Uncovered SLO


This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff The Paso Robles City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on March 19 in the council chambers. The council will consider increasing its own compensation by 10% and travel allowance by 20%, under Item K-2 on the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students damage property in San Luis Obispo, video

By KAREN VELIE An estimated 6,000 to 7,000 people gathered near the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus on Saturday morning for the annual Saint Fratty’s Day celebration. Students damaged dorms, broke glass and left trash throughout the area. Beginning... (Continue reading)

Board votes to quit, close San Simeon services district

By KAREN VELIE Plagued by years of mismanagement, the San Simeon Community Services District Board of Directors voted unanimously on Friday to dissolve the district. Formed in 1961, the San Simeon district currently provides water, sewer, street lighting and road... (Continue reading)

White supremacists disrupt Pismo Beach City Council meeting

By KAREN VELIE Clarification: A reporter named Bill Shaner wrote an article outing some of the members of a neo-Nazi group located in California. Since then, one of the leaders in the group is claiming his name is Bill Shaner.... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors to interview final administrator candidates

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Thursday to interview the final candidates for the empty county administrator position, according to an agenda posted Wednesday. The supervisors plan... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach to pay back overcharges, initiative moves forward

By KAREN VELIE The Grover Beach City Council on Monday agreed the city has overcharged residents on their water bills and will need to refund nearly $100,000. Earlier on Monday, a citizens group turned in more than four times the... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on March 12 in the Board Chambers. In an attempt to raise approximately $6 million a year, the county is looking at increasing the... (Continue reading)

Central Coast fishermen challenge state over wind energy plans

By KAREN VELIE Fishermen from Morro Bay and Port San Luis recently filed a legal challenge against the state’s wind energy plans, arguing the process violates their constitutional right to fish. In 2022, the federal government auctioned off three offshore... (Continue reading)

Elderly woman killed in murder-for-hire in Montecito, suspects arrested

By KAREN VEIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown announced on Thursday the arrests of four people suspected of participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the death of a 96-year-old Montecito woman. On May 22, 2022, a caretaker... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly professor charged with battering an officer, drunk driving

By KAREN VELIE Officers arrested a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo professor twice in less than a month, once for allegedly battering an officer and several weeks later for drunk driving. During a pro-Palestinian protest at Cal Poly on Jan.... (Continue reading)