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Published September 24Jury convicts Gaea Powell on all counts of election fraud
A San Luis Obispo Superior Court jury unanimously found two-time Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Powell guilty on all nine counts of election fraud filed against her by the District Attorney’s Office. The conviction wrapped up the three-week-long trial marked by Powell…
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Published September 17SLO City Council refines confidentiality policy for elected officials
San Luis Obispo City Council clarified its protocols to prevent future misconduct—accidental or otherwise—in the wake of Mayor Erica Stewart sharing a confidential SLO County grand jury report. Council members unanimously adopted a resolution at the Sept. 15 meeting that revised…
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Published September 10What the fight to save SLO’s theater oak made visible
There is a mature oak on Monterey Street that before this spring many people in San Luis Obispo had walked past without stopping. It stands at the edge of what will become the SLO REP performing arts theater and was caught briefly in a civic argument about how a tree and a…