For the first time in the history of Cal Poly, a dispute between a faculty member and administrators will be heard at a public grievance hearing to be held on Friday at 9 a.m. in building 33, room 290. Journalism... (Continue reading)
Six diverse local businesses and organizations were recognized at the 2010 San Luis Obispo Chamber’s Green Awards on Monday for working hard to be sustainable. This year’s winners were Elemental Herbs, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, Solarponics Energy Systems INC,... (Continue reading)
The student body president at California State University — Fresno has been forced to publicly admit that he is an illegal immigrant. [Associated Press] Pedro Ramirez, 22, was outed by the campus newspaper Tuesday after the staff received an anonymous... (Continue reading)
A pit bull broke through a back yard fence and bit a two-year-old neighbor child Tuesday in Paso Robles. [KSBY] Because the dog was only able to get its head into Jerry Weeks’ yard, it was unable to get a... (Continue reading)
In San Luis Obispo the cost of a parking ticket will now cost violators $33 instead of $30. As part of its new budget, the state has tacked on a $3 charge to all parking tickets. The San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)
Randy and Evi Quaid failed again to appear at Santa Barbara County court for an arraignment prompting a superior court judge to file arrest warrants for the pair on Tuesday. [Noozhawk] The Quaids are accused of living in and trashing... (Continue reading)
In an attempt to bolster its budget, California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo has taken the controversial step of increasing recruitment efforts for more out-of-state students while enrolling fewer in-state applicants. By doing so, Cal Poly is chasing the extra dollars... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo Police are looking for a man who stabbed a homeless man behind the Von’s grocery store on Broad Street at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday. The victim, an unnamed 55-year-old man, was talking with another man when... (Continue reading)
Approximately 410,695 Californians are facing the potential cutoff of unemployment benefits if Congress fails to act before the end of November. [Orange County Register] In July Congress approved a bill that allowed unemployed workers to collect up to 99 weeks... (Continue reading)
Cong, Kevin McCarthy, whose district includes much of San Luis Obispo County, lands on the front page of the Sunday paper. [LA Times] Political observers believe that McCarthy, 45, will be elected this week to serve as House majority whip... (Continue reading)