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Trump administration tells California to ban transgender athletes

Written on 25 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation have violated civil rights law by allowing transgender students to compete on girls sports teams. Federal laws require... (Continue reading)

Rare corpse flower blooming at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Written on 25 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Literary Corner | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is inviting the public to view a rare corpse flower bloom this week at the campus Plant Conservatory. The corpse flower is known for its impressive size and stench, as well as... (Continue reading)

SLO police catch gas station clerk with meth during tobacco sting

Written on 24 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested a gas station clerk who allegedly sold tobacco to a minor and was in possession of methamphetamine last week. On Friday, detectives conducted an operation in which a supervised person under the... (Continue reading)

Power outage impacting 1,279 PG&E customers in SLO County

Written on 23 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Power outages from Atascadero through rural Santa Margarita have left 1,279 PG&E customers without power on Monday morning. Shortly before 7 p.m., 245 customers in San Luis Obispo County lost power in southeast Atascadero near Heilmann Park.... (Continue reading)

UCLA Health opening cancer care facility in Atascadero

Written on 23 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE UCLA Health is opening a cancer care facility in Atascadero in July to treat all types of cancer through multiple therapies. “We offer world-class care to our patients, as well as support for their loved ones, powered... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County unemployment rate continues dropping

Written on 22 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Hiring in the hospitality industry in May helped drop San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly a year, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. SLO County’s jobless rate was 3.6% in... (Continue reading)

More than 3,300 households without power in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 22 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 3,300 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County are without power on Sunday morning because of 14 separate outages. While the cause of one of the outages is under investigation, 13 of the outages are planned... (Continue reading)

Six power outages impacting 2,441 San Luis Obispo County PG&E customers

Written on 21 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE More than 2,400 PG&E customers are without power on Saturday morning because of six outages in San Luis Obispo County. Three of the outages are unplanned and three are planned public safety power shutoffs. On Thursday, because... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County deputies arrest felon with cache of guns

Written on 21 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 42-year-old convicted felon is facing criminal charges after San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies found a cache of guns at his Nipomo home. After conducting an investigation into Robert Ramirez, deputies served a search warrant at... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest alleged serial REI burglar

Written on 20 Jun, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested an alleged serial burglar who tried again this week to steal merchandise from the REI store on Madonna Road. On Tuesday, staff at the REI store observed a man trying to... (Continue reading)