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January, 2017

Cal Poly and fascism

Written on 31 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Today Cal Poly is providing a platform for fascism by inviting Milo Yiannopoulos onto campus. For those of you who may need a tutorial on the subject of fascism, just remember these four letters: D.I.C.K. Dismantle... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles teacher sex case prompts $5 million settlement

Written on 31 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A Paso Robles teen who had a sexual relationship with her former high school teacher will receive a $5 million settlement. The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District will be on the hook for $1 million, while a Central Valley... (Continue reading)

Person suffers life-threatening injuries in three-way LOVR crash

Written on 31 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Three drivers, two of whom collided head-on, ended up in the hospital Tuesday morning following a crash on Los Osos Valley Road. At least one driver suffered life-threatening injuries. [KSBY] Around 8:40 a.m., two trucks crashed head-on, and a third... (Continue reading)

Drugged man who killed Los Osos teen pleads no contest

Written on 31 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A 24-year-old Paso Robles man pleaded no contest earlier this month to a single felony count of vehicular manslaughter in the death of a Los Osos teen. Alexander Paul Gonzales allegedly hit and killed the teen just minutes after receiving... (Continue reading)

Questions after 2 die, 1 hurt in county custody

Written on 31 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 36 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s Note: This is part one in a two-part series about San Luis Obispo County health services and sheriff department’s treatment of the mentally ill. Two men died and a third man seriously injured himself while in... (Continue reading)

Mayor Jim Hill responds to allegations

Written on 31 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 23 comments

OPINION by ARROYO GRANDE MAYOR JIM HILL At Tuesday’s Arroyo Grande City Council meeting, Oceano residents and former South County Sanitation District directors Mary Lucey and Matt Guerrero alleged I acted inappropriately on the San District Board. By no coincidence,... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed in fiery crash identified

Written on 30 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed Saturday in a fiery wreck on Highway 101 in Paso Robles as Anthony Ray Riso, 31. Shortly after 1 p.m., Riso, of Paso Robles, was driving a Shelby Mustang southbound near... (Continue reading)

SLO man with Alzheimers goes missing

Written on 30 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 75-year-old San Luis Obispo man who is suffering from Alzheimers went missing Sunday. Authorities have yet to find him. Richard Korsgaard was last seen around 2 p.m. when he was walking near his rural San Luis Obispo home in... (Continue reading)

Union membership up in California, down nationwide

Written on 30 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

At a time when union membership is decreasing nationwide, participation in organized labor is rising in California. [OC Register] In 2016, there were 2.55 million union members in California, the highest total in the nation, according to a report released... (Continue reading)

Is SLO County manipulating average rainfall totals?

Written on 29 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE Going by San Luis Obispo County’s average rainfall numbers, most of the county failed to reach average precipitation in the 2015/2016 rainy season. And with the county’s ever changing average rainfall numbers, much of the county is... (Continue reading)