Chloe Jones
@clojooo.bsky.social
Courts, crime and investigations for the San Luis Obispo Tribune
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We held a live Q&A on The Tribune's lawsuit against the city of Paso Robles and Councilman Chris Bausch, featuring reporters Chloe Jones and Sadie Dittenber, and attorney Karl Olson. Here's a recording if you missed it. @clojooo.bsky.social @sadiedittenber.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1d8...
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March 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We held a live Q&A on The Tribune's lawsuit against the city of Paso Robles and Councilman Chris Bausch, featuring reporters Chloe Jones and Sadie Dittenber, and attorney Karl Olson. Here's a recording if you missed it. @clojooo.bsky.social @sadiedittenber.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1d8...
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I'll be covering tonight's meeting, so stay tuned for additional coverage!
Atascadero school board announced its pick for superintendent. Why are teachers worried?
The board appears poised to approve the hire Tuesday night, despite concern among the community.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'll be covering tonight's meeting, so stay tuned for additional coverage!
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@clojooo.bsky.social @joanlynch.bsky.social @joetarica.bsky.social @kaytlynleslie.bsky.social and I woke up in the wee hours this morning to provide live updates on the St. Fratty’s Day revelry. Here’s a play-by-play of the day’s events 🧵
‘Go home or you get arrested.’ See live updates from St. Fratty’s Day in SLO
Several hundred people began crowding a street in a San Luis Obispo neighborhood midway through Saturday morning.
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March 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
@clojooo.bsky.social @joanlynch.bsky.social @joetarica.bsky.social @kaytlynleslie.bsky.social and I woke up in the wee hours this morning to provide live updates on the St. Fratty’s Day revelry. Here’s a play-by-play of the day’s events 🧵
The music festival on Cal Poly campus for St. Fratty’s day has become chaotic at the entrance as hundreds of kids try to get to see Galantis and Zhu
March 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The music festival on Cal Poly campus for St. Fratty’s day has become chaotic at the entrance as hundreds of kids try to get to see Galantis and Zhu
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March 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Why is Cal Coast News' Karen Velie being sued for defamation? Story from @clojooo.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Cal Coast News reporter Karen Velie sued for defamation — again. Here’s why
Cal Coast News and Karen Velie were previously ordered to pay a $1.1 million judgment after a jury unanimously found her liable for libel and defamation.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Why is Cal Coast News' Karen Velie being sued for defamation? Story from @clojooo.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
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Wild story by @clojooo.bsky.social about a man who allegedly threatened to blow up a SLO school and kill 400 people, mostly kids, along with an elected official, as part of a revenge plot. Subscribe to The Tribune to get news like this first. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
Man threatened to bomb SLO school, kill 400 people and an elected official, indictment says
The man allegedly said he wanted to kill hundreds of children here in a revenge plot against an unnamed elected official from San Luis Obispo County, the federal indictment says.
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February 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wild story by @clojooo.bsky.social about a man who allegedly threatened to blow up a SLO school and kill 400 people, mostly kids, along with an elected official, as part of a revenge plot. Subscribe to The Tribune to get news like this first. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
The fake rideshare driver who is alleged to have sexually assaulted on college-aged woman and held another against her will was a Cal Poly employee. Here's everything we know: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
Man posing as rideshare driver sexually assaults woman near Cal Poly, police say
The man also allegedly held another woman against her will in his vehicle.
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January 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The fake rideshare driver who is alleged to have sexually assaulted on college-aged woman and held another against her will was a Cal Poly employee. Here's everything we know: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
Cal Coast News connected a photo of Paso Robles city manager Ty Lewis in a hot tub with a woman he used to date to the 2012 Lisa Solomon scandal and dropped charges for the woman's son? What actually happened? Reality Check with @sadiedittenber.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Paso Robles city manager condemns new Cal Coast News allegations, hot tub photo
Karen Velie’s final “Eye on Ty” article was accompanied by a photo of Ty Lewis in a jacuzzi with a woman he used to date. But why?
