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Public officials warned of conflict of interest

Written on 20 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

City officials throughout San Luis Obispo County regularly vote to appoint themselves to local boards that pay stipends to attend meetings, a practice that a Fair Political Practices Commission staffer says violates conflict-of-interest-laws. [LATimes] Statewide, city council members and mayors... (Continue reading)

What is going on in Paso Robles?

Written on 15 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 57 comments

OPINION By GARY NEMETH I attended the council meeting on Feb. 7 as I wanted to receive firsthand information on what the community wanted to convey to the council. I was able to ask questions of both sides, which I... (Continue reading)

Sam Blakeslee not running for reelection

Written on 28 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

State Sen. Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo, officially announced he will not seek reelection shortly after the California Supreme Court validated redistricting maps slated to give the Democrats an edge.  [Tribune] On Friday, the high court decided that senate maps... (Continue reading)

SLO County dirty politics déjà vu

Written on 17 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 68 comments

San Luis Obispo County has had its share of dirty politics including slate mailers used in a 2010 sheriff campaign and the impersonating of opponents by a 1998 assemblyman’s campaign committee, both of which led to Fair Political Practice Commission... (Continue reading)

Web-based political party emerging

Written on 20 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

An online nominating “convention” will seek to select an alternative presidential candidate through a unique campaign being prepared by a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group, Americans Elect, for California’s November ballot. [SacramentoBee] The group’s plan is to bypass the traditional caucus... (Continue reading)

Athletes pack pro-plastic political message

Written on 9 Nov, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

High school football players delivered a political message along with barbecue chicken dinners last weekend at an Atascadero fundraiser, surprising some parents, risking their boosters' non-profit status, and igniting a brisk debate about plastic bags and exploitation of students. Student athletes... (Continue reading)

SLO County redistricting plans violate laws

Written on 1 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

OPINION by WILLIAM PELFREY The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ plan to split Templeton into three supervisory districts is not only impractical, but it appears to break laws set to keep lawmakers from setting boundaries for their own... (Continue reading)

O’Malley decides not to run for county supervisor

Written on 25 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Atascadero Mayor Tom O’Malley will not be running for county supervisor in 2012. O’Malley made the announcement Tuesday during an interview on a Paso Robles radio station. He indicated that family issues would keep him from challenging 5th District supervisor... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisors pull redistricting vote from consent agenda

Written on 24 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

CORRECTION: A tentative vote was made to support Option B separate from the consent calendar. ORIGINAL STORY: A battle between San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors and an outspoken group of Templeton residents resulted in an agreement to pull... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Supervisors’ redistricting fiasco

Written on 23 Aug, 2011 in Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION By STEW JENKINS Media coverage of the Board of Supervisors re-drawing their own election districts for the coming decade has missed the crucial defect in the process. Templeton is right to complain that its division deprives that community of... (Continue reading)