Eleven people rescued from SLO elevator
San Luis Obispo city firefighters rescued eleven people who were stuck inside the Palm Street parking structure elevator on Thursday evening. [KCOY] Around 7 p.m., the elevator became stuck....
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Author: Karen Velie
Man arrested for child pornography umpired girls’ softball
An Atascadero man arrested Tuesday for possessing child pornography worked as an umpire for Atascadero Girls’ Softball, board members confirmed today. Girls from 6-years-old to 18-years-old play...
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Atascadero man arrested for child pornography
FBI agents arrested an Atascadero man on Tuesday for receipt and possession of child pornography. Andrew Guy Pratt, 47, allegedly received and downloaded child pornography videos from September...
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Cuesta College employees sue over alleged sexual harassment
Four women filed suit in December against a Cuesta College faculty chair, the college and several campus officials claiming ongoing sexual harassment and the college’s failure to respond to...
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Curiosity and controversy over wave potential power arise
California’s Central Coast has the second largest wave potential power in the nation, falling second only to the state of Alaska, according to a new study conducted by the Electric Power Research...
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SLO managers accused of intercepting council mail
By SYDNEY RAY A San Luis Obispo property owner spoke out on Tuesday about an incident involving mail sent to the City Council members being intercepted, the originals shredded and the correspondence...
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Oh Cuesta, my Cuesta
OPINION By MARILYN ROSSA My heart hurts right now. My Cuesta College is seriously wounded. Many of you have been here long enough to remember. There was a time when you only had to interview at...
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Santa Maria police officer admitted illicit relationship
At a contentious Santa Maria City Council meeting, the police chief said prior to the shooting death of Officer Albert Covarrubias Jr., the department taped the officer admitting he had sexual...
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Court cancels gay marriage ban
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled California’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional Tuesday, saying the ban “lessens the status and human dignity” of gays. The...
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Support for chief swells
A majority of speakers at last night’s Paso Robles City Council meeting voiced support for Police Chief Lisa Solomon amidst allegations of retaliation and sexual misconduct leveled by a half...
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SLO firefighters reach agreement with city
After six months of negotiations, the San Luis Obispo City Firefighters Local 3523 and the city reached a tentative agreement late Monday evening. City officials and union negotiators agreed on a...
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Christmas Day murderer ruled legally insane
A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge ruled that Andrew Downs was legally insane when he shot and killed two sisters in Santa Margarita on Christmas Day in 2010. [Tribune] During Downs’...
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Templeton child molester sentenced to 16 years
A San Luis Obispo County Superior Court judge sentenced Donald Baker to 16 years in prison on Monday for sex crimes against two children now ages 12 and 15. Baker had avoided sentencing for more...
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Cuesta College closure unlikely
UPDATE: Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo is under an order by its accreditation commission to produce an exit plan for closure of the college by Oct. 15.
Last week, the Commission for Community and Junior Colleges sent Cuesta College an order to show cause for remaining accredited noting that the college is in substantial noncompliance with its eligibility requirements. Specifically in the areas of financial management and stability, assessment plans and technological infrastructure. As part of the order, the college administration is required to develop an exit plan for closure that includes a financial accounting.
Generally, colleges that lose accreditation are not closed, but instead operate under another college’s accreditation
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Feds nix plan for Medi-Cal co-pays
An effort by the Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration to raise nearly $300 million through Medi-Cal co-payments has been quashed by federal officials. [Sacramento Bee] The unprecedented state...
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