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Former Cal Poly ROTC chair now facing criminal court-martial

Written on 17 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office on Monday filed a motion asking the court to dismiss criminal charges against an Army Lt. Colonel arrested after his hidden camera was discovered in a dressing room in... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman’s prosecution leads to civil rights lawsuit

Written on 17 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE After an Arroyo Grande woman was prosecuted for referring to herself as a doctor, three nurse practitioners filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court challenging the law used in her prosecution. Even though Sarah Erny earned... (Continue reading)

SLO coach allegedly pursued underage student, left on the job

Written on 11 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo High School officials learned last October that their head basketball coach, who also taught history, allegedly sent inappropriate texts to an underage student and commented to her about breasts and buttocks during class, but... (Continue reading)

Human bones found during SLO County search, not Kyle Doan

Written on 10 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Adult human bones were found along the Salinas River amid an ongoing search for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was not located during the two-day search, said San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson. On July 7th... (Continue reading)

SLO High School’s former athletic director accused of sexual misconduct, on leave

Written on 8 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo High School’s head basketball coach and former athletic director, who also is a history teacher, was suspended from his duties and placed on administrative leave earlier this year amid allegations of sexual misconduct regarding... (Continue reading)

SLO County adopts budget with more than $5 million deficit

Written on 5 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 last month, with Supervisor Debbie Arnold dissenting, to adopt a budget with a deficit of more than $5 million. During budget negotiations, Arnold argued that amid the... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach accused of attempting to swindle developer

Written on 3 Jul, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach officials are accused of attempting to swindle a developer by overcharging for fees on one property, and then running off a buyer of another parcel the city wants to buy from the same developer at... (Continue reading)

Was Kristin Smart’s body buried at Susan Flores’ Arroyo Grande home?

Written on 30 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cutting-edge technology has led three experts in forensics to assert that at some point Kristin Smart’s body was buried in the backyard of Susan Flores’ home in Arroyo Grande. Paul Flores, Susan Flores’ son, murdered Smart during... (Continue reading)

Did Pismo Beach wait too long to close the slide?

Written on 28 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE After more than 30 people suffered spinal, tailbone and other injuries, the City of Pismo Beach permanently closed the Pier Plaza slide last week. Built as part of an $8.8 million pier revitalization project, the city opened... (Continue reading)

Central Coast cannabis business files countersuit against competitor

Written on 27 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Central Coast-based Glass House Brands and owners Kyle Kazan and Graham Farrar of Santa Barbara filed a defamation lawsuit last week against a competitor who sued Glass House for the alleged illegal trafficking of cannabis. Two weeks... (Continue reading)