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Gloria Allred files suit accusing Nipomo wrestling coach of sexual abuse

Written on 17 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Renowned feminist lawyer Gloria Allred has filed suit on behalf of a Nipomo High School student who was allegedly abused  by one of the school’s former wrestling coaches. [Cal Coast Times] The suit alleges Justin Magdaleno sexually molested the girl... (Continue reading)

DA notifies SLO County lawyers of employee’s false testimony

Written on 15 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Defense attorneys around San Luis Obispo County have now received notification that a longtime district attorney’s office staffer who previously testified in court as an expert witness with a college degree, never graduated. [Cal Coast Times] Tracy Nix, an 18-year... (Continue reading)

Worrell on leave, IWMA fraud investigation continues

Written on 10 Aug, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By Cal Coast Times staff The San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to place the agency’s manager on paid administrative leave because of criminal allegations of misuse of public funds. [Cal Coast Times]... (Continue reading)

Investigator uncovers false testimony in CalCoastNews libel case

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a multi-part series of articles about San Luis Obispo County’s waste disposal agency. The first reported on the agency’s free-spending use of a public credit card and the lack of credit card documentation... (Continue reading)

California senator likely sexually harassed subordinates

Written on 21 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

State Sen. Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia) engaged in “unwanted flirtatious or sexually suggestive behavior” toward six women, four of whom were his subordinates, according to the findings of an outside investigation. [Cal Coast Times] During the investigation, the law firms Gibson... (Continue reading)

Nipomo CSD cuts ties with Michael Seitz

Written on 3 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Nipomo Community Services District has cut ties with its longtime legal counsel Shipsey & Seitz and has hired a new firm to provide legal services. Shipley and Seitz provided legal counsel services to the Nipomo CSD for more than... (Continue reading)

Judges rule that lying in court is bad

Written on 14 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

For 16 years, attorneys for Orange County have argued that social workers who lied to a judge in order to remove children from their mother, were unaware that perjury and providing false evidence was wrong. That was before the U.S.... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district administrator accused of racism

Written on 4 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations of racism, the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board will discuss the discipline or termination of District Administrator Gerhardt Hubner at a Dec. 7 meeting, according to the agenda. Following a verbal complaint... (Continue reading)

Fresno court commissioner appointed in SLO County

Written on 22 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Bypassing on local attorneys, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court has appointed Fresno County Court Commissioner Erin M. Childs to fill a local vacancy. Childs will handle family law cases. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of... (Continue reading)

Hill the hilarious

Written on 7 Oct, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments
T. Keith Gurnee

OPINION by KEITH GURNEE Well Adam Hill, you’ve done it again. You just can’t help yourself, and your ability to get things wrong every time is at once astounding and hilarious. At least it keeps us entertained. The latest two... (Continue reading)