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Cal Poly to settle public records lawsuit

Written on 17 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo has agreed to pay the costs in an agreement to resolve a public records request lawsuit brought by journalism professor and editor of CalCoastNew Bill Loving. The agreement also... (Continue reading)

SLO County’s six-figure pension club

Written on 3 Dec, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 37 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The number of retired public employees in San Luis Obispo County who are receiving yearly pensions of more than $100,000 continues to grow along with the more $500 million in unfunded pension liability. The highest earning pensioner... (Continue reading)

SLO Council planning student housing removal program

Written on 3 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

San Luis Obispo Councilman John Ashbaugh and Mayor Jan Marx are proposing a program where the city would deed restrict homes to protect the city from becoming like Isla Vista. [Mustang News] In neighborhoods with a mix of primarily families... (Continue reading)

Findings released from Cal Poly drug testing program

Written on 1 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Cal Poly is increasing its drug-testing of student-athletes following the August arrests of five football players, and the university has released initial results of the substance abuse checks. [Tribune] Over the past three months, university officials conducted 197 drug tests... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly agrees to disclose records following lawsuit

Written on 21 Nov, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a lawsuit against the campus, officials at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo agreed Thursday to release records about the university’s preparation in the event of an outbreak of an infectious disease on campus.... (Continue reading)

Professor sues Cal Poly over flu preparedness secrecy

Written on 16 Nov, 2014 in Literary Corner, Uncovered SLO | 17 comments

By KAREN VELIE A California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo journalism professor has filed an open records suit against the university. Bill Loving, professor and editor of CalCoastNews, is suing to get records about the university’s preparation in the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student sexually assaulted on campus

Written on 16 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Cal Poly police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a student on the San Luis Obispo campus Nov. 9. [KSBY] At about 3 a.m., the victim was walking between Mott Athletic Center and the parking structure when... (Continue reading)

Are Cal Poly boys behaving badly?

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Cal Poly officials have sanctioned a popular fraternity following the surfacing of allegations that a sexual assault took place at a Halloween party hosted by the fraternity Friday night. The alleged sexual assault has landed Pi Kappa Alpha on suspension... (Continue reading)

Pilots in Virgin Galactic crash were Cal Poly alums

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The two men piloting a test spaceflight that crashed in the Mojave Desert on Friday are Cal Poly alums who graduated from the university’s aerospace engineering program. [KSBY] Michael Alsbury, 39, and Peter Siebold, 43, were flying the Virgin Galactic... (Continue reading)

Alleged sexual assault at Cal Poly fraternity

Written on 2 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Cal Poly officials alerted students in an email on Saturday about an alleged sexual assault at a fraternity party on Friday. The victim was attending a party hosted by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at 740 W. Foothill Boulevard in... (Continue reading)