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Sunny Acres: The documentary

Written on 16 Jul, 2010 in Screening Room | 6 comments

[youtube h4lLPSdJ0pM 630 375] Dan DeVaul has been getting all sorts of media attention lately. Now he’s apparently going Hollywood. A pair of documentary filmmakers have been shadowing DeVaul and will soon release a documentary about the whole controversy. Here’s... (Continue reading)

County spends heavily on special election

Written on 16 Jul, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

The June 22 special primary election to determine who will fill the 15th District state Senate seat is expected to cost San Luis Obispo County between $450,000 and $500,000, according to estimates by county Clerk-Recorder Julie Rodewald. [Tribune] Rodewald said... (Continue reading)

County supes draft 2010-2011 budget

Written on 16 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors tentatively adopted a 2010-2011 budget of $442.7 million on Wednesday, down $25 million from last year. [Tribune] The county currently employs 2,400 workers. Forty-three staff positions, all of them already vacant, were eliminated.... (Continue reading)

Whooping cough on the increase in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 9 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

County public health officials are continuing to investigate a major increase in the number of cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis. Locally, more than 100 cases of whooping cough have been identified, compared to 2 cases in 2009... (Continue reading)

Federal action against Coast National Bank

Written on 29 Apr, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

The Federal Reserve Bank on Thursday announced a regulatory action taken against Coast Bancorp, in a move to maintain financial soundness at the bank, according to the federal order issued in San Francisco. Under a written agreement, the parent company of... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County public defender’s office runs out of money

Written on 22 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

The San Luis Obispo County public defender’s budget is about $500,000 in the red and the Board of Supervisors is being asked to intervene. (Tribune] According to a staff report, there is only $50 left in the public defender’s $5... (Continue reading)

Federal district gets Indian-American judge

Written on 14 Apr, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

A history-making Indian-American federal judge will be sworn in today as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California, which includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara  counties. [LompocRecord] Vijay Chand Gandhi, 38, will be the first Indian-American... (Continue reading)

More on Bordonaro’s special favors

Written on 11 Apr, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

(Editor’s Note: This is the third and last in a series about San Luis Obispo County Assessor and Republican politico Tom Bordonaro.) While San Luis... (Continue reading)

Bordonaro’s well-placed friends

Written on 29 Mar, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series about San Luis Obispo County Assessor and Republican politico Tom Bordonaro.) Amidst allegations that San Luis Obispo County Assessor Tom Bordonaro has reportedly used his office and his foundation to enrich his... (Continue reading)

County tax assessor’s actions under scrutiny

Written on 22 Mar, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 59 comments

San Luis Obispo County Assessor Tom Bordonaro is arguably the most politically connected officeholder on the Central Coast -- and its most controversial. Bordonaro, 50, of Paso Robles, is a former two-term state assemblyman, failed Congressional candidate, and the current chairman... (Continue reading)