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The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors did the right thing when it hired Matthew Pontes as the new administrative officer, rather than automatically disqualifying him over a 30-year-old criminal conviction he acquired as a 20-year-old.

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract for Matt Pontes to become the new County Administrative Officer.

The Board of Supervisors formalized Matt Pontes’ hire in a unanimous vote Tuesday.

Matt Pontes’ record was expunged, but he said a Shasta County supervisor revealed the history, leading him to leave an administrator job there.

When we think of the most important storytelling from the past year, here’s what comes to mind.

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County’s top administrator, who previously held the equivalent position in Kern, was abruptly fired last month after multiple women reported “uncomfortable touching” and

The Tribune filed a Public Records Act request to uncover the reasons for John Nilon’s sudden departure. Here’s what we found.

San Luis Obispo County is not in a good place right now. The county is in disarray, and the disarray hasn't subsided for quite some...

With a month left to close out the year, San Luis Obispo County is on its third top administrator of 2023. The county Board of...

Interim County Administrative Officer John Nilon resigned before the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors fired him on Friday for alleged “improper