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Velie banished by KVEC’s Ron Roy

Written on 10 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 148 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN CalCoastNews’ Karen Velie has been bounced from the airwaves of KVEC/920 following station management’s receipt of a critical letter from San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson. Velie, the news site’s publisher and co-founder, was informed of... (Continue reading)

Report shows homeless languishing in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 8 Jan, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 63 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County is ranked third in the nation for the highest percent of homeless who sleep unsheltered and is bucking the national trend of reducing homelessness, according to a 2013 U.S. Department of Housing and... (Continue reading)

New Year’s vacationers reroute travels to Grover Beach City Hall

Written on 31 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Residents from across California flocked to a Grover Beach City Council meeting Monday night in support of reseating Mayor Debbie Peterson on a regional air pollution control board — something the council, including Peterson, did not bring... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach air board rift spills over to conference center project

Written on 30 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Following the removal of Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson from a regional air pollution board, an organization that supports off-road activity on the Oceano Dunes is planning to appeal the construction of an 11,000 square foot conference... (Continue reading)

Los Osos board member stepping down

Written on 22 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Los Osos Community Services District board member David Vogel moved outside of the district, making him ineligible to remain in office. Vogel moved to a house on Cimarron Way, which is just outside the southeastern district boundary,... (Continue reading)

Oceano board to meet pre-Christmas after manager plagiarism charge

Written on 22 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting two days before Christmas to discuss the performance of its general manager, who is accused of plagiarizing part of his job application. Since longtime... (Continue reading)

Foster kids just like money in the bank

Written on 19 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 61 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Children taken from parents and placed in foster homes generate a generous flow of cash to California counties, according to a recent Los Angeles Times report. County social services agencies throughout the state net at least $1,800... (Continue reading)

SLO Sheriff’s war on drugs spreads collateral damage

Written on 17 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 49 comments

By KAREN VELIE Shortly after 3 a.m. on Dec. 4, a woman awoke to strange sounds outside her San Luis Obispo home and walked quietly towards the front door while her family slept. As she reached the door, San Luis... (Continue reading)

Oceano general manager under board scrutiny

Written on 11 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors will meet in closed session Wednesday evening to review the performance of recently hired General Manager Lonnie Curtis. Wednesday’s closed session hearing will mark the second time Curtis’s performance... (Continue reading)

Estate Financial president Karen Guth getting out of prison early

Written on 11 Dec, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

A principal in a fraudulent $3oo million investment scheme she ran out of the Estate Financial Inc. office in Paso Robles, which financially ruined thousands of people, is slated to be released after serving a little more than six years... (Continue reading)