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John Wallace should not get preferential treatment

Written on 31 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION by APRIL MCLAUGHLIN Open letter to the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District: I am writing to request that John Wallace does not get any preferential treatment before the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District board at... (Continue reading)

John Wallace facing a criminal investigation

Written on 21 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday to take reports of malfeasance by former district administrator John Wallace to District Attorney Dan Dow, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Attorney General Kamala Harris.... (Continue reading)

Report on John Wallace presents a cautionary message

Written on 20 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments

OPINION by ARROYO GRANDE MAYOR JIM HILL After six months of investigative work, the long awaited report on past management practices and operations of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District will be released and presented at the sanitation... (Continue reading)

John Wallace accused of malfeasance

Written on 18 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 126 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District administrator John Wallace is accused of extortion and conflicts of interest in an investigative report that was made public Sunday. The investigation by Knudson and Associates recommends the district... (Continue reading)

Release the sanitation district audit without interference

Written on 16 Dec, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by DEBBIE PETERSON When, as the mayor of Grover Beach in 2012, I joined the board of the South San Luis Obispo Sanitation District, I followed up on claims of malfeasance of several ratepayers by reviewing and analyzing district... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district should not edit the audit

Written on 2 Dec, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 13 comments

OPINION by MARK LONDON The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board owes the rate payers, who are financing the audit, the right to view the entire unredacted audit. Earlier this year, the sanitation district board authorized the expenditure... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district votes to complete audit

Written on 3 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board vote 3-0 Wednesday to pay an additional $22,500 to complete an audit of district finances and managerial practices under former general manager John Wallace. The cost of the audit will increase... (Continue reading)

Sanitation board shuffle costing ratepayers

Written on 31 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN It is often a mystery who will appear behind the dais at the next South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District board meeting, and the shuffling of representatives is coming at a cost to ratepayers. All three... (Continue reading)

The sanitation district should finish what it started

Written on 28 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by MARK LONDON and PATRICIA PRICE We served on the nine member citizen committee selected by the board of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District to select a contractor to review past management practices and develop a... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district wiped away records, audit finds

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 46 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Four and a half years of accounting data were wiped away from South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District computers under the leadership of John Wallace, a former IRS investigator alleges. In May, the sanitation district board... (Continue reading)