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All SLO pot shop permits awarded to political donors

Written on 29 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo has selected the three dispensaries that will receive permits to operate marijuana shops in SLO, all three of which are major donors to the mayor and a pair of councilwomen. [Cal... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach pot shop tied to illegal marijuana grow

Written on 29 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Law enforcement agencies simultaneously raided a marijuana retail store in Grover Beach and a large marijuana grow in Los Alamos Thursday morning because of alleged fraudulent licensing and the black market diversion of cannabis, according to the... (Continue reading)

County approves significantly reduced cannabis grow in Templeton

Written on 27 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A dispute over a proposed marijuana cultivation on York Mountain Road in Templeton ended Tuesday after the project applicant agreed to significantly reduce the size of the proposed marijuana cultivation. [Cal Coast Times] For the past six... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande approves $22.7 million Brisco Road project

Written on 27 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Despite the city having financial woes, the Arroyo Grande City Council voted late Tuesday night in favor of the most expensive option for the long-debated Brisco Road interchange project. [Cal Coast Times] Just before midnight, the Arroyo... (Continue reading)

State Bar suspends Pismo Beach Councilman Erik Howell’s law license

Written on 22 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California State Bar suspended the law license of Pismo Beach Councilman and Coastal Commissioner Erik Howell for 60 days for professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud in a civil case in which he was... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande Mayor pulls support from grieving parents

Written on 21 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande Mayor Caren Ray Russom ordered the parents of a Cal Poly student killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of El Campo Road and Highway 101 to remove a petition she earlier signed saying... (Continue reading)

Templeton candidate’s feud escalates over election

Written on 19 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Templeton Area Advisory Group (TAAG) held a special meeting on March 14 to address allegations of wrongdoing and possible voter fraud during the March 2 election. [Cal Coast Times] Following the election in which three marijuana... (Continue reading)

Man injured after walking in front of a Arroyo Grande man’s truck

Written on 19 Mar, 2019 in Uncovered SLO | No comments

A man reported missing from an Orcutt group home walked into traffic on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Tuesday morning and was struck by a pickup truck that an Arroyo Grande man was driving. [Cal Coast Times] The pedestrian, George... (Continue reading)

SLO County places 3 year sunset clause on low-cost housing fees

Written on 14 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to amend the controversial Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and Affordable Housing Fund with a three-year sunset on inclusionary housing if other sources are developed to provide funding for low-cost... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo mayor asks children to skip school and strike

Written on 13 Mar, 2019 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 51 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN In her latest call for social activism, San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon posted on Instagram and Facebook an appeal to local students to skip class on Friday and participate in a global strike in which youth... (Continue reading)