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The San Luis Coastal unified school district voted unanimously to fire San Luis Obispo high school teacher Jeffrey Brandow in a closed meeting on Tuesday. Brandow has been placed on paid leave since March, about five months after the school district learned of sexual harassment complaints made by a student against him. The initial investigation…
Three thousand PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo were without power yesterday for several hours. PG&E’s outage map showed most of the outage affected much of Cal Poly and the north side along highway 101 to Santa Margarita. The outage began at around 5 in the evening, and was restored several hours later. The outage…
The California Mid-State Fair announced yesterday that Calivirgin was named 2023 olive oil producer of the year. The Lodi California family-owned business had a total of nine entries, and received 8 medals. Calvirgin received a custom-made belt buckle with the Central Coast Olive Oil logo. The winning oils will be on display during the Lodi…
The San Luis Obispo police department arrested 34-year-old Cody Allen Miller Tuesday afternoon. According to a release by the police department, Miller was seen by witnesses on Tuesday lighting a fire next to a building in the Madonna shopping center at around 4:21 in the afternoon, and adding trash to the fire. Further witness reports…
Atascadero parents and community members packed the district office Tuesday night during the school district’s regular board meeting. Parents were there to express their opinions regarding Atascadero middle school teacher, Jen Pence, displaying a rainbow pride flag in her classroom. Misinformation had spread in the days prior that the teacher had been disciplined, forced to…
The city of Atascadero will be hosting its annual “Cruisin’ Weekend” this Friday and Saturday, August 18th and 19th. The weekend will begin with the 30th Annual Hot El Camino Cruise Nite on Friday evening. Saturday will feature the 32nd Annual Mid State Cruizers Car Show from 10 am to 3, and the 7th Annual…
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance has announced the launch of a new mobile application: Paso Wine App. The free application serves as a comprehensive guide and planning tool for visitors through Paso Robles’s wine country. Executive director of the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, Joel Peterson, said the app features nearly 300 businesses, including…
The Templeton Area Advisory Group (TAAG) will be meeting tomorrow at 6:30 in the Templeton Community Service District board room. The meeting is open to the public, but is not accessible online. Part of the meeting’s agenda is a review of a project known as the ‘East Bennet Village’ (EBV). The EBV is a 5,200…
SpaceX is targeting early Thursday morning at around 12:01 am for the launch of 21 Starlink satellites from the Vandenberg spaceforce base. Four additional launch opportunities are available if needed: two on the same day, and two on Friday. This will be the 15th flight for the first stage booster supporting the mission. The booster…
The Paso Robles police department will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint from 6 in the evening to 1 in the morning at an undisclosed location. According to a release, DUI checkpoint locations are chosen based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Checkpoints are primarily used to promote public safety…
