By KAREN VELIE A federal grand jury indicted a former San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy on federal criminal charges on Tuesday alleging he abused a female inmate and then obstructing a probe into his actions by lying about the... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE A recount of ballots in the District 2 San Luis Obispo County supervisorial race in which incumbent Supervisor Bruce Gibson defeated challenger Bruce Jones by just 13 votes was officially requested on Monday afternoon.... (Continue reading)
BY KAREN VELIE A storm soaked San Luis Obispo County over the past three days, pushing rainfall totals well above average after three years of drought. From San Miguel to Nipomo, the storm brought between .79 of an inch and... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE In response to a request for a special meeting to review and discuss the possible dismissal of San Simeon Community Services District’s legal counsel, district manager Charles Grace refused to put the issue on the agenda and... (Continue reading)
BY KAREN VELIE Supervisor Bruce Gibson has won reelection in the hotly contested District 2 supervisor race, according to the final tally by the SLO County Clerk Recorder’s Office. Gibson beat Dr. Bruce Jones by a slim margin of 13... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to no longer recognize the controversial Oceano Advisory Council after several years of the group of four unelected members overstepping their bounds and allegedly harassing others.... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN With a lease auction taking place Tuesday for five offshore wind development areas, three of which are off the coast of San Luis Obispo County, experts are raising questions about engineering, cost and regulatory hurdles for the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief with the California Supreme Court in November against a San Luis Obispo County judge’s ruling that a district attorney has a conflict of interest if his personal opinions... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder’s Office discovered an additional 332 provisional ballots last week, after ordering election observers to leave the viewing area in an apparent violation of state law, observer Darcia Stebbens said. On... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors plans to discuss turning the bedroom community into a city, and the processes required to move forward, according to its Dec. 1 board meeting agenda. The Committee to... (Continue reading)