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Opportunity to save Los Osos so much money

Written on 5 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 55 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER It’s funny that Monday’s story about the California Public Records Act graced the pages of the Tribune just as I was writing my response to a December 1 Tribune  article, “Los Osos sewer project may get... (Continue reading)

Air quality district internal emails expose manipulations

Written on 15 Nov, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 73 comments

(Editor’s note: This is the second in a multi-part series about questionable activities of the San Luis Obispo County Air Quality Control District. Part one was Air quality district’s bloated salaries. See Alleged flaws in the study at the bottom... (Continue reading)

Teixeira continues battle with Nipomo advisory council

Written on 11 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Paul Teixeira has refused to give funding to the South County Advisory Council because he claims the money can be better spent on more severe problems. [SLONewTimes] This is not Teixeira’s first battle with the... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Gibson’s failures to disclose

Written on 25 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 64 comments

By KAREN VELIE Bruce Gibson, a San Luis Obispo county supervisor who boasted on his campaign website that he advocates transparency, is under fire for failing to disclose some of his assets as required by law. State law requires that... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit filed to stop SLO County redistricting plan

Written on 21 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

The new redistricting lines for San Luis Obispo County were one day away from going into effect when a lawsuit was filed challenging the proposed boundaries. William Pelfrey, a resident of Templeton, said he filed the suit because he believes the... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill gets lectured on the First Amendment

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

The public comment period during this week’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting turned into a lecture on the First Amendment for 3rd District Supervisor Adam Hill. [New Times] Hill shut down comments from Los Osos activist Linde... (Continue reading)

County waives $20,000 in fees to allow DeVaul to build at Sunny Acres

Written on 20 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In the the latest chapter of the Sunny Acres controversy, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors agreed to waive more than $20,000 in fees to allow Dan De Vaul to build a new residence on his Los Osos... (Continue reading)

Why is there no justice for Valerie Lane?

Written on 7 Oct, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 25 comments

OPINION by DAVE CONGALTON I have been trying to figure out why. I have been trying to figure out why I continue to be so upset by the video of Valerie Lane being brutally assaulted by a fellow patient at... (Continue reading)

SLO County finds no conflict of interest with Ogren’s relationship

Written on 4 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

UPDATE: Find an audio of the altercation between Linde Owen and Adam Hill at the bottom of this article.  San Luis Obispo County’s top official said Tuesday his investigation showed Public Works Director Paavo Ogren having a dating relationship with... (Continue reading)

Why redistricting Plan B-2 is not optimal

Written on 20 Sep, 2011 in Featured, Opinion | 6 comments

OPINION By STEW JENKINS The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ 2011 redistricting plan is in line to pass Tuesday, September 20. Redistricting is one of those thankless tasks that tends to generate more enemies than friends. But neither... (Continue reading)