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More than 200 people attend Kristin Smart vigil

Written on 18 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An estimated 250 people gathered in Arroyo Grande Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil meant to honor the memory of longtime-missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart and apply pressure on the family of her suspected killer, as... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande Council cashing in on benefits

Written on 18 Nov, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 20 comments

OPINION by JULIE TACKER The Arroyo Grande City Council voted to increase their monthly stipends by sixty percent! On top of that, they agreed to award the mayor an additional $150 per month. It is their intention that these increases... (Continue reading)

Firefighters battle two SLO County structure fires

Written on 18 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Fires broke out early Monday morning in both Arroyo Grande and Cayucos, with a business burning in the South County city and a home burning in the North Coast community, according to Cal Fire. At about 3... (Continue reading)

Teen threatens gun violence at Arroyo Grande High School

Written on 17 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By CCT STAFF Posing with what appeared to be a 1911 handgun, a 17-year-old male threatened to carry out acts of violence at Arroyo Grande High School. On Friday, the teen posted the threat of violence on social media. Throughout... (Continue reading)

Kenneth Schwartz, a true SLO visionary

Written on 17 Nov, 2019 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by T. Keith GURNEE On Oct. 19, we lost Kenneth E. Schwartz who served as one of Cal Poly’s most respected former professors in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Ken also served the city of San Luis... (Continue reading)

Firefighters rescue hiker who fell at Bishop Peak in SLO

Written on 17 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By CCT STAFF Firefighters rescued a hiker who was rendered unconscious after falling approximately 20 feet at Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo on Sunday, according to Cal Fire SLO. Shortly before noon, Cal Fire and San Luis Obispo firefighters... (Continue reading)

Car hits toddler in Santa Maria, child airlifted to hospital

Written on 17 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency crews transported a two-year-old child who had been struck by a vehicle  in Santa Maria on Saturday to a hospital. After the car hit the child in the 800 block of W. Barrett Street, a CalStar... (Continue reading)

SLO Tribune parent company’s stock crashes

Written on 16 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

By CCT STAFF McClatchy stock dropped 65 percent on Friday, two days after the SLO Tribune’s parent company reported a net loss of $304.7 million in the third quarter of 2019. McClatchy’s stock closed at 49 cents on Friday, its... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly police accused of racial profiling

Written on 16 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

By CCT STAFF The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Faculty Association (CFA) has accused campus police of racial profiling, according to a letter the CFA sent members on Thursday. [Cal Coast Times] A faculty member of... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles police arrest suspected bank robber

Written on 16 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By CCT STAFF Police arrested a man suspected of robbing the Pacific Premier Bank in Paso Robles at gunpoint on Friday morning, hours after the robbery. At 9:20 a.m., two masked men entered the bank holding handguns, and demanded cash.... (Continue reading)