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Oceano appoints interim general manager

Written on 17 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Oceano Services District Board of Directors appointed an interim general manager last week to replace the Tom Geaslen, who was recently terminated for cause. Former City Administrator of Lompoc Gary Keefe will serve as district general manager until the... (Continue reading)

Oceano does background checks on activists

Written on 13 Jun, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 57 comments

UPDATE: An attorney from the law firm of Hall, Hieatt & Connely explains why his firm ran a check through Westlaw’s PeopleMap at the bottom of this story. By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Oceano Community Services District’s former manager... (Continue reading)

Stalker stabbed in Oceano

Written on 13 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 43-year-old man stopped by his girlfriend’s house early Wednesday morning and left with a hunting knife stuck in the right side of his body. On Tuesday, Donald Ralph Juarez left San Luis Obispo County Jail went to visit his... (Continue reading)

Vehicle chase from Oceano to Santa Maria ends in crash

Written on 20 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A probationer led officers on a chase from Oceano to Santa Maria on Sunday before crashing her vehicle. At 6:20 p.m., a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputy spotted Jeanne Sepeda, 32, driving near the intersection of 19th and Paso... (Continue reading)

Oceano’s non-existent general fund

Written on 4 May, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 95 comments

By JULIE TACKER In the wake of the termination of General Manager, Tom Geaslen, the Oceano Community Services District is fielding questions from ratepayers and activists for spending district funds to advance a Cinco de Mayo celebration and a farmers’... (Continue reading)

Alleged assailant hides in Oceano lagoon

Written on 4 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

An Oceano man allegedly stabbed another man and then fled into the lagoon near Airpark Drive in an attempt to flee San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies on Friday shortly after 8 p.m. Chance MacAire, 23, and the victim, a... (Continue reading)

Oceano under fire for Brown Act violations

Written on 25 Apr, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 121 comments

By KAREN VELIE One of the leading open government attorneys in California served the Oceano Community Services District with an order last week to cease and desist violating the Brown Act or face litigation. The Ralph M. Brown Act, passed... (Continue reading)

Judge rules against two suits over APCD dust rule

Written on 24 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge has ruled against two legal challenges to the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District’s Oceano Dunes dust rule. Judge Charles Crandall rejected the requests made by Friends of Oceano Dunes, an... (Continue reading)

Oceano postpones announcement on employee discipline

Written on 16 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors met in closed session Monday to discuss disciplining a public employee, but did not take any action and rescheduled its discussion on the matter for 4 p.m. Tuesday. As with Monday’s meeting,... (Continue reading)

Oceano dunes rider returns $20,000 diamond bracelet

Written on 9 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A retired firefighter from Modesto discovered a $20,000 diamond bracelet while riding his quad at the Oceano Dunes and then worked to return the bracelet to its owner. [ModestoBee] In June, Orange County resident Robyn Giranda brought her son to... (Continue reading)