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Grand Jury finds multiple failures to protect San Luis Obispo residents

Written on 24 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury found that San Luis Obispo has failed to protect its residents from loud and ruckus parties hosted by Cal Poly students, according to a report released on June 23. The... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teacher on leave after texting, messaging girls

Written on 21 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Lewis Flamson Junior High School math teacher was placed on administrative leave on May 30 amid allegations he sent inappropriate text and online messages to students. David Hong teaches 7th and 8th grade math. Parents have... (Continue reading)

Publisher of Paso Robles Daily News facing cruelty and battery charges

Written on 18 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE After a barrage of criminal and civil allegations against a publisher of the Paso Robles Daily News, a judge banned him from participating in running the news agency. Publisher Scott Brennan allegedly began behaving erratically in Oct.... (Continue reading)

Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing children in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 17 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: At his arraignment hearing on Tuesday afternoon, Father Theodore Gabrielli’s attorney asked the court to postpone his arraignment until July 8. The judge then eliminated the $1 million bail. A Catholic priest is sitting in the... (Continue reading)

Opponents of wind energy farms off Morro Bay win another round

Written on 16 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Opponents of wind energy farms off the coast of Morro Bay won another round when the House approved a version of Trump’s big beautiful bill known as Inflation Reduction Act that includes a timeline for subsidies that... (Continue reading)

SLO County Farm Bureau warns of impending Ice raids

Written on 13 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By KAREN VELIE With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting undocumented immigrants in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, the San Luis Obispo Farm Bureau provided its members a warning along with suggestions on how to deal with ICE agents.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo attorney accused of obstructing justice

Written on 10 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Editor’s note: CalCoastNews is referring to developer Ryan Petetit, who changed his name to Ryan Wright during the case, as Ryan Petetit-Wright. By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher is suspected of obstructing justice in the ongoing federal... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo pro-Palestinian professor suspended

Written on 7 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo professor has been suspended for one month without pay for her actions during an on-campus pro-Palestinian protest. Officers arrested professor Shanae Aurora Martínez three times in four months in 2024; once... (Continue reading)

Who are the activists who stormed, vandalized Cal Poly admin building?

Written on 5 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE The end of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo school year was marked by a pro-Palestinian vandalism spree that left two activists facing multiple felony charges. Five pro-Palestinian activists stormed into the administration building at Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Gibson will not run for SLO County supervisor, plans new role

Written on 2 Jun, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson announced last week he will not run for District 2 supervisor again, with plans to seek a different role he is not yet ready to divulge. For several months, county... (Continue reading)