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San Luis Obispo seeking third pot shop, delivery service closes

Written on 11 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo is in the process of approving a third retail pot shop, this one located at the intersection of Broad and Woodbridge streets. Meanwhile, the city’s only licensed cannabis delivery service recently folded. During the... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles City Council votes to dump paid parking

Written on 8 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to dump the controversial paid parking program after rejecting a referendum to repeal the ordinance because of errors in the petition. Multiple public speakers demeaned the council, saying... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 6 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By CalCoastNews staff The Paso Robles City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on May 7 in the council chambers. Following a public attempt to end paid parking in the downtown area through a referendum, which city staff claimed had... (Continue reading)

Petition to recall San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson fails

Written on 2 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson won reelection against a relatively unknown opponent by only 13 votes — prompting a recall by a citizens group. The effort to recall Gibson over his his support of raising... (Continue reading)

Court rejects attempt to close Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant

Written on 30 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday denied a petition seeking to shut down Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo County. After agreeing to close the nuclear power plant in 2025, PG&E received... (Continue reading)

SLO County offers remaining 10 homeless at safe parking site $60,000

Written on 30 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE On the day the remaining 10 homeless people were to leave the safe parking site off Highway 1 near the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, the county agreed to give the group $60,000 and an extra... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores’ second assailant has a history of attacking other inmates

Written on 29 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Danny Araujo, a 35-year-old prisoner who has repeatedly attacked other inmates with shanks, allegedly attempted to kill Paul Flores at Pleasant Valley State Prison. Flores is serving a 25 to life sentence for the 1996 murder of... (Continue reading)

Did Grover Beach unlawfully reject recall petitions?

Written on 28 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A citizens group in Grover Beach filed a lawsuit Friday accusing the city clerk of unlawfully rejecting their legally-compliant recall petitions for Mayor Karen Bright and councilmen Daniel Rushing and Zach Zimmerman. “In a blatant violation of... (Continue reading)

Federal prosecutor attends SLO County developers’ fraud trial

Written on 27 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By KAREN VELIE During the last day of a civil trial in which two San Luis Obispo County developers are fighting allegations of fraud, a federal prosecutor observed the hearing. Both defendants in the case, John Belsher and Ryan Wright,... (Continue reading)

Judge denies injunction, SLO County closing homeless parking site

Written on 26 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments
Homeless parking site

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to block the closure of a safe parking site off Highway 1 near the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office for an additional six months. The site is slated... (Continue reading)