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Black Lives Matter protester again ordered to face trial or diversion

Written on 29 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Black Lives Matter protester was again ordered to either agree to diversion or face trial for false imprisonment related to detaining a driver during a July 21, 2020 BLM march through the streets of San Luis... (Continue reading)

Judge in the SLO County redistricting lawsuit disqualified himself

Written on 27 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo Superiors Court Judge Hernaldo Baltodano disqualified himself on Tuesday from hearing a lawsuit challenging SLO County’s redistricting map. Erica Baltodano, the judge’s wife, represents SLO County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg on the Civil Service Commission.... (Continue reading)

Coastal Commission’s authority over Oceano Dunes in litigation

Written on 26 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Friends of the Oceano Dunes recently slapped the Coastal Commission with another lawsuit, this one for allegedly overstepping its authority to permit the state park and for continuing with legal actions based on Rule 1001, which the... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s open judge seats, 2 judicial candidates emerge

Written on 23 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the first time in decades, there are two open seats for judges in San Luis Obispo County, meaning the voters will select two judges. Judges Linda Hurst and Dodie Harman are not expected to run for... (Continue reading)

Attorneys seek temporary restraining order against SLO County’s redistricting map

Written on 21 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Attorneys for a group challenging San Luis Obispo County’s new redistricting map are seeking a temporary restraining order against the supervisors’ adoption of the Patten map. SLO County Citizens for Good Government and three SLO County residents,... (Continue reading)

Rural SLO County shooting update: deputies determine self defense

Written on 20 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies conducting a preliminarily investigation into the shooting on Tuesday evening near Lake Nacimiento in north San Luis Obispo County have determined 67-year-old Daniel David shot his neighbor 37-year-old Michael Fordyce in self defense. Initially, an occupant... (Continue reading)

Man shot multiple times in rural San Luis Obispo County

Written on 19 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE A man was shot in the face and arm Tuesday evening near Lake Nacimiento in north San Luis Obispo County in an area known for illegal cannabis grows, according to the sheriff’s department. Shortly before 11 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Who are the players in the redistricting lawsuit against SLO County?

Written on 16 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By KAREN VELIE SLO County Citizens for Good Government and three SLO County residents, registered Democrats, are challenging the county’s supervisor redistricting, saying that it was adopted to benefit the Republican Party at the expense of Democrats, in violation of... (Continue reading)

Naked, fat man zoom bombs Templeton advisory meeting

Written on 12 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A fat, naked man describing sexual acts and cursing, Zoom bombed a Templeton Area Advisory Group meeting Tuesday evening as members critically critiqued City Boy Farms, a proposed cannabis grow. About an hour into the 6 p.m.... (Continue reading)

SLO business owner wins fraud lawsuit against Yelp

Written on 11 Jan, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo businessman has won a case against Yelp, the crowd-sourced site offering reviews of businesses, over charges on his credit card for advertising that he had already canceled. Yelp refused to return the money.... (Continue reading)