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Where did real property values increase in San Luis Obispo County?

Written on 3 Nov, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County saw a 4.74% increase in the assessed value of real property during the past fiscal year with the largest increases in the cities of San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, according to a... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County developer hit with a $1.3 million judgment

Written on 2 Nov, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

Clarification: Judkins accused Belsher and Petetit-Wright of fraudulently leasing out the building at 545 Higuera Street and then collecting more than $250,000 in rent. That claim was later dismissed as part of a settlement agreement. PB Companies was initially the manager... (Continue reading)

California bar takes action against San Luis Obispo attorney

Written on 30 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE California bar investigators on Oct. 24 filed disciplinary charges against a San Luis Obispo-based attorney whose dishonest and self-serving actions damaged his clients, according to the State Bar of California. Filings served electronically on Monday accuse attorney... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County animal activist facing five years in prison

Written on 29 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE An activist with an animal sanctuary in San Luis Obispo County is facing  more than five years in prison after she trespassed at a poultry plant and snatched four chickens. Shortly after midnight on June 13, 2023,... (Continue reading)

Former teacher prayed to Satan for a boy to torture, kill

Written on 27 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

Warning: This article describes graphic and disturbing videos and conversations regarding sadistic abuse of children and satanic worship. By KAREN VELIE A Satan-worshiping former teacher with plans to torture and kill a young boy is scheduled to be sentenced on... (Continue reading)

Executive director of Bike SLO County charged with child molestation

Written on 26 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE The executive director of Bike SLO County is charged with molesting a child under the age of 10. Rick Ellison is scheduled for his arraignment on one felony count of committing lewd acts against a child on... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores, convicted of murdering Kristin Smart, loses appeal

Written on 24 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, the man convicted of murdering Kristin Smart, lost his appeal on Friday. A jury in 2022 found that Flores murdered Smart during an attempted rape following a 1996 frat party held near the Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Central Coast business owner, father of four in immigration custody

Written on 22 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

Editor’s Note: CalCoastNews reporters interviewed Kaveh Momtazian’s wife Jessica and his brother-in-law Josh Frantz regarding his flight from Iran, life in the United States and his current detention. By KAREN VELIE A Central Coast father of four, husband and business... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission approves two more sea walls in SLO County

Written on 20 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of blocking residents from protecting their properties from erosion, the California Coastal Commission in October gave the green light to homeowners in Pismo Beach and another homeowner in Cayucos to repair or construct seawalls. Because... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City files eminent domain lawsuit

Written on 19 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE The city of San Luis Obispo wants a section of a property, which includes part of a commercial parking lot, to construct a roundabout to alleviate congestion and improve safety near the Cal Poly campus. City staff... (Continue reading)