By KAREN VELIE A group of approximately 100 Lewis Flamson Junior High School students, who walked out of school and through Paso Robles on Monday, are facing disciplinary actions, according to a district official. On Monday morning, school officials learned... (Continue reading)
OPINION by ERIK GORHAM In recent weeks, the conversation around protests and immigration enforcement has taken a sharp turn. Some voices on the left are no longer just criticizing ICE or calling for policy changes. They are now openly asking... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing its ICE mask ban because it is discriminatory against federal officers. The ruling sparked plans for a nondiscriminatory mask ban. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE With over 33,000 undocumented immigrants including murderers, sex offenders, and drug dealers in California jails, ICE is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom not to release them back into California communities, according to a Feb. 6 request from... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased operations in San Luis Obispo County, a small group of people have accused local law enforcement of violating state laws in order to assist ICE agents. On Tuesday, the... (Continue reading)
Statement from the SLO County District Attorney’s Office The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office recognizes and respects the long-standing constitutional right of individuals to peacefully protest, petition the government, and exercise free speech in public forums. These rights... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The division between anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement groups in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and supporters of law enforcement have widened following recent fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota. In response to videos of the shooting,... (Continue reading)
OPINION by JODY LANGFORD A lot of factual details are being ignored amongst all the hysteria and gas lighting from the left. First, Renee Good was not innocent – she was fleeing arrest. Of course we don’t shoot people fleeing... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A couple hundred protestors gathered outside the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday morning to protest a fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and the Trump administration. At 10 a.m., protesters... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased operations in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties over the past three days. Misinformation on social media about the operation is creating fear in local immigrant communities. Early Tuesday... (Continue reading)