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California bar takes action against San Luis Obispo attorney

Written on 30 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE California bar investigators on Oct. 24 filed disciplinary charges against a San Luis Obispo-based attorney whose dishonest and self-serving actions damaged his clients, according to the State Bar of California. Filings served electronically on Monday accuse attorney... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County animal activist facing five years in prison

Written on 29 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE An activist with an animal sanctuary in San Luis Obispo County is facing  more than five years in prison after she trespassed at a poultry plant and snatched four chickens. Shortly after midnight on June 13, 2023,... (Continue reading)

Former teacher prayed to Satan for a boy to torture, kill

Written on 27 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

Warning: This article describes graphic and disturbing videos and conversations regarding sadistic abuse of children and satanic worship. By KAREN VELIE A Satan-worshiping former teacher with plans to torture and kill a young boy is scheduled to be sentenced on... (Continue reading)

Executive director of Bike SLO County charged with child molestation

Written on 26 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE The executive director of Bike SLO County is charged with molesting a child under the age of 10. Rick Ellison is scheduled for his arraignment on one felony count of committing lewd acts against a child on... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores, convicted of murdering Kristin Smart, loses appeal

Written on 24 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, the man convicted of murdering Kristin Smart, lost his appeal on Friday. A jury in 2022 found that Flores murdered Smart during an attempted rape following a 1996 frat party held near the Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Central Coast business owner, father of four in immigration custody

Written on 22 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 45 comments

Editor’s Note: CalCoastNews reporters interviewed Kaveh Momtazian’s wife Jessica and his brother-in-law Josh Frantz regarding his flight from Iran, life in the United States and his current detention. By KAREN VELIE A Central Coast father of four, husband and business... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission approves two more sea walls in SLO County

Written on 20 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of blocking residents from protecting their properties from erosion, the California Coastal Commission in October gave the green light to homeowners in Pismo Beach and another homeowner in Cayucos to repair or construct seawalls. Because... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo City files eminent domain lawsuit

Written on 19 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE The city of San Luis Obispo wants a section of a property, which includes part of a commercial parking lot, to construct a roundabout to alleviate congestion and improve safety near the Cal Poly campus. City staff... (Continue reading)

How a romantic message led to a murder in Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE When family members asked the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to check on a missing 50-year-old woman, it sparked an investigation that would lead deputies to discover she had allegedly been murdered by a jealous boyfriend.... (Continue reading)

ICE seeks immigration detainers of men accused of murdering woman in SLO County

Written on 13 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged immigration detainers against two men in the country illegally who allegedly murdered a 50-year-old woman in San Luis Obispo County in September. Isabel LucasVelasco of Coalinga was last seen at... (Continue reading)