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DA notifies SLO County lawyers of employee’s false testimony

Written on 15 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Defense attorneys around San Luis Obispo County have now received notification that a longtime district attorney’s office staffer who previously testified in court as an expert witness with a college degree, never graduated. [Cal Coast Times] Tracy Nix, an 18-year... (Continue reading)

Raise increases Cal Poly president’s base salary to nearly $430,000

Written on 30 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Following a system-wide pay increase for California State University executives, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong’s base salary is set to rise to nearly $430,000 a year. [Cal Coast Times] Last week, CSU trustees approved a 3 percent pay increase for... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly students are being less noisy, city says

Written on 27 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo has announced that, in 2017, it received the lowest number of noise complaints on record. Last year, SLO received fewer than 1,500 noise complaints, a reduction of more than 40 percent from 1998, a... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly shooter threat appears overblown

Written on 21 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A social media post that appeared to reference a shooter on the Cal Poly campus on Wednesday made rounds online Tuesday night, prompting a flurry of concerned comments from university students and community members. However, campus officials are saying Wednesday... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly Democrats join in on allegations of racism

Written on 9 Feb, 2018 in Daily Briefs | 25 comments

After student activists and local media teed off on a conservative political commentator invited to participate in a panel discussion on fake news, Cal Poly’s College Democrats announced they are pulling out of the event. A couple of the panelists... (Continue reading)

Broadcaster and Cal Poly grad arrested in Denver

Written on 11 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A radio broadcaster who graduated from the Cal Poly journalism school was arrested Sunday for domestic violence in Denver, Colorado. [CalCoastTimes] Steffan Tubbs became a national radio anchor for ABC and Fox News after departing the Central Coast. Tubbs has... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly averts admissions fiasco by making room for extra students

Written on 10 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Unlike a couple University of California campuses, Cal Poly has averted public outrage by finding ways to make room for hundreds of students the university did not expect to accept for admissions. [LA Times] In 2015, after more students than... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student crowned Miss California

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Cal Poly student now holds the crown of Miss California after winning the state pageant held in Fresno on Saturday. Jillian Smith, 22, is a broadcast journalism senior at Cal Poly who comes from Grass Valley. Smith won the... (Continue reading)

U.S. House passes bill named after murdered Cal Poly grad

Written on 30 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The United States House of Representatives passed two bill Thursday intended to crack down on illegal immigration and crimes committed by illegal immigrants. One of the bills, “Kate’s Law,” is named after Cal Poly grad Kate Steinle, who was allegedly... (Continue reading)

Conservative speaker to draw crowd and protest at Cal Poly

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

In what could make for a confrontation between conservatives and members of the group Antifa, the Cal Poly College Republicans are scheduled to host activist-journalist Lauren Southern on Thursday. Southern is a Canadian conservative with libertarian leanings who is a... (Continue reading)