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San Luis Coastal School District cuts some positions, not enough

Written on 20 Feb, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Facing a $6.3 million budget deficit, on Tuesday the San Luis Coastal Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to cut 20 employee positions while also agreeing not to eliminate 5.5 counseling positions. Staff proposed passing two... (Continue reading)

SLO County school district considers cutting classes

Written on 15 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE Expecting to spend $5 million more than it brings in this year, the San Luis Coastal Unified School District is considering cutting transitional kindergarten classes at the end of this school year. During a board meeting on... (Continue reading)

Prized eucalyptus tree chopped down at SLO High

Written on 8 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A eucalyptus known as the “Big Tree” has been chopped down at San Luis Obispo High School as part of a planned remodel of the campus, upsetting numerous members of the community. The old eucalyptus served as a gathering spot... (Continue reading)

SLO High tree removal sparks protest

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

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District has angered neighbors of San Luis Obispo High by announcing plans to cut down large trees on campus and replace them with new buildings. Protesters expressed their outrage on Wednesday by holding a... (Continue reading)

SLO teacher resigns as community protests letter about gays

Written on 12 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

A San Luis Obispo teacher who penned a letter to the editor quoting a bible passage critical of homosexuality resigned Thursday as Central Coast residents voiced outrage over alleged shaming of the LGBT community. Also, the San Luis Coastal Unified... (Continue reading)

Local school districts banning cooperation with ICE

Written on 10 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

The Santa Maria-Bonita School District board adopted a resolution Wednesday aimed at shielding students from the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Santa Maria-Bonita is the latest of several local school districts, including San Luis Coastal, to do adopt... (Continue reading)

SLO High arson damage climbs to about $2 million

Written on 28 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

The computer lab fire that three former San Luis Obispo High School students allegedly set caused more than $1.8 million worth of damage, according to several estimates. Police have now arrested each of the defendants twice, and one of the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Coastal to help its top exec buy a home

Written on 20 Dec, 2016 in Uncovered SLO | 59 comments

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District is giving its superintendent a $950,000 loan to buy a home. San Luis Coastal’s school board unanimously approved the loan at a meeting last week. However, some teachers and members of the public... (Continue reading)

SLO High arson suspects were angry with teacher

Written on 9 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The three San Luis Obispo High School arson suspects confessed to setting the school’s computer lab on fire because they were angry with a former teacher, police say. [KSBY] Jacob Ruth, 19, is a recent graduate of SLO High, while... (Continue reading)

PG&E to pay local agencies more for Diablo Canyon closure

Written on 29 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

PG&E has upped its financial settlement offer, proposing to dole out $85 million, rather than $49.5 million, to compensate local government agencies that stand to lose tax revenue as a result of the planned closure of Diablo Canyon power plant.... (Continue reading)