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Ruling describes failures of Paso Robles officers during rampage

Written on 29 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Paso Robles police officers allegedly failed to do their jobs and confront an armed suspect firing shots at the station, instead electing to stand down for more than three hours, according to a ruling filed on Thursday.... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s new board majority launch their agenda

Written on 25 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors liberal majority launched their agenda on Tuesday. Their priorities include a new redistricting map, water banking, reversing a planting ordinance, joining new agencies and changing spending priorities. In closed... (Continue reading)

Regulators reject Diablo Canyon power plant’s renewal request

Written on 24 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Tuesday denied Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s request to resume review of its withdrawn renewal application request. The operating licenses for the two reactors at Diablo Canyon are set to expire in... (Continue reading)

California employee reports misspending and malfeasance at Oceano Dunes

Written on 24 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE A geologist working for the California Geological Survey posted a critical assessment of alleged misspending and malfeasance by a San Luis Obispo County agency and of state officials who have ignored their own findings at a cost... (Continue reading)

Los Osos residents file claims, blame CSD for catastrophic failure

Written on 24 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE At least 13 residents have filed claims against the Los Osos Community Services District seeking financial compensation for mudslide and flood damage to their homes with multiple victims accusing the district of negligence. Decades ago, contractors built... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors seeking more than 20% pay increase

Written on 22 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

BY KAREN VELIE Less than a year after refusing to give union represented staffers raises of more than 3% a year, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is set to raise their own salaries by 20.8% on Tuesday... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County sees significant improvement in drought

Written on 20 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE For more than 20 days, a series of storms unleashed torrential rains on San Luis Obispo County. These storms significantly improved SLO County’s drought status. Before the series of 12 storms, SLO County was in moderate to... (Continue reading)

Pair of SLO County businessmen facing sex assault charges

Written on 20 Jan, 2023 in Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Months after numerous women accused two local business owners of sexual misconduct, detectives arrested one of the men on felony sex charges and are searching for the other suspect. Last year, more than 30 women came forward... (Continue reading)

Two more bodies found in SLO County hotel room

Written on 17 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande police found two bodies in a room at the Aloha Inn on Jan. 7, police said. There are now two cases of multiple bodies found in a hotel room in SLO County on a Saturday... (Continue reading)

Los Osos diverts water from failed basin, neighbors call foul

Written on 16 Jan, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

BY KAREN VELIE Floodwaters flowed into homes in the Cuesta-by-the-Sea neighborhood in Los Osos on Saturday, prompting neighbors to question if an earlier basin failure caused the flooding. While an atmospheric river pummeled Los Osos on Jan. 9, floodwaters did... (Continue reading)