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Two San Luis Obispo police officers on paid administrative leave

Written on 14 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department has placed two officers on paid administrative leave over the past three months. Law enforcement officers are routinely put on leave during investigations into potential wrongdoing. Officer Blake Etherton has been... (Continue reading)

California fast tracking cannabis business licenses for refugees

Written on 10 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE As part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to support diversity, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control is expediting marijuana business licenses for refugees and asylum seekers, while some citizens spend years navigating the bureaucratic system. Signed by... (Continue reading)

It’s put up, or shut up time for San Simeon CSD

Written on 9 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Simeon Community Service District is saying that whistleblowers are responsible for losses suffered when grants totaling $250,000 were rescinded because the district was not eligible. San Luis Obispo County Deputy District Attorney Kenneth Jorgensen says... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay teacher resigns amid allegations of misconduct

Written on 5 Feb, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations of misconduct, Morro Bay High School chemistry teacher and girl’s swim coach Tyler Andree suddenly resigned, just two days before the start of the second semester. A 2014 San Luis Obispo High School graduate, Andree... (Continue reading)

BLM protesters file claims against SLO County District Attorney

Written on 31 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

By KAREN VELIE Three BLM protesters have filed claims against San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow alleging discrimination, bias and malicious prosecution over charges related to a July 21 rally in which property was damaged and vehicles blocked.... (Continue reading)

Judge awards SLO attorneys $151,238 for public interest work

Written on 28 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett awarded the two lawyers who successfully sued the California Bureau of Cannabis Control to force them to comply with Proposition 64’s billboard ban $151,238 for costs and legal... (Continue reading)

Paavo Ogren up for SLO County appointment, but where does he live?

Written on 25 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former public works director Paavo Ogren used to live in Atascadero. But that was before he applied to represent San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg on the Water Resource Advisory Committee (WRAC) as the District 3... (Continue reading)

San Simeon CSD manager’s PPP payout raises questions

Written on 22 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Simeon Community Services District Manager Charles Grace took two payments totaling more than $200,000 in the first round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) money. But the workers he claimed in one program application were contractors and... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County seeking community discounts for their employees

Written on 20 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE After asking business owners to offer discounts to Santa Barbara County’s 4,600 employees, county staffers apologized for their “ill-conceived, ill-judged and poorly timed” request. In early January, Elizabeth Muro, the county’s health wellness partner, sent out a... (Continue reading)

SLO County doctor accused of negligence in prescribing narcotics

Written on 19 Jan, 2021 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE State prosecutors filed an accusation against Russ Levitan M.D., an anesthesiologist with offices in San Luis Obispo, Atascadero and Santa Maria, for negligence in his prescribing of narcotics, according to an accusation from the Attorney General of... (Continue reading)