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Morro Bay hires department head in closed process

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 54 comments

Morro Bay City Manager Dave Buckingham hired a new deputy city manager without any public advertising of the position, forgoing the usual process of allowing multiple people to apply. Buckingham said he pursued Sam Taylor, the former assistant city administrator... (Continue reading)

Atascadero superintendent retiring

Written on 2 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The superintendent of the Atascadero Unified School District is retiring this month after four years on the job. [Tribune] Deborah Bowers will retire on June 30. As superintendent, she oversees the education of more than 4,700 students and the operation... (Continue reading)

Did Steve Gesell game the city to get his settlement?

Written on 26 May, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo’s embattled outgoing police chief Steve Gesell had applied for a new job several months prior to City Manager Katie Lichtig placing him on administrative leave, a job he was first in... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach commander to be next police chief

Written on 19 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Grover Beach City Council selected Police Commander John Peters as the city’s next chief. [KEYT] Peters is a 10-year veteran of the Grover Beach force. He will take over as chief on June 1 with a base salary of... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar superintendent pursuing a new job

Written on 29 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Days after the district narrowly avoided a teacher strike, Lucia Mar Superintendent Jim Hogeboom has announced he plans to take a job in Marin County. [Tribune] Hogeboom is in the process of finalizing a contract with the Novato Unified School... (Continue reading)

Out with the old, in with the new in Arroyo Grande

Written on 24 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 56 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council has hired Dianne Thompson to replace ousted city Manager Steve Adams and plans to replace long-term city attorney Tim Carmel with Heather Whitham. The council is slated to confirm both hires on... (Continue reading)

SLO hires controversial financial planner

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

San Luis Obispo has hired a former Carmel city administrator who left under allegations of misconduct as its interim director of information technology. San Luis Obispo is paying Jason Stilwell $11,888 per month for leading the 2015-17 financial plan development,... (Continue reading)

Interim manager takes over in Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The Arroyo Grande City Council hired an interim general manager on Tuesday night, and on Wednesday morning he took over the office previously held by ousted leader Steve Adams. Former Glendale assistant city manager Robert McFall is expected to serve... (Continue reading)

James Harrison SLO County’s new planning commissioner

Written on 5 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor elect Lynn Compton has selected James Harrison as her planning commissioner and Jocelyn Brennan as her legislative assistant. Harrison is retired from Santa Barbara County where he served as a fire chief. Since his retirement,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County hires new public works director

Written on 28 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The County of San Luis Obispo announced Tuesday it has hired Wade Horton as its new public works director. Horton will be directly responsible for overseeing the operations of the public works department, which has approximately 190 full-time employees. Currently,... (Continue reading)