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Who are the highest paid SLO County officials, employees?

Written on 18 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE At a time San Luis Obispo County is dealing with staffing shortages, the county is paying some elected officials, department heads and employees more than $400,000 a year in total pay and benefits. In an attempt to... (Continue reading)

Videos depict violent beating of homeless man in Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Videos shown at court depict two young men violently attacking a homeless man in Arroyo Grande, giving each other high-fives, and then leaving the elderly man suffering from a traumatic brain injury. Even so, the men were... (Continue reading)

Who are the highest paid city employees in SLO County?

Written on 14 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By Karen Velie While all San Luis Obispo County residents are being asked to vote in November for a half-sent sales tax increase for transportation improvements, large raises for some administrative and public safety employees are taking a bigger bite... (Continue reading)

Federal grant funding to Planned Parenthood cut over sexual explicit materials

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

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently cut a large amount of grant funding to dozens of organizations, including Planned Parenthood California Central Coast, because the organizations allegedly provide sexually explicit content to children. The... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo attorney James Duenow dead at 89

Written on 11 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE James Duenow, known as the most prolific civil attorney in the history of San Luis Obispo, a passionate advocate for the homeless and a risk taker, has died. He was 89 years old. Born on June 28,... (Continue reading)

Sable Offshore seeks Trump’s help to seize land for pipeline

Written on 8 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the ongoing battle over pumping oil off the coast of Santa Barbara and transporting it through the Santa Ynez pipeline system, Sable Offshore is now asking the Trump administration to exercise eminent domain over state and... (Continue reading)

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 | 7 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 | 18 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)