Home  »  Archives

Articles Tagged With ‘lawsuit’




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

Written on 21 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 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)

CalCoastNews reporter wins defamation case

Written on 9 May, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Jody Bernat’s defamation lawsuit against CalCoastNews reporter Karen Velie has been dismissed. San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Tana Coates issued a ruling Friday applying California’s anti-SLAPP law to end the case. “The anti-SLAPP statute enables... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit questions legality of San Luis Obispo’s inclusionary housing fee

Written on 10 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE As part of its attempt to promote affordable housing, the city of San Luis Obispo requires an inclusionary fee to develop in the city. A civil rights lawsuit was filed last week against the city that argues... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo loses first round in court battle over Canet Adobe

Written on 8 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE The City of San Luis Obispo lost the latest round in a legal battle over the proposed construction of a low-cost housing development on a property donated for park and recreational services. More than 30 years after... (Continue reading)

Justice Department sues Newsom over alleged race-based redistricting

Written on 13 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Justice Department announced yesterday it filed legal action against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s newly adopted redistricting plan enacted through Proposition 50. Newsom argued Prop. 50 was a needed response to... (Continue reading)

Private investigator files lawsuit against Paul Flores’ parents, failure to pay

Written on 5 Aug, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editors Note: This the third in a four-part series on three civil lawsuits and an appeal related to the investigation, trial and incarceration of Paul Flores. Read part one, “Will Paul Flores return to San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Justice Department sues California for violating the rights of female athletes

Written on 9 Jul, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against California to force compliance of Title IX and to protect female student athletes from unfair competition and reckless endangerment from male participation on female high-school sports teams. The complaint... (Continue reading)

SLO County clerk-recorder accused of violating Public Records Act

Written on 8 Jul, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE Update: Within days of Shiloh Marx filing his claim against the San Luis Obispo County, the county sent him a response that included the information requested. “Marx’s original March 11 correspondence was not treated as a request... (Continue reading)

Did a San Luis Obispo developer build an uninhabitable home?

Written on 5 May, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 25 comments

By KAREN VELIE Less than a month after moving into their dream home, a San Luis Obispo couple began noticing “egregious construction defects.” A few years later, their San Luis Ranch home is uninhabitable because of black mold, according to... (Continue reading)