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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)

Why has Paso Robles refunded less than 3% of illicit parking charges?

Written on 24 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE After agreeing their downtown paid parking program was not legally set up, the Paso Robles City Council announced plans to refund parking tickets given during a 12 month period. Even so, most people have not been paid... (Continue reading)

Under pressure, Grover Beach quits recycled water project

Written on 23 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Rejecting staff recommendations, the Grover Beach City Council on Monday agreed to quit a controversial water recycling project and stop funding Central Coast Blue. In response to years of drought, in 2016, the cities of Pismo Beach,... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 22 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on April 23 in the Board Chambers. The board is expected to officially appoint Matthew Pontes as the county’s administrative officer. Pontes is slated... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County administrator’s history of embezzlement

Written on 20 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By KAREN VELIE The man selected to serve as San Luis Obispo County’s administrative officer was previously found guilty of felony embezzlement, an approximately 30-year-old conviction. Regardless, the SLO County Board of Supervisors is slated to officially appoint Matthew Pontes... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren quits Oceano Community Services District, no notice

Written on 19 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE After leading the agency for three and a half months, the head of the Oceano Community Services District quit several hours after showing up for work today. This is the third time Paavo Ogren has suddenly quit... (Continue reading)