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Supreme Court partially reinstates Trump’s travel ban

Written on 26 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s “travel ban” can take effect, albeit with exceptions allowing some individuals from targeted countries to enter the United States. [USA Today] Monday’s ruling states Trump may bar individuals from six Muslim... (Continue reading)

Recently deported Nipomo murder suspect released from jail, then re-arrested

Written on 6 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The 24-year-old Nipomo man who was arrested for murdering his girlfriend less than a year after he was deported to Mexico was released from San Luis Obispo County Jail on an apparent technicality. Deputies then re-arrested the suspect without him... (Continue reading)

SLO Council approves sanctuary city-style resolution

Written on 6 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Led by Mayor Heidi Harmon, the city of San Luis Obispo has responded to a purported crackdown on illegal immigration by the Trump Administration with a resolution declaring all people, irrespective of immigration status, welcome in SLO and instructing city... (Continue reading)

California opposes sanctuary cities, Berkeley poll suggests

Written on 28 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Californians are overwhelmingly opposed to sanctuary city immigration policies, according to a poll commissioned by UC Berkeley Institute for Governmental Studies (IGS). As a caveat, the director of IGS notes 99.5 percent of participants in the poll were citizens, and... (Continue reading)

California teachers on leave for mocking ‘Day Without Immigrant’ students

Written on 20 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Five teachers and a counselor at a Southern California high school took to Facebook last week to express their immense satisfaction with the “Day Without Immigrants.” The teachers stated that, for a day, they did not have to deal with... (Continue reading)

Thousands of Santa Maria students skip class to protest Trump

Written on 17 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

More than 7,000 students were missing from Santa Maria elementary schools on Thursday while walkouts, strikes and business closures took place nationwide as part of the “Day Without Immigrants” — a protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. In San... (Continue reading)

Big Sky Cafe closes for ‘Day Without Immigrants’

Written on 16 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

As part of a nationwide protest against United States President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, Big Sky Cafe in downtown San Luis Obispo is keeping its doors closed Thursday. Greg Holt, co-owner of the restaurant, released a statement Wednesday saying it... (Continue reading)

California birth rate hits record low

Written on 20 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

California’s birth rate has fallen to a record low, dropping below the lowest level during the Great Depression. [Sac Bee] The state’s current rate is 12.42 live births per 1,000 people, according to a report released Monday by the California... (Continue reading)

California Democrats try to thwart Trump’s immigration policies

Written on 5 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

California Democrats are introducing a host of bills aimed at stopping President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies, real or perceived, from taking effect in the state. One package of bills consists of urgent measures that, if passed, would take effect immediately.... (Continue reading)

Kokkonen calls out New Times for Ku Klux Klan comparison

Written on 23 May, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 33 comments

OPINION by MATT KOKKONEN San Luis Obispo’s “New Times” weekly paper wrote in its opinion by “The Shredder” on May 5, “What’s white, has three K’s in its name, and hates ‘illegal’ immigrants? Well, yes, the Ku Klux Klan, but... (Continue reading)