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Former Mindbody CEO loses appeal, multiplies his judgement

Written on 7 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By KAREN VELIE A court in 2023 ordered former Mindbody CEO Rick Stollmeyer of San Luis Obispo to pay $48 million to Mindbody’s shareholders after he concocted a scheme to benefit himself while harming the shareholders. He lost an appeal... (Continue reading)

A slew of restaurant closures in San Luis Obispo County in 2024

Written on 5 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By KAREN VELIE It is likely one of your favorite restaurants closed in 2024. There were dozens of restaurants in San Luis Obispo County that closed down last year, primarily victims of the down ecconomy. During the pandemic, many restaurants... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County’s top stories in 2024: Fraud, bribes, arrests

Written on 1 Jan, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By CalCoastNews staff To say 2024 was an eventful year in San Luis Obispo County would be an understatement. The top stories of 2024 include a civil fraud judgement against attorney John Belsher, Ryan Petetit-Wright’s prison sentence and the questionable... (Continue reading)

Is San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher using an alias?

Written on 30 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

Correction: Jodi Belsher legally changed her name to Jody Bernat after moving to Arizona, according to John Belsher. By KAREN VELIE In the latest drama regarding a $3.6 million judgement against San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher, Belsher and his... (Continue reading)

New California laws you need to know in 2025

Written on 28 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE Laws permitting cannabis cafes and outdoor drinking are some of the nearly 1,000 laws set to impact Californians in 2025. These are also laws to ban book bans, ban parking near crosswalks and ban forever chemicals in... (Continue reading)

Teens throw rocks off bridge in San Luis Obispo, break windshield

Written on 27 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE A group of four teens threw large rocks from a railroad bridge at cars driving on Tank Farm Road in San Luis Obispo on Dec. 20, breaking one windshield and then laughing at their victim. At 6:15... (Continue reading)

Eye on Ty: Who is the pot dealer backing Lewis’ conspiracy claim?

Written on 23 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series regarding Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis’ claims of a conspiracy. Read part-one: Eye on Ty: Recording refutes Paso Robles manager’s conspiracy claim. By KAREN VELIE When Paso Robles City... (Continue reading)

Eye on Ty: Recording refutes Paso Robles manager’s conspiracy claim

Written on 18 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series regarding Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis’ claims of a conspiracy. By KAREN VELIE An audio tape refutes Paso Robles City Manager Ty Lewis’ claim for $2.275 million against the... (Continue reading)

Wind energy project off Morro Bay paused after Trump’s win

Written on 15 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 28 comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: Representatives of Equinor said the current pause of the offshore wind farm was not impacted by President-elect Donald Trump’s election. Calls prior to publication of the article were not returned. Original: Energy giant Equinor paused its... (Continue reading)

Chinese national covertly photographs Vandenberg Space Force

Written on 11 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE FBI agents arrested a Chinese national on Monday for allegedly flying a drone over and taking photographs of Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. A drone detection system at Vandenberg spotted the drone flying over... (Continue reading)