Lo Osos officials consider creating a city
By KAREN VELIE The Los Osos Community Services District Board of Directors plans to discuss turning the bedroom community into a city, and the processes required to move forward, according to Read More …
Category: Special Reports
Poll workers accused on misconduct in San Luis Obispo County
By KAREN VELIE After poll workers at multiple polling places in San Luis Obispo County refused to provide ballots to voters, several voters contacted both the SLO County Clerk Recorder and Read More …
San Luis Obispo mother wants the state to release her autistic son
By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo woman’s autistic son Andrew was taken by the state after she agreed to allow a conservatorship, and for the past three years the state Read More …
Paul Flores guilty in the murder of Kristin Smart, Ruben Flores not guilty
By KAREN VELIE A Monterey County jury on Monday found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Kristin Smart in 1996. A second jury determined Ruben Flores was Read More …
San Simeon administrator wants residents to fund his legal defense
By KAREN VELIE The San Simeon Community Services District Board of Directors is considering having the rate payers cover another $167,773 in legal bills related to alleged conflicts of interest and Read More …
Paul Flores purchased home under fake name
By KAREN VELIE The attorney for Paul Flores put a lien on his client’s home to help cover legal costs, which exposed the use of an altered name to buy the Read More …
Gibson’s campaign attacks former mayor’s book on corruption
By KAREN VELIE The campaign for San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson lashed out at former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson over her book about corruption in the county in Read More …
State Attorney General wants new ruling on SLO County prosecutors
By KAREN VELIE The Court of Appeal should rehear a dispute over the disqualification of the entire San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office in a case against seven Black Lives Read More …
Atascadero fires police chief, citing incompatibility with city manager
By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE The city of Atascadero fired its police chief on Wednesday, citing incompatibility with the city’s top executive as reason for the termination. For weeks, City Read More …
Court orders Pismo Beach to pay developer more than $1 million
By KAREN VELIE The city of Pismo Beach was ordered Monday to repay the developer of a storage facility more than $1 million for overcharging development impact fees, along with court Read More …