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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)

Gearhart’s benefactors unveiled

Written on 15 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An Atascadero woman and another from Texas each pledged $50,000 to keep former North County developer Kelly Gearhart out of jail. The sister of former developer Ron Hertel, Camile Tompkins, pledged to cover half of Gearhart’s bail while Tiffany George,... (Continue reading)

Gearhart pleads not guilty to fraud

Written on 14 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Onetime Atascadero “Person of the Year” Kelly Gearhart pleaded not guilty to 16 charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering at his arraignment Monday at a federal court in Los Angeles. The... (Continue reading)

Lou Ferrigno a SLO County Sheriff reserve deputy

Written on 16 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Lou Ferrigno, the bodybuilding champ who played The Incredible Hulk , was sworn in Friday as a San Luis Obispo County reserve deputy sheriff. In 2006, Ferrigno joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as a reserve deputy. He plans... (Continue reading)

Homeless program saves taxpayers money

Written on 8 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A program to provide permanent housing to some of Los Angeles County’s most hard-core homeless more than paid for itself, yielding a net savings of $238,700. [LATimes] Project 50 began in late 2007 with the goal of finding and housing... (Continue reading)

Missing Fox executive spotted in Morro Bay

Written on 24 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Missing 20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith has allegedly been hiding out in Morro Bay. [CalabasasPatch] A waitress and a patron at Taco Temple in Morro Bay believe they spotted the 6 feet 6 inch tall former UCLA basketball player... (Continue reading)

Son of Kelly Gearhart dead at 21

Written on 16 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

Jake Gearhart, the son of embattled former North County developer Kelly Gearhart, recently died of a drug overdose at a rehab center in the Los Angeles area. Amid allegations that Kelly Gearhart helped defraud investors out of more than $100... (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)

Cal Poly boss pay lawsuit bounced

Written on 26 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Los Angeles judge tossed a lawsuit Tuesday contending new Cal Poly president Jeffery Armstrong was higher than allowed by law. The lawsuit, filed by Lillian Taiz, president of the California Faculty Association, alleged that Armstrong’s $380,000 annual compensation was... (Continue reading)

Rand retracts controversial marijuana and crime study

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Rand Corp. on Monday retracted a controversial report on crime around Los Angeles medical marijuana clinics after discovering major flaws in the study’s methodology. [LA Times] The Santa Monica research institution, one of the most prestigious in the nation,... (Continue reading)