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Professor sues Cal Poly over race, gender discrimination

Written on 8 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

An African American woman who has worked as a professor at Cal Poly since 2007 has sued the university, alleging discrimination over race and gender. The lawsuit also accuses university officials of failing to accommodate for her physical disabilities. [New... (Continue reading)

Jared Springer gets a new prom

Written on 11 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

An Arroyo Grande High School student who is battling a brain tumor has become a local celebrity after being kept out of his senior prom by the Lucia Mar school district. The community is now organizing a replacement prom for... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar bars teen with brain tumor from going to prom

Written on 10 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A high school senior who is battling a brain tumor and recovering from a broken hip managed to score a date, as well as a black tuxedo with a pink tie, for the Arroyo Grande High School... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man with uncontrollable hunger takes plea deal

Written on 11 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A 20-year-old Pismo Beach man with a rare genetic disease has pleaded no contest to five misdemeanor charges resulting from times he broke into homes to satisfy his uncontrollable hunger. Tyler Jarvis has Prader-Willi Syndrome, which causes an insatiable desire... (Continue reading)

Why throw the book at the disabled?

Written on 25 Aug, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION By MICHELLE CHRISTIAN I have a son, Tyler, who was born with a rare syndrome, Prader-Willi. It is a medical condition along with severe cognitive delays. He is missing part of chromosome 15. The most difficult part of PWS is... (Continue reading)

Haggen fires Central Coast employees with disabilities

Written on 29 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 61 comments

Grocery chain Haggen fired developmentally disabled employees as part of its recent string of Central Coast layoffs, a Santa Barbara-based advocacy organization alleges. [KEYT] Earlier this year, Haggen a Washington-based company purchased 146 Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions and Safeway stores, some... (Continue reading)

Camp Hapitok is back

Written on 11 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A week after canceling the 2015 edition of Camp Hapitok amid a dispute with county officials, organizers have announced that the sleep-away program for youth with speech disorders will take place this summer. Last week, Friends of Hapitok announced that... (Continue reading)

Speech disorder camp canceled after dispute with SLO County

Written on 5 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A summer camp for Central Coast children with speech and language disorders has cancelled its 45th year of operation, following a dispute with the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education over a legal issue, according to a news release... (Continue reading)