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Judge in the SLO County redistricting lawsuit disqualified himself

Written on 27 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Superiors Court Judge Hernaldo Baltodano disqualified himself on Tuesday from hearing a lawsuit challenging SLO County’s redistricting map. Erica Baltodano, the judge’s wife, represents SLO County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg on the Civil Service Commission.... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission’s authority over Oceano Dunes in litigation

Written on 26 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Friends of the Oceano Dunes recently slapped the Coastal Commission with another lawsuit, this one for allegedly overstepping its authority to permit the state park and for continuing with legal actions based on Rule 1001, which the... (Continue reading)

Fire destroys mobile home near Atascadero

Written on 26 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A fire completely destroyed a mobile home near Atascadero on Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. Shortly after 11 a.m., a caller reported a fire at a home on Homestead Road near Highway 41. Cal Fire and Atascadero... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s COVID-19 surge continues, five new deaths

Written on 25 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Spurred by the Omicron  variant, San Luis Obispo County’s COVID-19 surge continues with an all-time high of 590 average daily cases and five new deaths reported on Tuesday, according to health officials. During the past four days,... (Continue reading)

SLO County health director resigning after three years

Written on 25 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Health Agency Director Richard “Michael” Hill resigned this week after learning he had been selected from a pool of 40 candidates to run the health department in Douglas County, Colo. Hired in May... (Continue reading)

Can SLO County staff competently construct rural camping ordinance?

Written on 25 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by CLIVE PINDER Thank you for prioritizing this issue and placing on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisor agenda for the Jan. 25 meeting. I have no personal dog in this fight but know of several neighbors... (Continue reading)

SLO County Sheriff’s Office employee loses gun, felon finds it

Written on 25 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office employee left his handgun in a public bathroom at the county jail on Monday morning, after which it was promptly stolen. Before the employee realized he had left his gun... (Continue reading)

SLO climate change activist Heidi Harmon’s electric car calamity

Written on 24 Jan, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former San Luis Obispo mayor and climate change activist Heidi Harmon attempted to “do the right thing,” and travel to a rally in San Francisco in an electric car. After multiple attempts to find a working charging... (Continue reading)

State agency recognizes SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson

Written on 24 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

OPINION by GRAHAM KNAUS The California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the voice of California’s 58 counties, would like to thank San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson for his thoughtful leadership and continued advocacy on CSAC legislative priorities. Supervisor... (Continue reading)

A pox on pickleball in Cayucos

Written on 23 Jan, 2022 in Discovered, Featured | 5 comments

Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author Dell Franklin.  Franklin’s memoir, “Life On The Mississippi, 1969,” is currently... (Continue reading)