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Oceano board picks Paavo Ogren for interim general manager

Written on 5 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Oceano Community Services District selected Paavo Ogren to serve as interim general manager during a closed session meeting on Monday. Amid refusals by several board members to abide by open meeting laws, both the district’s legal... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren to moonlight as advisor to Cambria

Written on 11 Dec, 2018 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Oceano Community Services District General Manager Paavo Ogren is slated to move to part-time at his current position and begin moonlighting as an advisor to the Cambria Community Services District, according to the districts’ websites. [Cal Coast... (Continue reading)

Bob Cuddy, facts matter

Written on 25 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER Not much has changed for the retired Robert C. Cuddy, former reporter for the San Luis Obispo Tribune, just as he often failed to check facts for his news articles, he failed to fact check his... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district should not yield to Ogren’s outrageous demands

Written on 30 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 45 comments

OPINION By MAYOR JIM HILL As a member of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board, I am committed to minimizing costs and fairness in billing practices for all District ratepayers. The member agencies, Grover Beach, Arroyo Grande and... (Continue reading)

Oceano CSD demands cash from sanitation district

Written on 9 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The Oceano Community Services District is threatening to stop acting as a bill collector for the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District if the agency does not make an $11,000 payment to Oceano by the end of the month.... (Continue reading)

Is Oceano attempting to blackmail the sanitation district?

Written on 5 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Einstein’s definition of insanity is, “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I don’t know who is insane; the Oceano Community Services District (OCSD) for using bully tactics to get their... (Continue reading)

Cash-strapped Oceano operating in the red

Written on 20 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Oceano Community Services District Board recently voted to raise water rates to reduce budget deficits. However, the amounts to be garnered through the higher utility rates will not cover the overspending the board has approved in... (Continue reading)

Leaks shut down Nacimiento Pipeline

Written on 15 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s $176 million pipeline project is delivering no water to participating cities and communities and may not resume operation for weeks. [Tribune] The Nacimiento Pipeline, which delivers water to Atascadero, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and parts... (Continue reading)

Is Paavo Ogren a Jedi master?

Written on 13 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Questions remain as to why San Luis Obispo County Public Works Director Paavo Ogren is leaving his post to head the embattled six-employee Oceano Services District, but Ogren is undoubtedly leaving the county in style. At the June 17 board... (Continue reading)

Oceano dumping television airings of board meetings

Written on 24 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the hiring of a $200,000 general manager for its six-employee community services district, the Oceano Community Services District Board has started the process to eliminate television coverage of its bimonthly meetings. Last week, the Oceano board... (Continue reading)