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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)

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)