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The house that San Luis Obispo Councilwoman Jan Marx built

Written on 7 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 27 comments

By KAREN VELIE After battling for, against, and then for development of the former Dalidio Ranch, San Luis Obispo City Councilwoman Jan Marx moved into the complex, in a home plan restricted to affordable housing. Even though Coastal Community Builders... (Continue reading)

Judge finds SLO County developer incorrigible, bail again denied

Written on 6 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the fourth time, a federal judge denied San Luis Obispo County developer Ryan Wright’s request to get out of jail on bail. Federal agents arrested 37-year-old Wright, formerly known as “Ryan Petetit,” on Oct. 30 on... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 1 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo City Council will meet July 2 at 5:30 p.m. in its council chambers. While many government bodies in San Luis Obispo County canceled their first week of the month meeting because of the... (Continue reading)

Errors at lab used in Kristin Smart case not likely to impact Flores

Written on 30 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Hundreds of cases could be upended because of an error at the lab that conducted DNA and blood evidence tests in the Kristin Smart case. However, it is unlikely to factor into Paul Fores’ murder conviction. In... (Continue reading)

Mold, flooding, defects plague new homes in San Luis Obispo

Written on 26 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 49 comments

By KAREN VELIE For years, Gina Biegel dreamed of owning her own home. Though the dream would quickly turn into a nightmare after she purchased a new home in San Luis Obispo. Located across from Laguna lake, San Luis Ranch... (Continue reading)

Assailant targets homeless people in Paso Robles

Written on 25 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE An assailant yelling he hates homeless people while accusing them of being thieves, violently beat four people near the ECHO shelter in Paso Robles on Saturday evening. Shortly before midnight, the light-skin Hispanic man went into the... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

Written on 24 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By CalCoastNews staff The Arroyo Grande City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 25 in the council chambers. In 2021, the city was allocated $4,300,241 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the federal government to support... (Continue reading)

Teen dies in SLO County facility, cold before anyone noticed

Written on 24 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles teen died at a San Luis Obispo County mental health facility in May, though it would be hours before anyone noticed. After complaining for months about mismanagement at the facility, the teen’s death prompted... (Continue reading)

Locals blindsided by closure of Arroyo Grande Hospital’s surgical facilities

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

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande Community Hospital patients and employees are reeling after administrators temporarily closed down all surgical facilities with little or no warning. For years, Arroyo Grande hospital has grappled with an outdated instrument cleaning machine with plans... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles dumping the SLO Tribune for the New Times

Written on 19 Jun, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles is dumping the SLO Tribune and selecting the New Times as its paper of choice for public notices, in a financial gut punch to the Tribune. While not the most exciting content, public notices provide... (Continue reading)