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Faculty members picket outside Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Written on 22 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Dozens of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo faculty members walked the picket line in the rain on Monday morning, the start of a five-day protest. Nearly 30,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across the 23-campus CSU... (Continue reading)

Person killed in crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero

Written on 22 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE One person was killed in a crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero Sunday evening, according to the CHP. Shortly before 11 p.m., a driver was headed southbound on Highway 101 near the Del Rio Road offramp when... (Continue reading)

Stepdad attacks stepdaughter’s killer in Central Coast courtroom

Written on 22 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A brief fight erupted when a grieving stepfather attacked his stepdaughter’s killer in a Central Coast courtroom during the murderer’s sentencing hearing on Wednesday. [VC Star] During the hearing in Ventura County Superior Court, relatives of the... (Continue reading)

Driver airlifted after crashing car on Highway 166

Written on 21 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A helicopter airlifted a man to the hospital on Sunday after he crashed his car on Highway 166 near the Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County line. Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported the... (Continue reading)

Wind and surf advisories as another storm moves towards SLO County

Written on 21 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Along with heavy rains, a storm blowing in on Sunday is expected to deliver strong winds and large breaking waves of 7 to 12 feet with dangerous rip currents to San Luis Obispo County, according to the... (Continue reading)

SLO County gas prices plummeting, find the lowest prices

Written on 21 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Even though the national price for gas rose slightly, the average price for a gallon of gas in San Luis Obispo County dropped 20 cents during the past week to $4.78, according to figures from AAA. In... (Continue reading)

Firefighters extinguish house fire in San Luis Obispo

Written on 20 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Firefighters extinguished a house fire in San Luis Obispo on Saturday evening, according to Cal Fire. At approximately 8:36 p.m., a caller reported the blaze burning at a home in the 400 block of Junipero Way. Firefighters... (Continue reading)

Unemployment rising in San Luis Obispo County

Written on 20 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The number of unemployed people in San Luis Obispo County and in California continued to rise in December, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. In SLO county, the number of unemployed residents rose from 4,900 to... (Continue reading)

SLO County Supervisors plan redistricting commission

Written on 20 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 16 voted 3-2 to move forward with plans create a redistricting commission, with supervisor John Peschong and Debbie Arnold dissenting. If created, the commission will be tasked... (Continue reading)

SLO driver slams into a light pole, arrested for DUI

Written on 19 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers arrested an allegedly intoxicated driver who slammed into a light pole in a restaurant parking lot on Madonna Road on Thursday morning.  Shortly before 11 a.m., a 28-year-old woman drove an SUV... (Continue reading)