Uncovered SLO


Restaurant employee allegedly stabs, kills bartender in Pismo Beach

By KAREN VELIE Correction: The original time and date provided were inaccurate and have been corrected. An employee at Giuseppe’s in Pismo Beach allegedly killed the restaurant’s bartender on Wednesday. Shortly after 9 p.m., an employee named Andrew allegedly stabbed... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo manager bent over backwards for Adam Hill

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series regarding former San Luis Obispo City Manager Derek Johnson and his role in the pay-to-play schemes of former SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill. CalCoastNews is referring to developer Ryan Petetit,... (Continue reading)

Whom did Derek Johnson serve, San Luis Obispo or Adam Hill?

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series regarding former San Luis Obispo City Manager Derek Johnson and his role in the pay-to-play schemes of former SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill. CalCoastNews is referring to developer Ryan Petetit,... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. on Sept. 10 in the board chambers. First appointed county counsel in 2012, in 2013 Rita Neal received $258,541 in salary and benefits, a... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County considering $26 hour minimum wage for farmworkers

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors plans on Tuesday to take the first step to raise the minimum wage for farmworkers in the county to $26 an hour. Farmworkers in Santa Barbara County currently make an... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County Counsel seeks four-year contract, nearly $2 million

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is slated on Tuesday to approve a new four-year contract with County Counsel Rita Neal at a cost of nearly $2 million, according to the consent agenda. If approved... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher, Wright lose motion for a retrial

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher and his partner Ryan Wright lost their bid for a new trial on Monday morning. In a scheme rife with fraud and deceit, Belsher bilked his clients out of millions of... (Continue reading)

This week’s San Luis Obispo County government meetings

By CalCoastNews staff The Paso Robles City Council will meet on Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers. Late last year, the Paso Robles City Council voted to allow $3,143,521 for the purchase of automatic water meters for... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande couple plead guilty to fraud, facing decades in prison

By KAREN VELIE An Arroyo Grande couple who scammed the federal government out of more than a million dollars they used to purchase a condo in Hawaii pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering.... (Continue reading)

Oceano sexual assault victim wins latest battle in suit against school district

By KAREN VELIE A victim of sexual assault at the hands of a second grade teacher at the former North Oceano Elementary School is suing the district and multiple Does who allegedly had knowledge of the abuse but failed to... (Continue reading)