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Will legislation squelch local input on industrializing Port San Luis?

Written on 21 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Plans to transform Port San Luis in rural Avila Beach into an industrial port to support the offshore wind industry could move forward without local review if a bill winding through the legislation is passed. In Dec.... (Continue reading)

Enney wins Paso Robles school board election

Written on 21 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Leading by more than 1,000 votes, Kenney Enney has won a seat on the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board, according to election results released Friday afternoon. “I am looking forward to getting back on the... (Continue reading)

Enney surges ahead in Paso Robles school board race

Written on 19 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE With 9,931 votes counted, Kenney Enney is beating Angela Hollander by 412 votes for a seat on the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board, according to unofficial election night results. Enney received 5,171 votes, or 52.08%,... (Continue reading)

Judges rule cities cannot ban natural gas, this includes SLO

Written on 18 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal appeals court unanimously struck down Berkeley’s natural gas ban on Monday, an ordinance the San Luis Obispo City Council mimicked even though it was under a legal challenge. Instead of directly banning gas appliances, which... (Continue reading)

Four arguments against SLO County’s redistricting plan

Written on 18 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE With San Luis Obispo County’s new board majority seeking a redo on redistricting, county officials green lit their plan to approve a new map during Tuesday’s meeting. The liberal board majority’s goal is to select one of... (Continue reading)

Donations raised, but not delivered to Los Osos mudslide victims

Written on 17 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE People throughout San Luis Obispo County donated money through two fundraisers to help victims of a raging river of water and mud that slammed into homes in the Vista de Oro Estates on Jan. 9. Money raised,... (Continue reading)

Four takeaways from the Paso Robles school board race

Written on 14 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County political watchers have been fixated for the past three months on the Paso Robles school board special election to fill the seat of an ousted board member. With the election on Tuesday, more... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly ROTC chair accused of filming teen denied military diversion

Written on 13 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Cal Poly ROTC chair is facing a maximum sentence of more than three years in prison after a judge denied his request for military diversion and ordered him to face four charges related to secretly filming... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit seeks to shutdown Diablo Canyon power plant

Written on 12 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to stop PG&E from continuing to operate Diablo Canyon Power Plant in Avila Beach past 2025. In 2016, Friends of the Earth and PG&E agreed in a contract that Diablo Canyon would... (Continue reading)

Supervisor Jimmy Paulding explores dumping Oceano

Written on 11 Apr, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE After years of strife between community leaders in Oceano, freshman Supervisor Jimmy Paulding is considering dumping Oceano after just three months on the job. Paulding’s latest plan is to shutter the Oceano Community Services District and make... (Continue reading)