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January 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Cal Coast News connected a photo of Paso Robles city manager Ty Lewis in a hot tub with a woman he used to date to the 2012 Lisa Solomon scandal and dropped charges for the woman's son? What actually happened? Reality Check with @sadiedittenber.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
It's been about four years since the DOJ found the conditions inside the SLO County Jail were unconstitutional, and nine years since Andrew Holland died after being restrained for 46 hours. What's improved and what still needs to be done, according to the DOJ: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
SLO County Jail violated inmate rights, DOJ said. Here’s how it has improved
The agency and San Luis Obispo County reached an agreement that resolved the findings from a 2021 report.
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January 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It's been about four years since the DOJ found the conditions inside the SLO County Jail were unconstitutional, and nine years since Andrew Holland died after being restrained for 46 hours. What's improved and what still needs to be done, according to the DOJ: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
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A few forums will be held next week to give community members the chance to offer feedback.
Is your kid’s school ready for a disaster? SLO County education office wants input on risk plan
Here’s how to weigh in.
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January 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A few forums will be held next week to give community members the chance to offer feedback.
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Tribune reporters did another Reality Check on Cal Coast News' Ty Lewis hot tub story. Here's what @clojooo.bsky.social and @sadiedittenber.bsky.social found. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Paso Robles city manager condemns new Cal Coast News allegations, hot tub photo
Karen Velie’s final “Eye on Ty” article was accompanied by a photo of Ty Lewis in a jacuzzi with a woman he used to date. But why?
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January 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Tribune reporters did another Reality Check on Cal Coast News' Ty Lewis hot tub story. Here's what @clojooo.bsky.social and @sadiedittenber.bsky.social found. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
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What's the story behind the Ty Lewis hot tub photo? @clojooo.bsky.social and I got the facts. Get the latest on the Paso Robles saga here:
Paso Robles city manager condemns new Cal Coast News allegations, hot tub photo
Karen Velie’s final “Eye on Ty” article was accompanied by a photo of Ty Lewis in a jacuzzi with a woman he used to date. But why?
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January 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
What's the story behind the Ty Lewis hot tub photo? @clojooo.bsky.social and I got the facts. Get the latest on the Paso Robles saga here:
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Devastation in L.A. sparks a question here at home: Is SLO County prepared for wildfire?
Check out my latest for the @slotribune.bsky.social: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/e...
Check out my latest for the @slotribune.bsky.social: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/e...
Devastation in L.A. sparks a question here at home: Is SLO County prepared for wildfire?
“We always have that threat,” Cal Fire SLO told The Tribune. Here’s how the agency works to prevent disaster from happening here.
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January 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Devastation in L.A. sparks a question here at home: Is SLO County prepared for wildfire?
Check out my latest for the @slotribune.bsky.social: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/e...
Check out my latest for the @slotribune.bsky.social: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/e...
Saul Goldberg was one of the healthiest 87-year-olds in San Luis Obispo County, according to his family. He is remembered for his patience, helpfulness, spirit of adventure and love for his wife. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
87-year-old cyclist killed in SLO crash ‘had many years left,’ family says
“He was just very adventurous, and he made me adventurous,” Carol Goldberg said of her husband of 64 years.
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January 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Saul Goldberg was one of the healthiest 87-year-olds in San Luis Obispo County, according to his family. He is remembered for his patience, helpfulness, spirit of adventure and love for his wife. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Great story and reality check by @chloeshrager.bsky.social , who looked into the use of closed sessions in court, particularly in one of the only election fraud convictions in SLO County www.sanluisobispo.com/news/politic...
SLO County candidate was convicted of election fraud. Why has case been behind closed doors?
In its latest Reality Check, The Tribune looks into the role of closed chambers sessions in court.
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January 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Great story and reality check by @chloeshrager.bsky.social , who looked into the use of closed sessions in court, particularly in one of the only election fraud convictions in SLO County www.sanluisobispo.com/news/politic...
An Arroyo Grande couple was sentenced after they admitted to defrauding the federal government's PPP loan program, which was supposed to help struggling small businesses pay employees during COVID. More on what they used the money for: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
SLO County couple used COVID-19 aid for a condo in Hawaii. Now they’re going to prison
They also bought multiple luxury cars, made mortgage payments and funded a movie trailer with $1.3 million in coronavirus relief money.
