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Is Oceano the tail that wags the dog?

Written on 20 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 2 comments

OPINION by OTIS PAGE Grover Beach Mayor John Shoals, as chair of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District, has directed the abandonment of the current bimonthly billing for sanitary services and place it on the property tax. Shoals major... (Continue reading)

Los Osos penalized for under reporting wages

Written on 17 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District owes fines and interest for under-reporting almost $100,000 in wages during the past two years. The penalties are a result of “quarterly and annual payroll reports not being filed or being... (Continue reading)

SLO County seeking sales tax increase

Written on 11 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

San Luis Obispo County officials have endorsed a half-cent sales tax initiative that may appear on the November ballot. The aim of the sales tax measure is too reduce traffic congestion. [Tribune] Last week, the San Luis Obispo Council of... (Continue reading)

Twisted road to the Paso Robles water basin vote

Written on 11 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following their failed bid to form a Paso Robles water district, San Luis Obispo County supervisors Adam Hill and Bruce Gibson are wanting the state to take over management of the basin claiming county funds should not... (Continue reading)

Top fundraiser in congressional race has personal finance woes

Written on 20 Feb, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The leading fundraiser in the District 24 Congressional race to replace retiring Lois Capps also leads the top four candidates in credit card debt and history of foreclosure notices and federal tax liens. Republicans Katcho Achadjian and... (Continue reading)

Should California charge for driving on roads?

Written on 19 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 44 comments

OPINION by JIM MADAFFER California drivers are bearing the burden of the state’s transportation funding crisis, with the average driver spending more than $500 a year to repair the wear and tear on their vehicle caused by bad roads. Gas... (Continue reading)

SLO and Paso Robles lead in employee compensation

Written on 12 Jan, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 107 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo has a $239,000-a-year firefighter and a $215,000-a-year police officer. They are just two of the 32 SLO city employees who make more than the governor of California, recently released data shows.... (Continue reading)

Millions raised from Cal Fire fee going unspent

Written on 5 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

As fires have burned hundreds of thousands of acres in California this year, the state has kept millions of dollars raised from a controversial fee sitting in a fire prevention account. [Sac Bee] In June 2011, lawmakers approved legislation requiring... (Continue reading)

SLO City takes citizens on a wild ride

Written on 18 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

By RICHARD SCHMIDT Usually I write about very serious San Luis Obispo City politics — water rates, tax elections, other boring stuff. Today, dear readers, we’ll talk about goofy little things our city people do, the warp and weft of... (Continue reading)

Harley-Davidson thumps California’s Franchise Tax Board

Written on 4 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By STEW JENKINS A California appeals court ruled last week, in a lawsuit brought by the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company against the California Franchise Tax Board, that part of California’s statutory income tax scheme is unconstitutional because it discriminates against out... (Continue reading)