Supreme Court decision will turn communities into immigration hunting grounds
OPINION by GEORGE GALVIS The Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to resume racially motivated immigration raids across Los Angeles turns our neighborhoods into hunting grounds where masked agents with military weapons can kidnap people based solely on the color of their skin or their accent. By overturning lower...
What we know about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson
By KAREN VELIE The 22-year-old suspect in the political assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was registered to vote with no political affiliation and had not voted in the past two elections. Tyler Robinson was arrested on Thursday evening. He allegedly engraved antifascist messages on the ammunition he used such...
San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying thief
By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo Police Department announced Thursday it is seeking the public’s help identifying a thief who ripped off perfume from Ulta on Madonna Road. On Sept. 9, the alleged thief was captured on security cameras taking merchandise from the store. The suspect, who was wearing...
Boil water notice for parts of San Luis Obispo
By KAREN VELIE The City of San Luis Obispo issues a preliminary boil water notice to approximately 100 households on Thursday. City staff discovered that a required backflow preventer had been removed from a private property on Castillo Court. The property uses both city water and an onsite well, and...
Paso Robles councilman describes Tribune, city settlement
OPINION by CHRIS BAUSCH With regards to requests to respond to my co-respondent the City of Paso Robles’ attorney’s statement released on Sept. 8 and multiple stories published since by the petitioner the SLO Tribune, I am pleased to confirm that a settlement agreement was signed by the petitioner and...
Scam targets Arroyo Grande water customers
By KAREN VELIE The City of Arroyo Grande is warning the public of a potential scam targeting water customers. Similar to neighboring cities, individuals visit Arroyo Grande residents and falsely claim that city water is contaminated, and advise them not to drink the water. The alleged scammers then attempt to...
San Luis Obispo doubles fines as Cal Poly students return
By KAREN VELIE As Cal Poly students return to campus, San Luis Obispo police are patrolling neighborhoods looking for candidates for hefty fines. Over an 11-day span ending Sept. 22, fines are doubled for violations of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code that occur commonly around the start of Cal...
