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Bulbul Rajagopal

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Bulbul Rajagopal

    SLO firefighters’ union files unfair practice charge against city (opens the original)

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    The firefighters’ union in San Luis Obispo filed an unfair practice charge with the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), alleging the city and City Attorney Christine Dietrick imposed an unlawful gag order. The Aug. 31 complaint claims that Dietrick violated the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, which regulates labor-management relations in California local government. Under that act, employees of local public agencies have the right to form, join, and participate in employee organization

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Bulbul Rajagopal

    Pismo Beach City Council adopts new resolution to rename park after Brown Act cure and correct request (opens the original)

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    Pismo Beach City Council held a special meeting on Sept. 29 to discuss a fresh resolution to rename South Palisades Park after sitting Councilmember Mary Ann Reiss. The 4-0 approval, with Reiss abstaining, mirrored a vote that took place nearly a month ago when the City Council first deliberated renaming the park. The second look on Sept. 29 came after resident Rosemary Wrenn alerted the city about a possible Brown Act violation. “The agenda item, report, and resolution did not match the locatio

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Bulbul Rajagopal

    Ten candidates compete for three Lucia Mar seats during a charged election cycle (opens the original)

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    National politics and internal discontent have played out in Lucia Mar Unified School District since the pandemic, and that discord is impacting this election cycle, too. Four of the district’s seven trustee areas have seats up for grabs in November. On Sept. 21, 10 school board candidates representing parts of Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, and Oceano were supposed to participate in a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County and field questions from voters. Incumbents Andrea

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Bulbul Rajagopal

    The Wildlands Conservancy secures $42 million to preserve Diablo Canyon land (opens the original)

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    Long-held goals of conserving Wild Cherry Canyon, the expansive coastal open space southeast of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, are closer than ever to being fulfilled thanks to major investment approved by the California State Coastal Conservancy. The Coastal Conservancy unanimously greenlit awarding $42 million to the Wildlands Conservancy, a land preservation advocacy group. That grant props up the Wildlands Conservancy as the eventual owners of Wild Cherry Canyon, allowing it to acqui

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Bulbul Rajagopal

    Jury convicts Gaea Powell on all counts of election fraud (opens the original)

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    A San Luis Obispo Superior Court jury unanimously found two-time Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell guilty on all nine counts of election fraud filed against her by the District Attorney’s Office. The conviction wrapped up the three-week-long trial marked by Powell choosing to represent herself, a delayed start because she failed to appear on the first day, and frequent admonishment from the judge. “I have maintained from the beginning, and I maintain today, that I did not knowingly dec

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