By KAREN VELE From abortion rights to online sports gambling, Californians will be asked to decide on seven controversial subjects in November. Proposition 1: Following the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating the nation’s high court would overturn Roe v.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE State officials recently revoked the license of a Morro Bay real estate company that provides property management services in San Luis Obispo County, citing a failure to pay money owed to property owners for rents collected. The... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Arroyo Grande resident Jimmy Paulding has won the District 4 Board of Supervisors’ seat displacing incumbent Lynn Compton, which places the board majority at stake as Bruce Gibson and Bruce Jones head to a runoff in November.... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE With most of the ballots counted, it appears San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson is headed to a runoff with Dr. Bruce Jones in the District 2 race. In the District 4 race, Jimmy Paulding is... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE California Republicans introduced legislation last week that would keep Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo County operating beyond its expected 2025 closure date. Rep. Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) introduced the Clean Energy Production Acton... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Supporters of a pro-abortion group called Jane’s Revenge allegedly vandalized a pregnancy support center in Paso Robles on Saturday morning, apparently following up on a threat. In response to a leaked Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Amid outrage from line-level employees, San Luis Obispo County Director of Human Resources Tami Douglas-Schatz removed staff’s request to approve raises of up to 23% for county administrators and management from Tuesday’s agenda, with plans to bring... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE After battling against giving line-level staffers raises of more than 3% a year, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is set to approve raises of up to 23% for county administrators and management staff. As... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson fell below the required votes to win the District 2 supervisor seat in the primary election during Friday’s count. It is now likely that the two top candidates will compete... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson’s expose detailing the deeply-entrenched cesspool of corruption in San Luis Obispo County is finally public. The book, “The Happiest Corruption: Sleaze, Lies, & Suicide in a California Beach Town,” details the... (Continue reading)