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Atascadero police sued over racial profiling

Written on 31 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A lawsuit filed this month in San Luis Obispo Superior Court alleges Atascadero police unlawfully detained, questioned and searched a black man after spotting him with a white woman who happens to be his wife. The lawsuit alleges the Atascadero... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to offer entire class on Beyonce

Written on 7 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

Starting in the upcoming spring quarter, Cal Poly, through its ethnic studies department, will offer an entire course on the pop star Beyonce. [Mustang News] The class will be called Beyonce: Race, Feminism and Politics. The instructor planning the class... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district administrator accused of racism

Written on 4 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 22 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid allegations of racism, the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board will discuss the discipline or termination of District Administrator Gerhardt Hubner at a Dec. 7 meeting, according to the agenda. Following a verbal complaint... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly student avoids more jail time over Facebook threat

Written on 18 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A former Cal Poly student who sent a death threat late last year to the leader of the pro-diversity group SLO Solidarity has accepted a plea deal that will allow him to avert spending anymore time behind bars. Charles Raymond... (Continue reading)

Professor sues Cal Poly over race, gender discrimination

Written on 8 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

An African American woman who has worked as a professor at Cal Poly since 2007 has sued the university, alleging discrimination over race and gender. The lawsuit also accuses university officials of failing to accommodate for her physical disabilities. [New... (Continue reading)

Adopted son of Paso Robles pastor accused of racial stabbing

Written on 26 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The adopted son of a Paso Robles pastor allegedly stabbed an interracial couple in Olympia, Washington while preparing to confront Black Lives Matters protesters. Daniel Brett Rowe, 32, left his Paso Robles family at the age of 18, moved to... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara officer stops racially-charged knife attack

Written on 30 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Hispanic man attacked an African American homeless man with a knife while yelling racial slurs Tuesday evening in Santa Barbara. After an off-duty officer broke up the incident, the attacker told police that he thought the homeless man had... (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)

California foster parents, Native Americans battle over child

Written on 22 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Social workers removed a 6-year-old girl from a Southern California home on Monday as the child’s foster parents and a crowd of supporters protested the move. A court order stated the girl’s Native American blood required social workers to place... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dodges hate crime charge

Written on 22 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

San Luis Obispo County prosecutors have charged a Cal Poly student with vandalism for allegedly drawing swastikas and racial and homophobic slurs on a Cal Poly apartment. Prosecutors opted not to charge the student with a hate crime. [KSBY] Matthew... (Continue reading)