Uncovered SLO


This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff Will Pismo Beach raise its development fees? How will the San Luis Obispo City Council respond to a request to award nearly $10 million for design and engineering for the proposed Prado Road Bridge over Highway 101?... (Continue reading)

Conflicts of interest, mismanagement at SLO County agency

By KAREN VELIE Following with its history of conflicts of interest and financial mismanagement, San Luis Obispo County’s waste agency mistakenly sent a check for $4,500 dollars to a nonprofit headed by the wife of one of its board members... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo judge rules Coastal Commission can’t rewrite history

By ANNIE BRAFF A San Luis Obispo district court judge has moved the markers in a six-year-old fight between the California Coastal Commission and two families who have been trying to build retirement homes in Cambria. The Commission denied building... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County supervisors seeking 48.8% raise in pay

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to raise their own salaries by 48.8%. The proposed raise, which was listed on the consent agenda, will increase the supervisors’ pay from $115,000 to $171,000... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County chimes in on Brown Act violation

By KAREN VELIE Tasked with making sure government officials fulfill their mandated duties, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office Public Integrity Unit recently asked a local district to fix an alleged violation of the Brown Act. During a... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff How will the Arroyo Grande City Council respond to request to build a three-story hotel north of the village near Highway 101? Will Morro Bay send a latter of support for Assemblymember Dawn Addis’ AB 303 These... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County probation officer charged with embezzlement

Correction, Fallyn Rollins is the officer being sworn in wearing the stripped shirt. By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County prosecutors recently filed embezzlement charges against a former probation officer who allegedly stole more than $100,000 from the SLO County... (Continue reading)

What you need to know about Ty Lewis’ settlement with Paso Robles

By KAREN VELIE A week after Paso Robles announced Ty Lewis had resigned his position as city manager, the city released a more than $365,000 settlement agreement that discloses Lewis’ mental heath diagnosis. Lewis filed his claim on Aug. 16,... (Continue reading)

SLO County battles order to release Lopez Lake water for fish

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is appealing a court order to release more water from Lopez Lake to support fish migration because of the rulings impact on the county’s water supply. U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff How will the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors respond to a request to create a new layer of government that can tax those with wells over the Paso Groundwater Basin? Will the Paso Robles City... (Continue reading)