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President Donald Trump’s Justice Department sent similar lists to local election officials across California last week.
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With Halloween just around the corner, the SLO Tenants Union threw an event last week for renters to share horror stories about poor living conditions and unresponsive landlords.
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An independent safety committee reviewed new data that shows the plant’s Unit 1 still meets federal safety standards at a meeting in Avila Beach this week.
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“A city asset of whatever size on the west side is a non-renewable resource,” said Council Member Kris Beal at an August meeting. “Once it's gone, it is gone.”
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Eye witnesses say that ICE agents detained three workers at an Arroyo Grande carwash on Thursday, amidst reports of a statewide surge in federal immigration enforcement.
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The planned purification facility will take water already processed at a wastewater treatment plant, clean it further, and then inject it back into the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin.
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First-year student Mayrin didn’t share her last name to protect her family’s safety, but says her dad was driving her to class when he was pulled over by ICE agents.
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The San Luis Obispo City Council will soon vote on whether to support a rail extension that would further connect the region to the Bay Area.
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“We found that sometimes parking is just a smokescreen,” said study co-author Adam Millard-Ball. “It’s a cover for people to hide their prejudice against Muslims.”
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California will now mark part of Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County as James Dean Memorial Highway. The late actor and Hollywood icon died in an accident there 71 years ago.