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Will data spur change in dust mitigation on the Oceano Dunes?

Written on 4 Jun, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE After installing more than 230 acres of dust mitigation measures within the 1,000-acre off-highway vehicle riding area at the Oceano Dunes, the number of violations for exceeding the state’s pollution standard on the Nipomo Mesa in May... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo plans to double parking rates, increase fines

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

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo wants to double its downtown parking rates to make up for money the city did not collect during the pandemic lockdown, concerning business owners who are struggling to make ends meet. With plans to... (Continue reading)

Jimmy Paulding’s campaign consultant’s ploy backfires

Written on 31 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Jimmy Paulding campaign consultant’s attempt to disparage San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Lynn Compton for blocking her on Facebook appears to have backfired, with locals condemning the Paulding campaign. “If this is the kind of campaign... (Continue reading)

Paulding consultant trolls Compton over organizing campaign

Written on 29 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Jimmy Paulding campaign consultant aggressively trolled San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Lynn Compton’s campaign after Compton organized a GoFundMe page for a Nipomo family who lost their teenage daughter in a fire, motivating other trolls to... (Continue reading)

SLO County marijuana mogul Dayspring sentenced to 22 months in prison

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison on Friday afternoon by U.S. District Court Judge André Birotte in Los Angeles. The sentence was five months... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande developer arrested after probe uncovered fraud

Written on 27 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal agents arrested an Arroyo Grande real estate developer in Oregon on Wednesday for allegedly conducting a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A... (Continue reading)

Validity of SLO County judge’s ruling on BLM activists headed to court

Written on 25 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three appellate court judges will determine early next month if San Luis Obispo County Judge Matt Guerrero’s ruling to recuse the entire district attorney’s office in cases regarding Black Lives Matter protesters followed legal requirements. During a... (Continue reading)

Prosecutors recommend cannabis kingpin spend 27 months in prison

Written on 23 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal prosecutors laid out more details of San Luis Obispo County cannabis kingpin Helios Dayspring’s illegal activities as they recommended a 27-month sentence for bribery and tax evasion. Dayspring pled guilty in 2021 to bribing San Luis... (Continue reading)

State Commission points to fatal flaw in APCD Oceano Dunes dust science

Written on 20 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE State commissioners accuse San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) staff of failing to follow the basic standard of practice for computer modeling in determining the origin of dust blowing on the Nipomo Mesa, according... (Continue reading)

SLO County Democratic candidates disguised as Republicans

Written on 19 May, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Deceptive slate mailers were recently sent to registered Republicans in three San Luis Obispo County districts, in what appears to be a chameleon like attempt to disguise three Democratic candidates as endorsed by the Republican Party. In... (Continue reading)