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San Luis Obispo releases video, details of fatal officer shooting

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department released additional details and a video today of the shootout with the man who took the life of officer Luca Benedetti and injured another officer. Shortly before 5 p.m. on May... (Continue reading)

Who will benefit from Morro Bay wind energy job creation?

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A proposed wind energy project in Morro Bay will create 24,000 jobs during construction, primarily for people who do not live on the Central Coast, according to a new report by two professors at Cal Poly’s Orfalea... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors argue over racism resolution

Written on 6 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors argued on Tuesday over a resolution denouncing racism after multiple public speakers objected to the vilification of Templeton and of the importance of freedom of speech. Supervisor Jimmy Paulding asked for the... (Continue reading)

Hancock College instructor accused of drugging, raping Nipomo woman

Written on 5 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A former Hancock College instructor is battling allegations he drugged and raped a Nipomo woman. While working as an instructor at Hancock College in Santa Maria, 29-year-old Kevin Daily allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at her home... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo changes pot shop rules

Written on 2 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an apparent attempt to curtail marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring’s involvement in the cannabis industry, San Luis Obispo recently tweaked its rules for pot shop applicants. During the city’s previous pot shop application process, applicants were required... (Continue reading)

U.S. Census reveals largest racial groups in each Central Coast County

Written on 31 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Central Coast of California has an almost even number of Hispanic people and white people, according to data the U.S. Census Bureau released last week. The data also includes information on income, housing and nation of... (Continue reading)

Guilty plea reveals details of Atascadero teen’s death

Written on 30 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Paso Robles man pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday morning to selling the fentanyl that caused the death of an Atascadero teen. In a plea agreement reached May 24, Timothy Clark Wolfe,... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay proposed initiative seeks to block industrialization

Written on 30 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Morro Bay residents are moving forward with a plan to stop the industrialization of their waterfront, while several local and state officials are also focusing on the proposed transformation of Port San Luis in rural Avila Beach.... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor blocks appointment, campaign donor seeks position

Written on 24 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Division, secretive deals and back stabbing continues in Oceano. San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding recently curtailed a candidate’s appointment to the Oceano-Nipomo Tourism Board at the request of one of his campaign donors. The donor... (Continue reading)

Inmate released early from SLO County Jail, arrested the same day

Written on 23 May, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate who was released early last week is already back behind bars. On the morning of May 18, after spending less than four months in jail for burglary, grand theft and... (Continue reading)