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How a romantic message led to a murder in Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE When family members asked the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to check on a missing 50-year-old woman, it sparked an investigation that would lead deputies to discover she had allegedly been murdered by a jealous boyfriend.... (Continue reading)

ICE seeks immigration detainers of men accused of murdering woman in SLO County

Written on 13 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged immigration detainers against two men in the country illegally who allegedly murdered a 50-year-old woman in San Luis Obispo County in September. Isabel LucasVelasco of Coalinga was last seen at... (Continue reading)

Prosecutors reveal details of San Luis Obispo County corruption

Written on 13 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about developers Ryan Petetit-Wright, John Belsher and the local professionals who assisted in their alleged fraud scheme. CalCoastNews is referring to developer Ryan Petetit, who changed his name to Ryan Wright... (Continue reading)

SLO County sheriff, district attorney say no to partisan redistricting

Written on 10 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE Both San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson and District Attorney Dan Dow have signed letters opposing politically motivated partisan redistricting –Proposition 50. Parkinson is one of 37 California county sheriffs who signed a letter opposing Prop.... (Continue reading)

Chevron donates land near Guadalupe and Nipomo for wildlife refuge

Written on 8 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following decades of cleanup and restoration, Chevron is donating approximately 2,700 acres of land north of Guadalupe for wildlife habitat and preservation. The oil company’s donation will more than double the size of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National... (Continue reading)

Meathead Movers to pay millions to settle discrimination lawsuit

Written on 3 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo-based Meathead Movers agreed to pay up to $6 million to settle a federal lawsuit over its alleged recruitment of young workers at the exclusion of older workers, a violation of the Age Discrimination in... (Continue reading)

Ty Lewis threatens to sue Paso Robles, again

Written on 1 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis is again threatening to file a suit against the city, seven months after the city paid him a $365,000 settlement. This time, Lewis claims the release of an executive summary... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly’s rules and costs for Charlie Kirk memorial

Written on 29 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following the death of Charlie Kirk, supporters in San Luis Obispo County planned to hold a memorial at one of the public areas at Cal Poly. A request the administration appeared to support before throwing in mutiple... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles councilman orders city officials to cease and desist

Written on 24 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE In response to Paso Robles city officials’ latest mudslinging campaign, an attorney for Councilman Chris Bausch sent a cease and desist letter to the city over allegations of wrongdoing and misinformation from Mayor John Hamon and city... (Continue reading)

Cruel comments from Paso Robles school district, Cuesta College employees

Written on 22 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 47 comments

By KAREN VELIE Employees of both the Paso Robles school district and Cuesta College near San Luis Obispo are under fire for making cruel comments following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The day after a man shot and killed Kirk,... (Continue reading)