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LAFCO to appoint Arroyo Grande director to its top spot

Written on 12 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has selected Arroyo Grande’s new Community Development Department Director Robert Fitzroy to be its top executive. The LAFCO Commission will consider formally hiring Fitzroy at a meeting... (Continue reading)

SLO County judges send Tianna Arata controversy to the appellate court

Written on 10 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE A panel of three San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judges on Friday ordered another appeal of Judge Matt Guerrero’s ruling to recuse the entire district attorney’s office in a cases regarding Black Lives Matter protesters transferred... (Continue reading)

SLO County BLM protester appeal headed back to the appellate court

Written on 8 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the latest legal round regarding a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo last summer, the appellate court reversed their earlier decision not to hear an appeal of Judge... (Continue reading)

Assemblyman defending former SLO officer charged with violating COVID-19 rules

Written on 7 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

BY JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against a former San Luis Obispo police sergeant for allegedly violating coronavirus health orders, setting up a possible court battle between prosecutors and a sitting California assemblyman.... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisors open the door to water banking

Written on 6 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

(Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series on the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors recent vote to allow water banking in the county’s aquifers.) By DANIEL BLACKBURN A barely-noticed action early in March by the... (Continue reading)

California legislators battle over cannabis billboard advertising

Written on 5 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Less than four months after a San Luis Obispo County judge ruled that marijuana billboards on California’s interstate highways are prohibited by Proposition 64, two California legislators introduced dueling bills on the subject. Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand... (Continue reading)

SLO residents under 30 stalling COVID-19 reopening plans

Written on 3 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo City residents younger than 30 account for a growing share of new COVID-19 cases in SLO County, with a slight increase in infections stalling the county in the red tier. Last week, the county... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay, Helios Dayspring win lawsuit alleging a rigged cannabis permit process

Written on 1 Apr, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid widespread allegations of corruption in the cannabis industry, a San Luis Obispo County judge ruled in favor of Morro Bay and its retail cannabis application process. In its lawsuit, Connected Morro Bay Blvd. argued the city... (Continue reading)

Is Camp Roberts preparing to house 1,500 migrant children?

Written on 31 Mar, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to alleviate overcrowding at detention centers on the border, President Joe Biden is seeking to house unaccompanied migrant children on military bases, which could include Camp Roberts, which is located in San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Are SLO County protesters attempting to influence the jury pool?

Written on 29 Mar, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County prosecutors are asking the court to put a lid on the outspoken defendants and their attorneys in the case against a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked traffic on Highway 101... (Continue reading)