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Arroyo Grande delays plan to dump Brisco Road project

Written on 27 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Arroyo Grande City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to make one more attempt to get funding for the now $32.1 million Brisco Road interchange project, with Mayor Caren Ray Russom dissenting. Unable to afford the escalating... (Continue reading)

Special favors benefit SLO County supervisor, anger his neighbors

Written on 24 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County has a reputation for rigorously enforcing building and land use regulations. But, when it came to Supervisor Bruce Gibson, county staff skirted both planning regulations and state law to allow him to build... (Continue reading)

Court documents reveal details about Pismo Beach attempted murder suspect

Written on 20 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE With charges pending from another arrest, an allegedly intoxicated man was driving his van on Pomeroy Avenue on April 15 when a Pismo Beach policeman attempted to pull him over for a code violation. When officer Chris... (Continue reading)

Dayspring wants variance to cut 13-year max sentence, hearing delayed

Written on 20 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring, who faces a 13-year maximum prison term after pleading guilty in 2021 to bribing a public official and tax fraud, is seeking a variance that could lower the amount... (Continue reading)

SLO County judge accused of judicial activism in dunes ruling

Written on 18 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE An attorney for Friends of Oceano Dunes accused a San Luis Obispo County judge of judicial activism in her latest ruling which will allow the state to install 130 acres of additional dust control measures at the... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man attempts to shoot officer, gun malfunctions

Written on 16 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Pismo Beach man attempted to shoot a policeman on Friday, but his semiautomatic pistol malfunctioned giving the officer an opportunity to subdue the suspect, police said. Shortly after 1 p.m., the officer attempted to pull a... (Continue reading)

Details emerge in rural Santa Margarita murder case

Written on 12 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Less than a week after a Creston resident allegedly shot and killed a man in rural Santa Margarita before stabbing a woman in Paso Robles, friends, prosecutors and the court have released additional details about that fatal... (Continue reading)

Is SLO County’s League of Women Voters nonpartisan?

Written on 11 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE While the San Luis Obispo County League of Women Voters is officially a nonpartisan organization, it has been criticized for promoting left-leaning issues. As a nonprofit, the league is required to be nonpartisan, though it can take... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors want voters to elect officials

Written on 10 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to move ahead with plans to require voters to elect replacements for officials who leave midterm. Currently, these empty positions are filled by the governor... (Continue reading)

SLO County board rejects plans for Highway 227 roundabout

Written on 8 Apr, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 32 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted 2-2 on Tuesday not to support two controversial roundabouts on Highway 227 near the SLO Country Club, following an 11-2 vote by the SLO County Council of Governments... (Continue reading)