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Former San Luis Obispo mayor Harmon wins appeal

Written on 30 Sep, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE After leaving her job as the mayor of San Luis Obispo, Heidi Harmon accused her new employer of racism and for using an incorrect pronoun – issues that prompted Harmon to file a lawsuit she lost through... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County reaches $8 million settlement in teen death

Written on 26 Sep, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County and a contracted mental health group agreed to pay $8 million to the family of a teen who died at a county facility, though it would be eight to 10 hours before anyone... (Continue reading)

Hundreds of San Luis Obispo County residents win quiet title lawsuit

Written on 25 Sep, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A judge ruled Thursday that the more than 800 residents involved in a quiet title lawsuit to protect their rights to use water from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin without charge have won their case. Moving forward,... (Continue reading)

Judge dismisses alleged fraudster’s lawsuit against SLO County clerk

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

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the San Luis Obispo County woman facing felony election fraud charges because the complaint did not contain specific allegations and did not identify which civil rights were... (Continue reading)

Land owners win legal battle over Paso Robles basin water rights

Written on 18 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Bringing a 12-year legal battle over the right to pump water from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin to an end, those attempting to restrict the water rights of property owners above the basin lost their last argument.... (Continue reading)

Woman accused of election fraud loses lawsuit against SLO County

Written on 11 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County woman, who is accused of election fraud, filed three lawsuits against witnesses and agencies involved in her criminal case. Gaea Powell lost her case against the SLO County Clerk-Recorder’s Office on Tuesday,... (Continue reading)

Woman accused of election fraud sues witnesses in her case

Written on 28 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County woman facing nine felony counts for election fraud filed three lawsuits against witnesses and agencies involved in her criminal case and is considering filing another suit. Gaea Powell is facing charges she... (Continue reading)

SLO County wins another battle in the war over Lopez Lake water

Written on 3 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County successfully stopped another attempt to increase the amount of of water it releases from the Lopez Lake Dam each year with a goal of protecting threatened steelhead trout through an emergency order. The... (Continue reading)

Group files another lawsuit against off-road vehicles at the Oceano Dunes

Written on 21 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE An environmental group known to target off-highway vehicle recreation, filed another lawsuit last week against the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. Their latest suit seeks to protect snowy plovers, an endangered shorebird. However, snowy plovers are... (Continue reading)

Whistleblower suit accuses San Luis Obispo officials of unlawful conduct

Written on 15 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo’s former chief building official filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city on Friday. Michael Loew’s  suit describes a “sustained campaign to silence, punish, and ultimately force him out” after he refused to “participate in... (Continue reading)