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Under scrutiny, SLO County political commitee amends filings

Written on 28 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations a political action committee that supports the reelection of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding was not complying with election laws, the South County Coalition changed its filing to include several other candidates. Paulding’s... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County places political action committee on notice

Written on 24 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow on Wednesday put the treasure of a political action committee that supports the reelection of Supervisor Jimmy Paulding on notice regarding serious concerns over their compliance with election laws.... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Paulding’s dark money supporters exposed

Written on 22 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE A political action commitee was formed on March 26 to support the reelection of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding, a man who fought against big money donors impacting our local elections. On April 13, the... (Continue reading)

Is coalition concealing dark money in effort to buy SLO County election?

Written on 17 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 5 comments

Statement from the Adam Verdin campaign for San Luis Obispo County District 4 supervisor Today, the Adam Verdin for Supervisor campaign issued a demand for transparency from the newly formed “South County Coalition,” calling on Treasurer Dorothy Hines to immediately... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding’s false allegations blowup

Written on 19 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE In most cases of false allegations of campaign  contribution violations, it takes the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) a year or more to investigate, but not in the case of San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy... (Continue reading)

Did SLO County supervisorial candidate launch smear campaign?

Written on 18 Feb, 2026 in Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

By KAREN VELIE In what appears to be a smear campaign, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding accused his opponent Adam Verdin of violating campaign finance laws after learning the allegation was unfounded. Tom Fulks, a political consultant who... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County’s top stories in 2025: Threats, obstruction, arson

Written on 29 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By CalCoastNews staff To say 2025 was an eventful year in San Luis Obispo County would be an understatement. The top stories of 2025 include the arrest of a man planning to kill the district attorney and bomb a school,... (Continue reading)

Emails expose supervisor Paulding’s involvement in Nipomo battery storage facility

Written on 10 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the aftermath of a battery fire in Moss Landing, concerned Nipomo residents voiced safety concerns earlier this year regarding a Caballero battery storage project in their neighborhood. San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding responded saying... (Continue reading)

SLO County agency mistakenly sends check to board member

Written on 22 Apr, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE In line with its history of conflicts of interest and financial mismanagement, San Luis Obispo County’s waste management agency mistakenly sent a $700 check to a board member at the end of last year. Even though he... (Continue reading)

Conflicts of interest, mismanagement at SLO County agency

Written on 17 Feb, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

Correction: The funds were sent to ECOSLO via direct deposit and not a check as initially reported. By KAREN VELIE Following with its history of conflicts of interest and financial mismanagement, San Luis Obispo County’s waste agency mistakenly sent $4,500... (Continue reading)