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September, 2023

Cal Poly expanding enrollment, launching year-round track

Written on 20 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly plans to launch year-round operations as it expands enrollment. Faced with high numbers of applicants and California State University (CSU) system growth requirements, Cal Poly will launch year-round operations as it expands admissions. The year-round... (Continue reading)

SLO police arrest felon with a gun, wearing body armor

Written on 19 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo Police officer arrested a 42-year-old felon in possession of a loaded gun while wearing a bullet proof vest on Tuesday. Shortly before 3 a.m., the officer was patrolling in the 1500 block of... (Continue reading)

Is it time to reconsider Central Coast Blue?

Written on 19 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 4 comments

OPINION by JOHN CLEMONS I must have missed something. I do not understand why any member agency of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District, Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach, would pay into the Central Coast Blue Project. Sanitation... (Continue reading)

Emails expose SLO High School’s failure to protect students

Written on 19 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Emails and letters pull back the curtain on San Luis Obispo High School’s response to allegations of sexual misconduct against history teacher and head basketball coach Jeff Brandow, findings that expose multiple inconsistencies. After receiving allegations of... (Continue reading)

SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow deployed to Middle East

Written on 19 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County’s District Attorney Dan Dow, who is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard, is being deployed to the Middle East. Dow is to complete an active duty mission with the 40th... (Continue reading)

Deputies arrest 75-year-old gunman after nearly five-hour standoff

Written on 18 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 75-year-old man allegedly fired a gunshot at his neighbor on the Mesa in rural Arroyo Grande on Monday morning, leading to a nearly five-hour standoff with San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies.  At about 8:30 a.m.,... (Continue reading)

SLO man arrested for firing shots, driving under the influence

Written on 18 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a man Sunday morning for driving under the influence, discharging a firearm and other weapons offenses.  At about 9 a.m., a 911 caller reported shots fired in the area of the... (Continue reading)

Environmental groups demand shutdown of Diablo Canyon reactor

Written on 18 Sep, 2023 in Featured, Opinion | 12 comments

Statement from Mothers for Peace and Friends of the Earth The environmental advocacy groups Mothers for Peace and Friends of the Earth have jointly filed a petition calling on NRC commissioners to order the immediate shutdown of Diablo Canyon Unit... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police warn of ATM skimming at local bank

Written on 18 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department has issued a warning to Bank of America customers regarding credit card skimming equipment affixed to a bank ATM. An employee of the bank, located at the intersection of Higuera and... (Continue reading)

California woman eats undercooked fish, loses her limbs

Written on 18 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A California woman had to have all of her limbs amputated after eating a piece of undercooked tilapia that led to a bacterial infection. Laura Barajas, a 40-year-old mother to a six-year-old son, recently purchased fish from... (Continue reading)