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Proposed congressional map splits SLO County into two districts

Written on 11 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A draft redistricting map produced by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission calls for splitting up San Luis Obispo County into two different congressional districts. Currently, California’s 24th congressional district, represented by Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), is comprised... (Continue reading)

Northern SLO County water district officials accused of subversion

Written on 9 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office ordered Shandon-San Juan Water District officials to stop violating the Ralph M. Brown Act last week, after determining the agency was covertly working to secure additional water rights by... (Continue reading)

SLO cannabis business owners play multi-million dollar shell game

Written on 5 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cannabis business owners in San Luis Obispo County are swapping properties and retail outlets worth millions of dollars as they fight to keep licenses and stay in business. And they continue to court public officials and employees... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay teacher on leave after allegedly threatening student, video

Written on 3 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Morro Bay High School teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after videos recorded by students show him calling a teen names and making threats while on the Los Osos Middle School campus for an... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes off-road vehicle enthusiasts win two more lawsuits

Written on 1 Nov, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Friends of the Oceano Dunes has won two more legal battles against government agencies involved in the contentious fight over the future of the off-road vehicle park. The first ruling invalidates the San Luis Obispo County Air... (Continue reading)

SLO County takes no action on redistricting, admits errors

Written on 27 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors discussed multiple redistricting proposals Tuesday evening, while staff fielded allegations county council misrepresented California’s Election Code. At the start of the board meeting, staff referred to an inaccurate portrayal... (Continue reading)

Is SLO County staff manipulating the redistricting process?

Written on 26 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County will consider which redistricting maps to move forward at a special meeting tonight, as the county works to set supervisory district boundaries which will stand for the next decade. County staff is promoting... (Continue reading)

Marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring pleads guilty, sentencing hearing set

Written on 23 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE Marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring pleaded guilty to one count of bribery and one count of filing a false tax return on Friday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Dayspring appeared via Zoom. Dayspring... (Continue reading)

FPPC slams San Simeon official, focuses on harm to community

Written on 22 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE The California Fair Political Practices Commission voted Thursday not to approve a penalty agreement with San Simeon’s general manager because it did not adequately describe the public harm Charlie Grace’s misconduct has had on the community. The... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo rejects pot shop’s attempt to sway city officials

Written on 20 Oct, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE In what appeared to be a staged attempt, more than 30 employees of cannabis businesses tied to Helios Dayspring protested in front of San Luis Obispo City Hall on Tuesday to pressure the city counsel to overrule... (Continue reading)