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SLO County voter guide includes multiple errors, candidates seek redress

Written on 13 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Office sent out voter guides and ballots to residents last week, which appear to be rife with mistakes and omissions that several candidates believe could impact the Nov. 8 election. Four... (Continue reading)

SLO County sends faulty voter guides to Pismo Beach residents

Written on 13 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder published and mailed out faulty voter guides to Pismo Beach residents this week, an error that city and county officials are working to correct. The clerk’s office properly included the ballot... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores’ attorney liens house: Is title clouded?

Written on 11 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The attorney for Paul Flores put a lien on his client’s home to help cover legal costs, which exposed the use of an altered name to buy the property. Flores is on trial for the murder of... (Continue reading)

State raids SLO man’s home, files 22 gun-related felony charges

Written on 7 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE Special agents from the California Department of Justice on Oct. 3 raided the home of a San Luis Obispo man who advertises the sale of parts for Russian assault weapons. The state charged the suspect with 22... (Continue reading)

SLO County agency awards Justin winery grant, conflict of interest alleged

Written on 5 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District is paying to put five electric vehicle charging stations at Justin Vineyards & Winery where Carla Willey, wife of agency head Gary Willey, has worked as chief financial officer... (Continue reading)

Validity of SLO County judge’s ruling headed to Supreme Court

Written on 3 Oct, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Court of Appeal declined to rehear a dispute over the disqualification of the entire San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office in a case against seven Black Lives Matter defendants, prompting state and local prosecutors to... (Continue reading)

Cambria and Cayucos residents facing huge garbage rate increases

Written on 28 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid public outrage, officials in Cayucos and Cambria have agreed to raise trash rates over 40%. While trash rates throughout the state are increasing because of new regulations regarding food waste and increases in gas prices, Cambria... (Continue reading)

Bruce Gibson’s campaign attacks former mayor’s book on corruption

Written on 27 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE The campaign for San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson lashed out at former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson over her book about corruption in the county in a campaign Facebook post rife with misinformation. Gibson’s campaign... (Continue reading)

Phillips 66 shutting down refinery in Nipomo

Written on 25 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Phillips 66 on Friday announced plans to shut its refinery in Nipomo during the first quarter of 2023. For more than 60 years, the 1,780-acre Santa Maria Refinery next to Highway 1 on the Nipomo Mesa has... (Continue reading)

Paul Flores allegedly said he knew what happened to Kristin Smart’s body

Written on 22 Sep, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The suspect in the murder of Kristin Smart attempted to make a plea deal in 2003. Paul Flores would lead San Luis Obispo County law enforcement to her body in exchange for a minor sentence, according to... (Continue reading)