Cal Poly San Luis Obispo recently received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant’s purpose is to fund the five-year “breaking the binary project” at Cal Poly, which launched in June 2023. The project seeks to make radical changes to the training of undergraduate engineering students and reimagine the department’s curriculum…
Karen Velie hosts “Sound Off” every Wednesday and Thursday. Karen brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest: *Wayne Hall to talk about allegations of…
The county public works department announced that they observed visible surface water flow on the Salinas river on the morning of January 22nd. This is commonly referred to as a “live stream.” The “live stream” was located between the Salinas reservoir dam at Santa Margarita lake and the Nacimiento river junction. Because a “live stream”…
PR-PRJUSD Action Taken on the Recommendations from the DAC RE 36th Street Campus-1.24.2024 The Paso Robles school board released a statement on the actions taken by the board Tuesday night regarding the 36th street campus. The release says that construction or remodeling at Georgia Brown will no longer be considered, and that staff will be…
The city of Atascadero announced they are seeking to incentivize the development of vacant lots at Centennial Plaza. Request for qualifications for the lots at 5901 East Mall are now available, and the city is eagerly inviting developers to submit qualifications to purchase and develop the surplus land. The lots are located on East Mall…
The San Luis Obispo chapter for the California Homeless Union held a demonstration and protest at the Katcho Achadjian government center in San Luis Obispo earlier this week. The union’s attorney, Anthony Price, announced that they have filed a lawsuit against the county and CAPSLO regarding the Oklahoma avenue parking site. The lawsuit is seeking…
Karen Velie hosts “Sound Off” every Wednesday and Thursday. Karen brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guest: *Ryan Crowl of Lloyds Aviation to talk…
On Sunday night, a vehicle traveling on the US 101 south in Atascadero swerved into the center divide, then attempted to return the vehicle to the roadway. CHP says the vehicle was traveling at approximately 90 to 100 miles per hour, and due to the driver’s intoxication, the vehicle was over-corrected and spun out of…
A pro-Palestine protest in Cal Poly resulted in the arrest of eight of its protestors yesterday afternoon. Around 30 to 40 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside of the career fair at Cal Poly, according to Matt Lazier of Cal Poly communications and media relations. A small group of the protestors attempted to use wooden shields and…
The District Advisory Committee presented its findings and recommendations to the Paso Robles school board last night. The DAC’s recommendations focused on the future of the dual immersion program, saying that due to time constraints, they were unable to follow through with the other two priorities. The dual immersion recommendations involved moving it to Pifer,…
