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Board votes to quit, close San Simeon services district

Written on 16 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

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

Written on 14 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

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

Written on 13 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

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

Written on 12 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

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

Written on 11 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

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

Written on 11 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

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

Written on 8 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

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

Written on 6 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

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)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 5 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By CalCoastNews staff The Paso Robles City Council will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. on March 5 in the council chambers. The City Council plans to have its second reading of a revised parking ordinance in line with requirements... (Continue reading)

Group plans to battle Paso Robles paid parking by referendum

Written on 2 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE A citizens group wants the public to decide whether or not Paso Robles can charge for parking in the downtown area. Last month, the Paso Robles City Council voted 3-2 to pass an ordinance allowing a paid... (Continue reading)