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Paso Robles City manager files $2 million claim against city

Written on 6 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis is asking the city to pay him $2,275,000 for loss of employment. He alleges he cannot work because of “extreme hypertension” brought on by harassment and a hostile working environment. His... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County supervisor erupts during radio show

Written on 2 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg snapped at callers, interrupted them and yelled during a drama-filled interview with KVEC radio talk show host Dave Congalton on Sept. 30. On a previous show on Sept. 21, two... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria Courthouse bomber charged with attempted murder

Written on 1 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 20-year-old man who set off a bomb injuring five people at the Santa Maria Courthouse is facing 10 additional charges including attempted murder, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. Nathaniel McGuire went to... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 1 Oct, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By CalCoastNews Staff The Paso Robles City Council will meet on Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers. Over multiple months, Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis has rarely been on the job during extended leaves of absence... (Continue reading)

Dark money donations fund opposition to Morro Bay measure

Written on 30 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The committee opposed to Morro Bay Measure A-24 recently received three large dark-money donations in less than a week. Measure A-24 is focused on stopping the industrialization of the Morro Bay waterfront by requiring voter approval for... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria Courthouse bomber planned to kill judge, deputies

Written on 27 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE The 20-year-old man who set off a bomb injuring five people at the Santa Maria Courthouse had planned to kill a judge and several deputies, according to a federal complaint filed Thursday. Nathaniel McGuire... (Continue reading)

SLO County facility staff allegedly falsified records in teen’s death

Written on 25 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The mother of a 19-year-old woman who died at a San Luis Obispo County mental health facility, though no one noticed for eight to 10 hours, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court on Monday seeking... (Continue reading)

Man throws bomb outside courtroom, chaos at the Santa Maria Courthouse

Written on 25 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

Correction: The bomb was thrown outside the courtroom, not into the courtroom. By KAREN VELIE Chaos erupted at the Santa Maria Courthouse on Wednesday morning after a man threw a suspected bomb outside a courtroom. At approximately 8:35 a.m., a... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 23 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on Sept. 24 in the board chambers. Staff is recommending  that the Board of Supervisors review and approve an agreement between San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Write-in candidate for SLO County supervisor charged with fraud

Written on 22 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach woman is facing four felony counts related to her run as a write-in candidate for the San Luis Obispo County District 3 Supervisor seat in the March 2024 Primary Election. Following a SLO County... (Continue reading)