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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)

Feds withhold $160 million over immigrant truckers’ licenses

Written on 8 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE After California delayed cancelling immigrant truckers’ licenses, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday it will withhold $160 million in funding to the Golden State. California had planned to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses by Jan. 5 that... (Continue reading)

Are plans for wind energy farms off Morro Bay in peril?

Written on 22 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE Based on national security concerns, the Trump administration suspended leases of all off-shore wind farms currently under construction in the United States, the Department of the Interior announced Monday. The pause provides the Department of War time... (Continue reading)