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Who was arrested during latest protest at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo?

Written on 24 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the second time this year, a pro-Palestinian protest at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo led to multiple arrests. Officers arrested eight people during Thursday’s protest including four students, one professor and three people unrelated to... (Continue reading)

Judge finds Grover Beach clerk illicitly rejected recall petitions

Written on 23 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge on Thursday found that Grover Beach City Clerk Wendi Sims violated the law in her rejection of recall petitions for Mayor Karen Bright and councilmen Daniel Rushing and Zach Zimmerman.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo MMA fighter knocks out opponent in first professional fight

Written on 22 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Mixed Martial Arts fighter Steven Sainsbury won his first professional match last week by knocking out the “Boogeyman” in the second round of the “Lights Out Extreme Fighting” event in Long Beach. Sainsbury entered... (Continue reading)

SLO County judge rules against local fishermen

Written on 21 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County judge last week rejected a request from Morro Bay and Port San Luis fishermen for a preliminary injunction to stop wind energy companies from surveying the ocean floor. Signed into law in... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 20 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on May 21 in the board chambers. The annual supplemental budget serves two primary purposes: to publish the budget hearing schedule and to adjust... (Continue reading)

Exposed by a Post-it-note: The fall of Ryan Petetit

Written on 18 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series about the evolution of notorious developer Ryan Wright, also known as Ryan Petetit, and the legal challenges he is currently facing. Read part one: Evolution of an... (Continue reading)

Complaint filed against UC Santa Barbara over targeting of Jewish student

Written on 17 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

  By CCN STAFF A Jewish legal advocacy organization on Thursday filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of California Santa Barbara on behalf of the student government president, whom pro-Palestinian protesters have targeted amid the ongoing war... (Continue reading)

Assaults and arrests, SLO County developer’s fall from grace

Written on 15 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series about the evolution of notorious developer Ryan Wright, also known as Ryan Petetit, and the legal challenges he is currently facing. Read part one: Evolution of an... (Continue reading)

Evolution of an alleged San Luis Obispo County conman

Written on 14 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series about the evolution of notorious developer Ryan Wright, also known as Ryan Petetit, and the legal challenges he is currently facing. Suave jet-setting elite, financial genius, prolific... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 13 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on May 14 in the board chambers. PG&E is seeking a refund of $1,398,252 plus interest for its 2019-2020 property taxes, according to item... (Continue reading)