims that mayoral candidate Keith Gurnee is an... (Continue reading)

Hill pressures recipients of county funds for donations

Written on 9 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 75 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an email San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill sent to a group of people affiliated with a local program that receives county monies, Hill ties the county’s financial support to donations to his reelection campaign.... (Continue reading)

Election blast from the past

Written on 28 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Taking a look back at San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill’s previous election races, shows allegations of bullying or harming a candidate’s family is nothing new. Several people who have donated money to District 3 candidate Dan Carpenter claim... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande council adopts contested letter writing rules

Written on 25 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

On a 3-2 vote, the Arroyo Grande City Council adopted a resolution requiring council members to inform one another when they author letters using city resources. Critics have said the rule violates the First Amendment. Council members must now copy... (Continue reading)

AG council considers speech restraint

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A verbal joust over the limits of individual free speech looms Tuesday when the Arroyo Grande City Council meets at 6 p.m. A recent request by one council member to place on a future agenda a discussion... (Continue reading)

The supervisor, his toadies, and the Internet

Written on 7 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 92 comments

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Karen Velie’s adult daughter Autumn died two years ago after suffering a seizure in her bathtub. In the aftermath and in the midst of family grief, a rumor was floated that Karen, co-founder of CalCoastNews, was... (Continue reading)

California keeping lawmakers’ emails secret

Written on 14 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

California has stiff rules against viewing state legislators’ emails, the results of recent record requests show. Many other states also make it difficult to obtain lawmakers’ emails.  [OC Register] The Associated Press recently requested a week’s worth of calendar entries... (Continue reading)

SLO County again sends errant email

Written on 16 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

Less than two months after San Luis Obispo County officials seemingly fixed the problem, another county email errantly went out to a group of subscribers who monitor developments and organize cleanups at local beaches. In July, a county social services worker... (Continue reading)

SLO County goofs, then threatens the messenger

Written on 21 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The head of the San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services threatened a citizen with prosecution for revealing a privacy breach caused by county workers. Last month, a county social services worker forwarded an email to... (Continue reading)