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Templeton man allegedly rapes child, threatens to deport parent

Written on 5 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The trial of a Templeton man who allegedly raped a young girl and then threatened to have the child’s father deported is slated to begin in August. Years after he allegedly raped one child and sexually molested... (Continue reading)

Does Assemblywoman Dawn Addis’ bill exempt pedophiles?

Written on 4 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: A statement from Assemblywoman Dawn Addis was added to the article. Assemblywoman Dawn Addis’ bill to bar people on the sex offender registry from running for office, with an exemption for some pedophiles, moved forward this... (Continue reading)

SLO County wins another battle in the war over Lopez Lake water

Written on 3 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County successfully stopped another attempt to increase the amount of of water it releases from the Lopez Lake Dam each year with a goal of protecting threatened steelhead trout through an emergency order. The... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles loses thousands in airport revenue

Written on 30 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 2024 vote by the Paso Robles City Council has cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in fee and tax revenue. Losses all but one council member said would not happen. Not long after former... (Continue reading)

Did San Luis Obispo officials help cover up fraternity misconduct?

Written on 29 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Emails garnered through a records request reveal a San Luis Obispo Police Department employee misleading the SLO County Grand Jury and others regarding the department’s knowledge of prohibited fraternity activity in residential neighborhoods. For years, SLO residents... (Continue reading)

California threatens to sue Trump administration over wind project off Morro Bay coast

Written on 24 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE California filed an intent to sue the Trump administration over an agreement with a wind energy company to forego a lease off the coast of Morro Bay in exchange for a partial return of their payment, which... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo mayor leaks confidential report, would do it again

Written on 22 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE After several community watchdogs discovered that San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart had violated the law when she shared restricted information from the Grand Jury, Stewart responded saying she would do it again. In 2025, the San... (Continue reading)

Group files another lawsuit against off-road vehicles at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 21 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE An environmental group known to target off-highway vehicle recreation, filed another lawsuit last week against the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. Their latest suit seeks to protect snowy plovers, an endangered shorebird. However, snowy plovers are... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County election’s office is slowest in the state

Written on 18 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County election’s office led the state Thursday in uncounted ballots with 4,654 of 96,488 ballots cast still to count. Statewide, there are 13,636 ballots left to count, according to the California Secretary of... (Continue reading)

Trump ends another wind energy lease off coast of Morro Bay

Written on 17 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it has made deals to end four more offshore wind leases, including another off the coast of Morro Bay. In 2022, the federal government auctioned off three offshore wind energy sites... (Continue reading)