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District Attorney Dow seeks funding for critically needed positions

Written on 25 May, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

OPINION by DAN DOW I am Dan Dow, your district attorney for twelve years. In that time, this office returned general fund money to the county in nine of the last eleven years – totaling $3.5 million dollars — a... (Continue reading)

Gibson and Dow battle over SLO County District Attorney Office funding

Written on 20 May, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson and District Attorney Dan Dow clashed on Tuesday over funding for the prosecutors’ office, a partisan dispute that could result in a lawsuit. Amid the past several years of budget... (Continue reading)

Will SLO County partisan politics interfere with public safety?

Written on 19 May, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE During a San Luis Obispo County District 2 supervisor candidate forum in Cayucos on Saturday, candidates Jim Dantona and Michael Woody answered dozens of questions from community members, including a question about working with SLO County District... (Continue reading)

More scrutiny for San Luis Obispo County political committee

Written on 4 May, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A political action committee that supports the reelection of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding amended its disclosures to comply with election laws, an action that instead led to further scrutiny. Attorney Don Ernst and retired... (Continue reading)

Man who threatened SLO County official seeks plea agreement

Written on 2 May, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE The man accused of planning to kill San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow is likely to be released from prison in less than a year because of a plea agreement. On Jan. 24, 2025, FBI... (Continue reading)

Man who threatened SLO County official seeks insanity defense

Written on 18 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE The man accused of planning to kill San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow and then explode a bomb at Templeton High School claims he was not responsible for his alleged crimes because of mental defect... (Continue reading)

No anti-ICE zones for San Luis Obispo County

Written on 15 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 32 comments

Statement from the SLO County District Attorney’s Office The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office recognizes and respects the long-standing constitutional right of individuals to peacefully protest, petition the government, and exercise free speech in public forums. These rights... (Continue reading)

Hysteria abounds following fatal ICE shooting

Written on 12 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 63 comments

OPINION by JODY LANGFORD A lot of factual details are being ignored amongst all the hysteria and gas lighting from the left. First, Renee Good was not innocent – she was fleeing arrest. Of course we don’t shoot people fleeing... (Continue reading)

Tribune shows bias in latest hit piece targeting Dan Dow

Written on 12 Nov, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION by JODY LANGFORD As a longtime resident of San Luis Obispo County and a retired law enforcement officer, I am compelled to address the recent editorial written by Tribune staff and published in the Sacramento Bee and San Luis... (Continue reading)

Senate Bill 577 ends protections for child sexual assault victims

Written on 8 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 3 comments

Opinion by San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow I must respectfully oppose Senate Bill 577. If signed into law, it will result in a significant rollback of victim protections established by the Justice for Survivors Act just two... (Continue reading)