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Is the Five Cities Fire Authority’s future in jeopardy?

Written on 28 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Five Cities Fire Authority is struggling to pay its bills and maintain it equipment while responding to multiple non-emergency calls, according to a comprehensive review of the authority. After Oceano announced plans to leave the Five... (Continue reading)

SLO driver who hit and killed couple charged with manslaughter

Written on 27 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 24-year-old San Luis Obispo resident who allegedly hit and killed a couple and their dog while speeding on Sacramento Drive was charged with two counts of felony vehicular manslaughter on Monday. San Luis Obispo police officers... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo debates allowing bicyclists to ride on sidewalks

Written on 27 Feb, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE After installing bike lanes through much of the city, San Luis Obispo is debating whether or not to allow bicyclists to also ride on sidewalks. The city’s Active Transportation Committee last month debated the pros and cons... (Continue reading)

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)