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Atascadero city clerk and treasurer positions go up for votes

Written on 28 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Atascadero voters will decide whether the city clerk and treasurer roles remain elected positions or will become jobs controlled by the city manager. The Atascadero City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to put the issue on the November ballot. [Tribune]... (Continue reading)

SLO judge appointed to California appellate court

Written on 24 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown has appointed San Luis Obispo Judge Martin Tangeman to a state appellate court. Tangeman, a 62-year-old resident of Cambria, was awarded the role of associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, according to a... (Continue reading)

New judge appointed to SLO court

Written on 18 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown has placed a new judge on the bench in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. Gayle L. Peron, 60, will become a judge after having served as a commissioner in San Luis Obispo since 2006. Commissioners share... (Continue reading)

Ray brings boyfriend into political fray

Written on 1 May, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 86 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County supervisor currently running for election has used her political position to further the career of her boyfriend, in violation of an ethic’s policy. Last October, Governor Jerry Brown appointed... (Continue reading)

California librarians irked by governor’s appointment

Written on 26 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown appointed a politically connected journalist to the position of state librarian, frustrating librarians across California. [LA Times] “A former reporter? What the hell? said Librarians’ Guild President Roy B. Stone. “I’m tired of political appointments everywhere... (Continue reading)