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State employee accuses SLO County air district of quid pro quo threat

Written on 24 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The message from the SLO County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) was clear, testified an environmental scientist with State Parks. If Friends of Oceano Dunes wins its lawsuit and the APCD is forced to return money to... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly ROTC chair now facing four criminal charges

Written on 20 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed two more criminal charges in the case of the Army Lt. Colonel arrested after his hidden camera was discovered in a dressing room in a Pismo Beach store.... (Continue reading)

Man shot and killed near the pier in Pismo Beach

Written on 19 Feb, 2023 in Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man was shot and killed in Pismo Beach in the pier promenade area during an altercation with strangers on Saturday night. Shortly before midnight, four Hispanic men and several women confronted the 40-year-old man from Fresno... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor’s widow claims he was murdered

Written on 16 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 38 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an email to San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding, former Supervisor Adam Hill’s widow claims her husband was murdered. In the Valentine’s Day email, Dee Torres-Hill asks Paulding to convince Gov. Gavin Newson to open... (Continue reading)

Garbage rates slated to increase 97% in Los Osos

Written on 14 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Los Osos residents are facing a 97.61% increase in their garbage rates, in a community that has seen large increases in water, sewer, gas and electricity bills. While trash rates throughout the state are increasing because of... (Continue reading)

SLO County restricts water use, promotes selling rights

Written on 14 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is considering giving farmers the choice between planting crops or selling their water rights. It’s a move that could pay off for a group of large, wealthy landowners. The... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles plans to double parking rates, eliminate free parking

Written on 10 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles wants to double its downtown parking rates to make up for money the city is losing on its parking program. In 2019, the city began charging $1 an hour for parking in the downtown area,... (Continue reading)

State to layoff more than 300 California Men’s Colony staffers

Written on 9 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDRC) plans to layoff more than 300 San Luis Obispo County employees as it closes most of California Men’s Colony West Facility, according to an email from a union representative.... (Continue reading)

Judge rejects Dayspring’s pot shop suit against SLO

Written on 8 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge last week rejected Natural Healing Center’s lawsuit alleging San Luis Obispo improperly terminated the retail pot shop’s permit based on Helios Dayspring’s criminal history and dishonesty. Dayspring, a local marijuana mogul, transferred ownership of his... (Continue reading)

SLO County Superior Court prepares for new courthouse

Written on 7 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By CCN Contributor Stew Jenkins Presiding Superior Court Judge Craig B. van Rooyen announced at last month’s San Luis Obispo County Bar Association luncheon that the court is preparing to construct a new county courthouse. A team of architects was... (Continue reading)