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Defamers: How Fake News Terrorized a Community and Those Who Dared to Fight It
Defamers: How Fake News Terrorized a Community and Those Who Dared to Fight It

An inside look into controversial online tabloid Cal Coast News

2019

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Aaron Ochs
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May 25

SLO New Times Whitewashes Criticism as ‘Silencing’ of Free Speech

Freedom of speech is not free of consequences. This is not a foreign concept. In fact, this is something I’ve discussed at great length over the years. Most people in our country are against any sort of prohibition of freedom of speech and freedom of expression. …

Slo New Times

5 min read

SLO New Times Whitewashes Criticism as ‘Silencing’ of Free Speech
SLO New Times Whitewashes Criticism as ‘Silencing’ of Free Speech
Slo New Times

5 min read


Apr 18

Let Oceano Residents Decide Their Own Future

The unincorporated community of Oceano, California has been on my radar for quite some time because it’s a community that requires solutions to a number of problems. …

Oceano

9 min read

Let Oceano Residents Decide Their Own Future
Let Oceano Residents Decide Their Own Future
Oceano

9 min read


Apr 8

Bear Valley Springs Knows the True Horrors of Kevin P. Rice

I haven’t written about the self-proclaimed, hard right extremist and self-proclaimed “activist” Kevin P. Rice lately. Honestly, that’s a good thing. When he left San Luis Obispo County in 2020, I thought: good riddance! Like many, I grew tired of his patently unhinged robocalls, litigious harassment of perceived political adversaries…

Kevin P Rice

7 min read

Bear Valley Springs Knows the True Horrors of Kevin P. Rice
Bear Valley Springs Knows the True Horrors of Kevin P. Rice
Kevin P Rice

7 min read


Feb 18

The Cal Coast Crazy Train Never Stops

It’s true. I used to get upset when I was randomly dredged up on Cal Coast News every time one of their articles about the late SLO County District 3 Supervisor Adam Hill appeared. But now that the state appellate court correctly ruled in 2021 that there was no evidence…

Karen Velie

5 min read

The Cal Coast Crazy Train Never Stops
The Cal Coast Crazy Train Never Stops
Karen Velie

5 min read


Feb 5

Former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson Won’t Stop Cyberstalking Me

As some of you know, I wrote a book in 2019 called Defamers: How Fake News Terrorized a Community & Those Who Dared to Fight It. It’s almost the four-year anniversary of a book I wrote about the online tabloid Cal Coast News, their false and deceptive reporting practices, and…

Debbie Peterson

4 min read

Former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson Won’t Stop Cyberstalking Me
Former Grover Beach Mayor Debbie Peterson Won’t Stop Cyberstalking Me
Debbie Peterson

4 min read


Feb 2

Los Osos Deserves Love and Respect

Los Osos is a beautiful place, but it’s woefully underappreciated and underrepresented. It’s time to change that. Last week, I had the opportunity to observe the devastation at Vista de Oro Estates, an area ravaged by floods and a mudslide that occurred after our most recent storm. Residents showed me…

Los Osos

4 min read

Los Osos Deserves Love and Respect
Los Osos Deserves Love and Respect
Los Osos

4 min read


Jan 3

SLO County GOP’s Rough Month Crowned by Epic Recount Fail

Watching the San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor race was exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. There were various twists and turns, close shaves, allegations and pointless posturing that made SLO County voters exasperatedly exclaim, “Certify the damn results already and let us move on with our lives!” …

Slo County

7 min read

SLO County GOP’s Rough Month Crowned by Epic Recount Fail
SLO County GOP’s Rough Month Crowned by Epic Recount Fail
Slo County

7 min read


Nov 14, 2022

The Sick Exploitation of a Dead SLO County Supervisor

For the November 8, 2022 General Election, I decided to focus on the elections happening in my community. Everyone and their mother had something to say about the San Luis Obispo County races. My mailbox was deluged with countless glossy mailers featuring the candidates. What was conspicuously absent from my…

Adam Hill

6 min read

The Exploitation of a Dead SLO County Supervisor
The Exploitation of a Dead SLO County Supervisor
Adam Hill

6 min read


Oct 16, 2022

Tracing the Disinformation Behind Cal Coast News’ Karen Velie’s Lies

It started on the evening of October 3. Out of the blue, people I didn’t know were reaching out to me on Facebook Messenger, expressing concern for my safety. My phone was buzzing with notifications from people I never knew, people I never met, tagging me in seemingly random conversations…

Karen Velie

7 min read

Tracing the Disinformation Behind Cal Coast News’ Karen Velie’s Lies
Tracing the Disinformation Behind Cal Coast News’ Karen Velie’s Lies
Karen Velie

7 min read


Sep 1, 2022

Disowned SLO County Democrat Debbie Peterson is a Sleazy Sellout

On August 27, Amazon informed me that someone had “flagged” my book Defamers: How Fake News Terrorized a Community & Those Who Dared to Fight It via the website’s Kindle Direct for “possible violations of our Content Guidelines.” These alleged violations were never disclosed to me and I don’t know…

Debbie Peterson

9 min read

Disowned Democrat Debbie Peterson is a Sleazy Sellout
Disowned Democrat Debbie Peterson is a Sleazy Sellout
Debbie Peterson

9 min read

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