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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)

Storage yard fire destroys motorhome in Atascadero

Written on 15 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By CCT STAFF A fire at a storage yard in Atascadero burned a motorhome, a car, grass and a metal building on Thursday morning. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 10 a.m., firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a... (Continue reading)

Armed bandits rob Paso Robles bank

Written on 15 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By CCT STAFF Police are searching for two men who robbed the Pacific Premier Bank on 12th Street in Paso Robles at gun point on Friday morning. [Cal Coast Times] At 9:20 a.m., two masked men entered the bank holding... (Continue reading)

Several SLO County cities seeking an increase in sales tax

Written on 15 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Several San Luis Obispo County cities are considering pursuing sales tax increase initiatives that could appear on the 2020 ballots. [KSBY] On Tuesday, the Atascadero City Council approved allocating $25,000 for a consultant to survey residents about... (Continue reading)

California Men’s Colony sewage spill contaminates Chorro Creek

Written on 14 Nov, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

By CCT STAFF San Luis Obispo County health officials are warning the public to avoid Chorro Creek and the estuary after 33,000 gallons of sewage spilled from the California Men’s Colony on Thursday morning. A power failure of the ultraviolet... (Continue reading)