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San Simeon chair demeans Spanish speakers, threatens critics

Written on 14 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Controversial San Simeon Community Services District Chair Gwen Kellas said that Latinos who do not read or speak English cannot be on the board because they cannot be citizens, during a board meeting on Tuesday. “To be... (Continue reading)

Award-winning American journalist killed in Ukraine

Written on 13 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Kyiv, Ukraine –  An award-winning American filmmaker and journalist was shot and killed in Ukraine and another journalist was injured on Sunday. Brent Renaud, 50, was reporting from Irpin, a city in the Kyiv region, neighboring the... (Continue reading)

The suffering of Irpin, Ukraine as seen in those fleeing

Written on 12 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN IRPIN, Ukraine – With a constant plume of smoke in the air and the frequent sound of artillery fire behind them, Ukrainian refugees cross the Irpin River on a makeshift bridge, beside the actual one that was blown... (Continue reading)

Wartime Kyiv: martial law with a tad of normalcy

Written on 11 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN KYIV, Ukraine – Sandbags, concrete blocks and hedgehogs line the streets. Soldiers man checkpoints, reinforce barricades and dig trenches. Air raid sirens sound intermittently, as do explosions off in the distance. Most businesses are closed, even during the... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes restraining order exposes county staff’s overreach

Written on 9 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order last month stopping the state from installing additional dust control measures at the Oceano Dunes and exposing county staff’s support of relinquishing permitting authority... (Continue reading)

CalCoastNews reporting from Ukraine

Written on 8 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A dozen days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a CalCoastNews reporter has arrived on Ukrainian territory to provide coverage of the ongoing war. The refugee crisis created by the war is quickly apparent when entering Ukraine from... (Continue reading)

San Simeon manager wants the community to pay his fine, legal fees

Written on 7 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Simeon Community Services District’s general manager wants local residents to foot the bill for his conflict of interest fines and legal fees. The California Fair Political Practices Commission penalized Grace last year for the “inherent harm”... (Continue reading)

Atascadero parents and students argue over masks, appropriate speech

Written on 4 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Parents and students in Atascadero are battling over the choice to wear masks and freedom of speech issues after two board members compared COVID-19 mandates to issues of racism during a contentious school district board meeting on... (Continue reading)

Former Atascadero resident Kelly Gearhart released from prison

Written on 2 Mar, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former San Luis Obispo County developer and Atascadero resident Kelly Gearhart was released from federal prison today, a year early. Gearhart was serving a nine-year sentence related to a hard money lending scheme in which he bilked... (Continue reading)

Plaintiffs drop appeal of SLO County judge’s redistricting ruling

Written on 28 Feb, 2022 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A group focused on overturning the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors’ vote to redraw the county’s five supervisorial districts abandoned an appeal with the 2nd Appellate District Court in Ventura on Feb. 25, less than... (Continue reading)