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San Simeon board fires general manager

Written on 14 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Simeon Community Services District Board of Directors fired its General Manager Charles Grace on Tuesday, shortly after Grace admitted to conflicts of interest in a settlement agreement with prosecutors. Grace agreed to pay a civil... (Continue reading)

San Simeon official agrees to pay civil penalties, leave job

Written on 12 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Simeon official settled a lawsuit with the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office on Monday for illegal business practices and false advertising. Prosecutors filed a civil suit in 2021 against a company paid to... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach cannabis shop closes, industry in crisis

Written on 9 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Grover Beach cannabis shop that opened in 2018, 805 Beach Breaks, is now closed. It was the first pot shop in San Luis Obispo County and it’s the first to shut its doors. Trulieve, a Florida-based... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande couple used PPP money to buy condo, lose home

Written on 8 Jun, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A couple who allegedly scammed the federal government out of more than a million dollars they used to purchase a condo in Hawaii is losing their Arroyo Grande home to foreclosure. The couple, Christopher and Erin Mazzei,... (Continue reading)

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)