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January 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
An Arroyo Grande couple was sentenced after they admitted to defrauding the federal government's PPP loan program, which was supposed to help struggling small businesses pay employees during COVID. More on what they used the money for: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
Cal Coast News reporter Karen Velie posted two different versions of the "full" recording of a meeting among Paso Robles city official. Her statements about the recordings have also been inconsistent.
Reality check investigation with @sadiedittenber.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Reality check investigation with @sadiedittenber.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Cal Coast News posts conflicting recordings of Paso Robles cafe meeting in Ty Lewis case
As part of its Reality Check series, The Tribune examined two differing recordings that claim to be the “full” audio of a meeting at a Paso Robles bakery — along with Karen Velie’s account of the reco...
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January 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Cal Coast News reporter Karen Velie posted two different versions of the "full" recording of a meeting among Paso Robles city official. Her statements about the recordings have also been inconsistent.
Reality check investigation with @sadiedittenber.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Reality check investigation with @sadiedittenber.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
One of the men named in a conspiracy against Paso Robles city manager Ty Lewis is not allowed within 100 feet of city hall. Here's everything we know: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Paso Robles city manager gets restraining order against man named in alleged conspiracy
Ty Lewis accused Glenn O’Hagan of harassing and stalking him, a temporary restraining order shows.
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January 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
One of the men named in a conspiracy against Paso Robles city manager Ty Lewis is not allowed within 100 feet of city hall. Here's everything we know: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Vanessa Noblitt was arrested in Oregon six months after she allegedly hit two bicyclists on Higuera St. near the cemetery. Saul Goldberg, one of the cyclists, died of his injuries days later in the hospital. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
Oregon woman accused of hit-and-run that killed SLO bicyclist makes first court appearance
Another bicyclist was also injured in the crash near the cemetery on South Higuera Street, police said.
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January 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Vanessa Noblitt was arrested in Oregon six months after she allegedly hit two bicyclists on Higuera St. near the cemetery. Saul Goldberg, one of the cyclists, died of his injuries days later in the hospital. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
The Paso Robles man accused of stealing more than $400k from a small business in Atascadero entered his plea. What to know: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
SLO County man accused of stealing more than $400,000 from small business enters plea
He was the company’s chief operating officer at the time, police said.
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January 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Paso Robles man accused of stealing more than $400k from a small business in Atascadero entered his plea. What to know: www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/c...
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Excellent Reality Check on Cal Coast News' recording of the meeting among Ty Lewis, Chris Bausch and John Hamon at a Paso cafe by @clojooo.bsky.social and @sadiedittenber.bsky.social. This is what local public service journalism looks like. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Cal Coast News posts conflicting recordings of Paso Robles cafe meeting in Ty Lewis case
As part of its Reality Check series, The Tribune examined two differing recordings that claim to be the “full” audio of a meeting at a Paso Robles bakery — along with Karen Velie’s account of the reco...
www.sanluisobispo.com
January 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Excellent Reality Check on Cal Coast News' recording of the meeting among Ty Lewis, Chris Bausch and John Hamon at a Paso cafe by @clojooo.bsky.social and @sadiedittenber.bsky.social. This is what local public service journalism looks like. www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
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The Tribune is fighting to get the city of Paso Robles to release the full recording of a meeting among three city officials at a local bakery. But to do so, the city first needs to get it from Councilman Chris Bausch. Here's the latest. @slotribune.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
Paso Robles councilman agrees to search his devices for public records, amid legal threats
The concerns stem from a leaked recording of a March meeting among three city officials.
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January 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Tribune is fighting to get the city of Paso Robles to release the full recording of a meeting among three city officials at a local bakery. But to do so, the city first needs to get it from Councilman Chris Bausch. Here's the latest. @slotribune.bsky.social www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...
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The latest development in the saga from Paso Robles: city manager Ty Lewis was granted a restraining order against alleged conspirator Glenn O'Hagan, a longtime Lewis critic. More from @clojooo.bsky.social here.
Paso Robles city manager gets restraining order against man named in alleged conspiracy
Ty Lewis accused Glenn O’Hagan of harassing and stalking him, a temporary restraining order shows.
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January 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The latest development in the saga from Paso Robles: city manager Ty Lewis was granted a restraining order against alleged conspirator Glenn O'Hagan, a longtime Lewis critic. More from @clojooo.bsky.social here.