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Sanitation district smacked with $1.4 million proposed fine

Written on 19 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 127 comments

By KAREN VELIE Ratepayers in the communities of  Arroyo Grande, Oceano, and Grover Beach are facing increased utility bills to cover a $1,383,007 proposed fine for a raw sewage spill that occurred because of alleged mismanagement of the South San... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police arrest four suspected burglars

Written on 10 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Grover Beach police arrested four people they suspect might be responsible for a chain of commercial burglaries that have occurred during that past few months in Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, and Arroyo Grande. Early Saturday morning, a... (Continue reading)

Oceano’s missing audits cost to the community

Written on 24 May, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Audits are important for a number of reasons, but most importantly for the Oceano Community Services District; they are required to borrow money. The most recent missed opportunity involved the refinance of the debt associated with... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach rejects Arroyo Grande police merger

Written on 22 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Grover Beach City Council voted unanimously to reject an offer from Arroyo Grande to consolidate their police departments on Monday primarily because the proposal was akin to a bait and switch. Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach city... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police rebuff Arroyo Grande merger

Written on 10 May, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A plan which could lead to the consolidation of two South County police departments met its first serious resistance this week when officers from Grover Beach balked at potential personnel cuts in their ranks. Arroyo Grande and... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach to layoff six employees

Written on 8 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Grover Beach City Council voted Monday to eliminate six jobs to help close an $800,000 budget deficit. As of July 1, the city will eliminate four full-time and two part-time administrative and clerical positions. In addition, because of a... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach proposes water rate increase

Written on 19 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Grover Beach officials are proposing a 10 percent water rate increase to make up for a budget shortfall partially caused by a loan defaulted on by the city’s now defunct redevelopment agency. [Tribune] In an attempt to close an estimated... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man stabbed multiple times

Written on 25 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A man angry over a woman stabbed his rival multiple times in the chest and head on Friday at a home on Longbranch Avenue in Grover Beach, police said. Police said Armando Campos, 37, forced his way past his ex-girlfriend,... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man sentenced for sister death

Written on 23 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Grover Beach man who plead no-contest to a charge child endangerment that followed the drug overdose death of his 17-year-old sister was sentenced to 91 days credit for time served in the San Luis Obispo County Jail. [Tribune] Theo... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man’s plane strayed into Obama’s airspace

Written on 17 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A plane loaded with a large amount of marijuana was forced to land after it strayed into President Barack Obama’s no-fly zone over Los Angeles on Thursday. [LATimes] U.S. Air Force jet fighters forced the pilot of the four-seat Cessna... (Continue reading)