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SLO County grants large raises, attorney Don Ernst out

Written on 12 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County supervisors sparred on two local issues at Tuesday Board of Supervisor’s meeting: the approval of raises of up to 23% for county officials, administrators and management staff; and whether to continue having attorney... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor calls Bruce Gibson, Adam Hill verbally abusive

Written on 12 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Debbie Arnold revealed last week that supervisors Bruce Gibson and Adam Hill verbally assaulted her in an elevator shortly after she took office. Arnold won a strong victory over an incumbent supervisor... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors to discuss costly move in opioid suit

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

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Counsel Rita Neal told the Board of Supervisors last year that they needed to hire a local attorney to represent the county’s interest in a national class action suit against Purdue Pharma over... (Continue reading)

California voters will decide on seven initiatives in November

Written on 6 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

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)

Morro Bay real estate agency and broker accused of fraud, lose licenses

Written on 5 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

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)

Jimmy Paulding wins SLO County supervisor seat, board majority undecided

Written on 2 Jul, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

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)

Who will control the SLO County Board of Supervisors?

Written on 28 Jun, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

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)

California Republicans introduce bill to save Diablo Canyon

Written on 27 Jun, 2022 in Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

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)

Abortion rights group vandalizes pregnancy support center in Paso Robles

Written on 26 Jun, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

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)

SLO County delays vote on administrator raises

Written on 22 Jun, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

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)