SLO County found nothing wrong, now forced to investigate
December 30, 2020
By KAREN VELIE
San Luis Obispo County spent years dismissing allegations the San Simeon Community Services District violated competitive bidding rules related to government grants. Now, the state of California has ordered the county to investigate because it serves as the administrator for three grants.
Allegations that the district had failed to seek bids for contract work began circulating through the community in 2017. Area residents and local activists asked both San Simeon officials and SLO County Counsel to look into the district’s alleged failures to put large contracts out to bid. However, public officials rebuffed their attempts.