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Where did real property values increase in SLO County?

Written on 9 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County saw a 6.24% increase in the assessed value of real property during the past fiscal year with the largest increases in Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, according to a SLO County Assessor’s... (Continue reading)

Oceano Community Services District employee accused of embezzlement

Written on 8 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following a lengthy investigation, the Oceano Community Services District is seeking embezzlement charges against a former account administrator. While reviewing records during the summer of 2022, a bookkeeper noticed issues with a employee’s vacation pay. Management placed... (Continue reading)

Combative SLO County officials grill leading scientist in air quality

Written on 5 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) board meeting last week, county Supervisor Jimmy Paulding grilled a leading scientist in air quality who successfully fielded his, at times, loaded questions. It was a... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County awards itself ambulance contract, lawsuit filed

Written on 4 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors awarded the contract for ambulance services to the County Fire Department in September, ending a 50-year agreement with American Medical Response (AMR) and starting a legal battle. The county is now... (Continue reading)

Federal agency sues Meathead Movers for alleged discrimination

Written on 1 Oct, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal agency is suing San Luis Obispo-based Meathead Movers for allegedly recruiting young workers at the exclusion of older workers, an alleged violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... (Continue reading)

SLO County health officer issues vaccine, mask mandate

Written on 30 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s health officer issued a vaccine and mask mandate on Sept. 21 that requires all healthcare workers to get yearly vaccines or wear a mask at work. Instead of taking guidance from the state,... (Continue reading)

Newsom present, Trump absent at California GOP presidential debate

Written on 28 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is neither a Republican nor a current presidential candidate, yet the Golden State governor captured as much attention on Wednesday as any of the GOP White House hopefuls who... (Continue reading)

Scientist to report on Oceano Dunes despite Gibson, Paulding’s objections

Written on 26 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE Despite objections from supervisors Bruce Gibson and Jimmy Paulding, a scientist with the prestigious Scripps Institution of Oceanography is scheduled on Wednesday to present findings from a study that refutes previous assumptions made by the San Luis... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s cannabis program more than $1 million in the red

Written on 24 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County tax payers will pay more than $1 million during the current fiscal year to fund the county’s failing cannabis industry, according to the Sept. 27 Board of Supervisors agenda. During the 2022-2023 fiscal... (Continue reading)

Shandon schools ban red and blue clothing, parents outraged

Written on 23 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE A plan by the Shandon Joint Unified School District to curtail alleged gang violence  through the banning of red and blue colors at the school has led multiple parents to pull their children out of the district.... (Continue reading)