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San Luis Obispo leads county in cost of government

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE The city of SLO leads the pack in San Luis Obispo County with the highest rate of employees per population base with 103 residents per employee among cities with population more than 11,000. Since 2003, the city’s... (Continue reading)

Central Coast lawmakers say no to gifts

Written on 27 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Of the 23 lawmakers in Sacramento who took a righteous stand against accepting gifts by placing signs on their doors, only three adhered to the self-imposed ban. [LATimes] The rest admitted in required state disclosures that they took some gifts... (Continue reading)

Gere Sibbach announces retirement

Written on 22 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo County Auditor-Controller Gere Sibbach announced Tuesday he will retire with two years left in his four-year term. Sibbach was first elected Auditor-Controller in 1990, and reelected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. The SLO County Board... (Continue reading)

Extended filing periods attract new candidates

Written on 17 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

In South San Luis Obispo County, extended campaign filing periods have ended leaving several seats to the incumbents while a handful of contenders have mounted challenges. In Arroyo Grande, no one stepped forward to unseat council members Jim Guthrie, Caren... (Continue reading)

New fees for rural SLO County residents

Written on 13 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Later this week, thousands of San Luis Obispo County rural residents will begin receiving bills for a new annual “fire prevention fee” levied by the state of California and criticized by opponents as unnecessary and illegal. Gov. Jerry Brown proposed... (Continue reading)

Adam Hill’s chief aide departing

Written on 9 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill’s administrative assistant Susan Devine is stepping down amid swirling allegations that the supervisor exploited government resources promoting his reelection campaign, and then mounted an attempt to destroy media groups reporting on his often... (Continue reading)

North County Tea Party gaining strength

Written on 30 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 147 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN There’s a big party brewing, but it’s not about dancing and cocktails — the issue at hand for members of the rapidly-growing North County Tea Party is nothing less than salvation of these United States. With its... (Continue reading)

Renaissance Festival on Sunday, event photos

Written on 27 Jul, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Knights jousted while minstrels played unique instruments at San Luis Obispo County’s annual Renaissance Festival on Sunday. If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of these photos, aside from those of the performers, contact photographer... (Continue reading)

SLO County Renaissance Festival, 2nd set of event photos

Written on 25 Jul, 2012 in Eye on the Coast, Featured | No comments

Royalty, knights and peasants drank grog and made merry at San Luis Obispo County’s most unique festival, the annual Renaissance Festival on Saturday. If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of these photos, aside from... (Continue reading)

New SLO County administrator announced

Written on 25 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Dan Buckshi is the new San Luis Obispo County administrative officer, the Board of Supervisors announced on Tuesday. Buckshi succeeds Jim Grant, who recently announced his plan to retire in September. The county picked  Buckshi, who has served as the... (Continue reading)