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Sanitation district found to have improved financial controls

Written on 23 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The County auditor-controller said that the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has implemented changes and now has sufficient controls in place to avoid a conflict of interest, according to an Oct. 21 report by Gere Sibbach, auditor-controller. In... (Continue reading)

Central Coast Railroad Festival, event photos

Written on 11 Oct, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

As part of the Third Annual Central Coast Railroad Festival, attendees left Grover Beach on the Pacific Surfliner and headed to the San Luis Obispo Amtrak Station for a celebration at the Freight House. If you would like to buy... (Continue reading)

Central Coast residents owe millions in taxes

Written on 13 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

At least five Central Coast individuals may be targeted by a major legislative effort to penalize tax scofflaws by suspending professional or drivers’ licenses of the state’s worst offenders. Assemblyman Henry T. Perea (D-Fresno) has pushed his bill to the... (Continue reading)

Man abducted during home invasion in Grover Beach

Written on 6 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Police are investigating a Grover Beach home invasion and abduction that occurred at about 6:15 a.m. on Monday. The male suspect entered an unlocked residence on the 400 block of Manhattan Avenue, brandished a firearm at a male resident, and... (Continue reading)

Stone Soup Festival in Grover Beach, event photos

Written on 1 Sep, 2011 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

The 19th annual Stone Soup Music Faire was a wildly popular weekend event. During the  faire, musicians such as The Jill Knight Trio, Masanga Marimba, the Red Skunk Jipsee Swing Band and headliners Tempest kept the beat going while the... (Continue reading)

Hit and run driver arrested

Written on 29 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Police arrested a 34-year-old Oceano man Monday morning who allegedly fled the scene of a traffic accident two days earlier which left a motorcyclist injured on a Grover Beach roadway. Jason W. Wallin was taken into custody following an investigation... (Continue reading)

Weekend spotlight: Stone Soup Music Faire

Written on 26 Aug, 2011 in Discovered, Featured | One comment

By KARLEE PRAZAK Now in its 19th year, the Stone Soup Music Faire is a wildly popular weekend event. A musical feast? Yes. A mix of international foods and local wines? It is all that and so much more. Grover... (Continue reading)

SLO County to review sanitation district books

Written on 22 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The San Luis Obispo County auditor-controller will evaluate two new employment contracts for engineering and administrative services at the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District as part of a review of the district’s financial records. [TimesPressRecorder] The review was... (Continue reading)

SLO County projects and redevelopment funds in jeopardy

Written on 7 Jul, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Under two new state laws, San Luis Obispo County’s five redevelopment agencies stand to lose a combined $4.5 million within the next year alone and several projects may be in jeopardy—that is if the law prevails over looming legal challenges... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach Marine severely injured in Afghanistan

Written on 1 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A 21-year-old Grover Beach Marine lost his leg in an explosion while serving his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. [SantaMariaTimes] On June 12, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Elliott was patrolling the Helmand Province when he walked into a... (Continue reading)