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Prosecutors find convicted murderer Paul Flores’ appeal meritless

Written on 19 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, the former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student who was convicted in the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart, last fall appealed his conviction claiming judicial error. State prosecutors responded on April 14 with a brief... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach residents petition to elect city attorney

Written on 18 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Petitions calling for electing the Grover Beach city attorney are circulating throughout the coastal community. The City Council currently appoints the city attorney. The same group, Grover H20, was successful in gathering signatures for a petition to... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County judge ordered to step down

Written on 17 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The state on Thursday ordered a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge to permanently resign over misconduct regarding a love interest and for disparaging other judges and court staff. To resolve pending proceedings with the Commission on... (Continue reading)

Is Tribune using courts to pummel Paso Robles council member?

Written on 16 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Tribune has sued the City of Paso Robles and City Councilman Chris Bausch over a barrage of records requests that have not been finished leading to name calling, a podcast and allegations of... (Continue reading)

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

Written on 13 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 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 | 7 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 | 31 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)