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Supervisor Gibson sneaks girlfriend back in office?

Written on 10 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 144 comments

By CALCOASTNEWS STAFF Supervisor Bruce Gibson has brought his legislative assistant and mistress back to work for him in his office, several county employees said. These employees contend Gibson is attempting to bring Cherie Aispuro back to work at his... (Continue reading)

KCBX gone less Public?

Written on 9 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

OPINION By LINDE OWEN KCBX turned off a 22 year old community tradition last week when they followed through with their removal of the Tuesday airing of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors weekly meeting. Their reasoning was... (Continue reading)

Brown appoints new San Luis Obispo County judge

Written on 28 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Governor Jerry Brown appointed U.S. Magistrate Rita Coyne Federman a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge Thursday. Federman, 50, has served on the U.S. District Court’s central district of California since 2004. She fills a vacancy created when Judge Teresa Estrada-Mullaney... (Continue reading)

Australian stomach virus outbreak in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 27 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A new strain of a stomach virus has caused at least three outbreaks in San Luis Obispo County within the past month, according to local health officials. All three outbreaks, two of which occurred in restaurants and one in a... (Continue reading)

Frosty the hitman

Written on 24 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

This inflatable Christmas decoration stands guard over a home in the 1900 block of Vine Street in Paso Robles, serving to remind all that these holidays are viewed in many different ways by many different people. Without further comment, CalCoastNews... (Continue reading)

SLO County high schools planning new leagues

Written on 24 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Principals at high schools in San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties will vote on proposed changes to athletic leagues in March which are slated to change the face of high school sports. [KSBY] One of the proposals, for... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles, Cayucos school districts shoulder huge bond debts

Written on 4 Dec, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 44 comments

Two San Luis Obispo County school districts have borrowed millions of dollars using a risky form of financing saddling them with huge debt. Both Cayucos Elementary School District and Paso Robles Joint Unified School District turned to capital appreciation bonds... (Continue reading)

Union Bank to lay off up to 400 Central Coast employees

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Union Bank officials are heading up the coast from Santa Barbara, through San Luis Obispo County to Monterey, handing out layoff notices to hundreds of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust employees at 14 branches, several employees said. Union Bank’s purchase... (Continue reading)

Supervisors battle property advocates on ag ordinance

Written on 29 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is trying to finalize revisions to a contentious “ag cluster” ordinance before Debbie Arnold replaces Jim Patterson in January. [Tribune] Proposed changes to the ordinance make it more difficult for rural landowners... (Continue reading)

SLO County hit with $6 billion property rights lawsuit

Written on 20 Nov, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Excelaron, the company seeking to drill as many as 12 oil wells in the Huasna Valley near Arroyo Grande, filed a more than $6 billion lawsuit against San Luis Obispo County. In the lawsuit filed Monday, attorney... (Continue reading)