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Company can pump oil off Santa Barbara coast, judge rules

Written on 22 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge ruled this week that Sable Offshore can continue extracting oil off the coast of Santa Barbara, and pumping it through a pipeline, under a Trump administration emergency order. The ruling removed state oversight, which... (Continue reading)

Trump Administration awards Diablo Canyon Power Plant $271 million

Written on 14 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 15 comments

By KAREN VELIE The U.S. Department of Energy announced today it has awarded $271 million to help support Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant’s extended operations. Diablo Canyon Power Plant provides nearly ten percent of California’s power. “A win for President... (Continue reading)

Trump ends another wind energy lease off California’s coastline, two remain

Written on 7 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration announced this week that it has made a deal to end three more offshore wind leases, including another off the coast of California leaving only two active leases left in the Golden State. RWE... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisor Gibson seeks funding for anti-offshore oil alliance

Written on 29 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE While there have been no new offshore oil wells drilled in California in decades, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson is asking for county funds to support an anti-offshore oil group in Santa Cruz County. During... (Continue reading)

Sable Offshore seeks Trump’s help to seize land for pipeline

Written on 8 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the ongoing battle over pumping oil off the coast of Santa Barbara and transporting it through the Santa Ynez pipeline system, Sable Offshore is now asking the Trump administration to exercise eminent domain over state and... (Continue reading)

California threatens to sue Trump administration over wind project off Morro Bay coast

Written on 24 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE California filed an intent to sue the Trump administration over an agreement with a wind energy company to forego a lease off the coast of Morro Bay in exchange for a partial return of their payment, which... (Continue reading)

Trump ends another wind energy lease off coast of Morro Bay

Written on 17 Jun, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it has made deals to end four more offshore wind leases, including another off the coast of Morro Bay. In 2022, the federal government auctioned off three offshore wind energy sites... (Continue reading)

Should Trump refund fees for wind energy leases offshore of Morro Bay?

Written on 12 Apr, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County attorney Saro Rizzo on April 2 asked the federal government to pursue lease refund agreements with the five companies currently holding offshore wind leases in California, three of which are off the coast... (Continue reading)

Congressman Salud Carbajal and the Monroe Doctrine

Written on 16 Jan, 2026 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Even MSN will confirm that Trump is not the first president who did not get congressional consent to carry out military actions in another country: “In 1950, President Harry Truman used his authority to send U.S.... (Continue reading)

Federal judge dismisses DOJ’s attempt to get California’s voter data

Written on 16 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration lost a round on Thursday when a federal judge dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that sought an unredacted voter registration list from California. In its lawsuit filed in September, the DOJ cited laws... (Continue reading)