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Edge’s job on the line

Written on 14 May, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The County Board of Supervisors will evaluate whether to terminate County Administrative Officer David Edge at their next meeting on May 19. Both Edge and Assistant County Administrative Officer Gail Wilcox are on paid administrative leave. A source told... (Continue reading)

CalCoastNews on the distribution ‘no fly list’

Written on 14 May, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

County officials did not provide CalCoastNews the press release regarding the possible termination of David Edge and the appointment of Jeff Hamm. This is not uncommon. Because of this, the following e-mail was sent to County Counsel Warren Jensen:... (Continue reading)

Who’s running SLO County?

Written on 12 May, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s top two administrators are currently missing in action, and county employees have been ordered not to discuss their absences. Monday, a source told CalCoastNews that County Administrator David Edge had stepped down following allegations of... (Continue reading)

Tribe’s casino pact with white men suspect

Written on 28 Apr, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN A secret, decade-long, eight-phase strategy by a group of local investors – including one notorious individual now under investigation for fraud – outlines plans for construction of a Indian gaming casino in San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

EFI financial battle hints at new suspects

Written on 24 Mar, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A third figure emerged as a possible suspect in fraud precipitating the collapse of hard money lender Estate Financial Inc. (EFI) during yesterday's courtroom squabble over the remains of the once rich and influential entity. San Luis Obispo County... (Continue reading)

Tribune slashing jobs as McClatchy freefalls

Written on 9 Mar, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s daily newspaper, The Tribune, will terminate seven employees, and its top officials are reported to be warning of massive layoffs to come in the wake of a similarly foreboding announcement this morning by parent... (Continue reading)

Deputies seeking sheriffs’ union split

Written on 10 Feb, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Members of the county’s largest and most influential union have mounted an aggressive campaign to divide the Deputies Sheriff’s Association (DSA) into two separate unions. If the action is successful, one union would be comprised of sworn peace officers,... (Continue reading)

Big-money frauds top our 2008 investigations

Written on 31 Dec, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By THE EDITORS A scandalous stack of brazen fiscal rip-offs and obscene financial schemes that today imperil the very economic stability of San Luis Obispo County is the most important news story of 2008 – and readers learned of them first... (Continue reading)

Evidence keepers scrutinized by Grand Jury

Written on 11 Dec, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury is probing allegations of sloppy evidence protection by law enforcement and reviewing procedures currently being used by the Sheriff’s Department to protect evidentiary integrity. Sources with detailed knowledge of... (Continue reading)

DRUNK, BROKE: DUI rehab techniques questioned

Written on 21 Nov, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

PART TWO: Offending the offenders By DANIEL BLACKBURN If you’re one of the thousands of people arrested this year and charged with driving while intoxicated in San Luis Obispo County, be encouraged by the knowledge that the entire judicial system and a... (Continue reading)