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Central Coast Renaissance Festival, event photos

Written on 24 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 (part 1). If you would like to buy a high resolution print of any of these photos,... (Continue reading)

Probation sweep nets 23 people and one artillery shell

Written on 19 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A probation sweep on Tuesday in north San Luis Obispo County resulted in the arrests of 23 people for probation or parole charges or new criminal charges. Officers discovered weapons, illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, stolen property and a 155 mm... (Continue reading)

Court bars Gearhart tax sale

Written on 3 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An Ohio court barred the San Luis Obispo County tax collector from selling former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s properties at auction during a hearing on Monday. As of June 6, Gearhart, his wife Tamara Gearhart, and several of their... (Continue reading)

SLO County battling trustees over Gearhart properties

Written on 29 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

Following an announcement in early June by the San Luis Obispo County tax collector’s office that several of former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s tax-defaulted properties were to be sold at auction on July 1, an Ohio court trustee filed... (Continue reading)

A bond for Cuesta College; not if but when

Written on 20 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION By PATRICK MULLEN and GILBERT H. STORK Last month, Cuesta College trustees were asked to consider hiring a consultant to poll whether voters would support a local bond measure on the November ballot. On June 6, the Board of... (Continue reading)

Crack down on SLO County identity theft rings

Written on 16 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

The San Luis Obispo County operators of two high-tech bank scam operations that ripped off hundreds of Chase Bank customers over the last three years are winding their way through the court system as the result of a crackdown by... (Continue reading)

Two SLO County top administrators to retirement

Written on 14 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Within a two day period, San Luis Obispo County Administrator Jim Grant and County Council Warren Jensen both announced this week they plan to retire in the fall. Following a sex scandal that ended in both former county administrator David... (Continue reading)

Homeless program saves taxpayers money

Written on 8 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A program to provide permanent housing to some of Los Angeles County’s most hard-core homeless more than paid for itself, yielding a net savings of $238,700. [LATimes] Project 50 began in late 2007 with the goal of finding and housing... (Continue reading)

Gearhart owes county $207,000

Written on 7 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The county tax collector has added his name to the growing list of people, banks and other businesses owed money by former North County developer Kelly V. Gearhart, claiming the Ohio resident is more than $207,000 in arrears in property... (Continue reading)

Santa Margarita property owners vote down water reliability tax

Written on 25 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

Santa Margarita property owners voted overwhelmingly against a San Luis Obispo County drought reliability plan that would have required the creation of an assessment district, according to San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder Julie Rodewald. The plan, spearheaded by SLO County... (Continue reading)