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Lawsuit seeks to require San Luis Obispo to honor donor’s wishes

Written on 13 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Did the San Luis Obispo City Council fail to honor the wishes of a  woman who donated the Canet Adobe to the city to be used for park and recreational services? Or, did the city find an... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly president to speak to Congress about campus antisemitism

Written on 11 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey Armstrong has been called to speak at a hearing before Congress on May 7 regarding antisemitism on campus. Joining Armstrong at the hearing to speak on their failures to address... (Continue reading)

California Coastal Commission’s $18 million fine over oil pipeline

Written on 11 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Coastal Commission on Thursday voted to fine an oil company $18 million for refusing to stop work on a pipeline in Santa Barbara County that ruptured in 2015 spilling more than 123,000 gallons of crude... (Continue reading)

Former San Luis Obispo mayor canned, loses discrimination lawsuit

Written on 9 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE After leaving her job as the mayor of San Luis Obispo, Heidi Harmon accused her new employer of racism and for using an incorrect pronoun – issues that prompted Harmon to file a lawsuit she lost last... (Continue reading)

Sacrificing a community for the betterment of the few

Written on 7 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Governor Gavin Newsom’s Delta Tunnel project poses a threat to the largest estuary in the continental United States and the millions of people who live and work in the area, according to a video produced by CalCoastNews... (Continue reading)

Latest in Paso Robles Groundwater Basin war: Drop tax on small users

Written on 5 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE As part of a more than decade-long war over control of the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin, one of the partners in a newly formed joint powers authority now says it no longer wants to charge small residential... (Continue reading)

Tribune reporting embarrasses Atascadero police chief

Written on 2 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE An 11-year-old Atascadero boy lost his life in a tragic hit-and-run accident last month that led to a misinformation campaign by the daily newspaper with many questions left unanswered. Who is the man accused of manslaughter in... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach loses another property rights battle

Written on 31 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Pismo Beach has lost its latest battle in a decades-long war over control of a residential property that sits between Highway 101 and Shell Beach Road. A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge on March 21 rejected... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s unfunded pension liability soaring, now over $1 billion

Written on 26 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s unfunded pension liability is now over $1 billion primarily because of huge pay raises and large cost of living increases for retirees. Other factors include more retirees than current employees (dependency ratio), and... (Continue reading)

Templeton man fired shots at deputies, video released

Written on 25 Mar, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s office on Tuesday released video footage of a gunfight between deputies and a 37-year-old man near Templeton High School on Jan. 29. A deputy shot Thomas Farrell of Templeton two times.... (Continue reading)