Karen Velie
Karen Velie lives in San Luis Obispo County.
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Wild high speed chase lands Los Osos woman in jail
By KAREN VELIE A Los Osos woman who led Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies on a high speed chase with speeds that reached over a 100-mph was arrested along with her two companions on Friday, officers said. At about 2:45 p.m., witnesses reported a man wielding a knife pounding on the outside of a black […]... (Continue Reading)
SLO’s police chief brings back Israeli lessons on suicide bombers, rioters
By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN San Luis Obispo Police Chief Steve Gesell spent a week in Israel learning how its police agencies deal with suicide bombers and attacks by militants armed with automatic weapons. The program, sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League, provides American police officials with training in Israeli police tactics that includes having […]... (Continue Reading)
Sign wars heat up in supervisor election campaigns
By KAREN VELIE Update: John Brunsfield, a retired attorney, said he purchased and put out signs that say “Lynn Compton is a fraud.” Brunsfield said he is not affiliated with any campaign and put the signs out after receiving slate mailers from Compton that make it appear she is a Democrat. “Compton is trying to […]... (Continue Reading)
Margay Edwards’ car found in the desert
By KAREN VELIE The blue Hyundai Accent driven by Margay Edwards of Los Osos was discovered Friday afternoon about two and a half miles from where her body was found a week ago, her family said On Sept. 25, two men riding quads discovered the 27-year-old’s body in the desert outside of Pahrump, a Nevada […]... (Continue Reading)
Adams may quit, slaps police again
By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE Embattled Arroyo Grande City Manager Steve Adams said Wednesday he will be leaving his job when he decides the time is right, and leveled a barrage of accusations against his police department’s contract negotiators. In a verbose statement issued to favored news outlets, Adams asserted officers made false claims […]... (Continue Reading)
Los Osos woman victim of suspected homicide
By KAREN VELIE The body of a 27-year-old Los Osos woman was discovered in a Nevada desert on Thursday, she appears to be the victim of a homicide. Two men riding quads discovered the body of Margay Edwards in the desert off Hafen Ranch Road in Nye County. Her body was found about a half […]... (Continue Reading)
Supervisor candidates argue over proposition 13
By KAREN VELIE The latest skirmish in the contentious battle for San Luis Obispo County’s District 4 Supervisor seat is over the meaning of Proposition 13. Caren Ray and Lynn Compton are battling for what is considered the swing seat on the board. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Ray last year after Supervisor Paul Teixeira died […]... (Continue Reading)
Battle to replace Arroyo Grande mayor begins
By KAREN VELIE Following police officer allegations that Arroyo Grande Mayor Tony Ferrara participated in a cover-up over a city sex scandal, a group of city residents have announced their plans to unseat the controversial mayor. A group of citizens seeking a “transparent and law-abiding city government,” announced Friday they are supporting write-in candidate Jim […]... (Continue Reading)
AG council yields to officer probe demands
By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE Prodded for weeks by growing sentiment to deal publicly with a prickly situation involving City Manager Steve Adams, the Arroyo Grande City Council will now seek an independent investigation of Adams’ “uncomfortable” behavior with a subordinate in a July 3 incident. “If that’s what it’s gonna take to make […]... (Continue Reading)
Who fashioned the Arroyo Grande coverup?
By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN As Arroyo Grande officials prepare for their third review in weeks of City Manager Steve Adams, municipal employees are raising questions about Mayor Tony Ferrara’s handling of a late-night interlude between Adams and a subordinate. For more than two months, city official elected to ignore staff allegations that Adams […]... (Continue Reading)
