Uncovered SLO


Rent former San Luis Obispo mayor’s home, dresses included

By KAREN VELIE Former San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon is renting out her fully furnished and decorated home which includes some of her iconic outfits hanging on walls. Offered as a month to month lease, the home is located... (Continue reading)

Which San Luis Obispo County ballot measures passed?

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County residents voted to raise sales taxes in three cities, continue electing a treasurer, stop industrialization, and repeal increases in water bills. Here are the final tallies: Arroyo Grande’s Measure E-24, sales tax increase,... (Continue reading)

Final San Luis Obispo County candidate election results

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder counted an additional 3,326 ballots on Tuesday, a count that resulted in no changes in the winners of any local races. SLO County was again the second slowest at counting ballots... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff Will the San Simeon CSD vote to move three employees from hourly to contract pay at a cost of $180,000 a year? How will the Paso Robles City Council respond to a request to delay mitigations for... (Continue reading)

Insiders bet on Lichtig for harbor commissioner. Did it pay off?

By KAREN VELIE A group of political insiders poured over $20,000 into the Port San Luis Harbor District commissioner race, all backing former San Luis Obispo City Manager Katie Lichtig and a plan to industrialize the harbor. One of the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo developer appeals sentence, not guilty plea

Editor’s note: CalCoastNews is referring to developer Ryan Petetit, who changed his name to Ryan Wright during the case, as Ryan Petetit-Wright. By KAREN VELIE After pleading guilty and then sentenced to five years in federal prison for his part... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo bare knuckle fighter wins first professional bout

  By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo bare knuckle fighter Steven Sainsbury won his first professional match last week by landing a vicious punch in the third round of the “Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship” event in Los Angeles. Sainsbury entered... (Continue reading)

Average home price in San Luis Obispo County now over $900,000

By KAREN VELIE With a 5.03% increase in property values during the past fiscal year, the average price for a home in San Luis Obispo County is now $901,111, according to a SLO County Assessor’s Office annual report released Sunday.... (Continue reading)

Write-in candidate for SLO County supervisor guilty of election fraud

By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach woman pleaded no contest this week to felony charges 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. On... (Continue reading)

Pretendian and federally recognized tribe battle over Oceano Dunes

By KAREN VELIE Who should have more influence on the future of the Oceano Dunes, a pretendian or a federal recognized indigenous tribe? The Northern Chumash, an unrecognized tribe founded by a pretendian, support closing the dunes to off-road recreational... (Continue reading)