Ania Keenan

3 weeks ago | sfstandard.com | Ania Keenan

When Michael Van Camp got the news that the State Department would be pausing J-1 visa applications for foreign students, he nearly had a panic attack. As the primary parent of four children, he has for 12 years relied on au pairs for caregiving, all of them in the U.S. on those very visas. His current au pair’s papers expire in July — and he has no idea what comes next. “I am really worried,” Van Camp said. He works long hours as the director of engineering at a large cybersecurity company.

Oct 27, 2024 | sanluisobispo.com | Ania Keenan |Kaytlyn Leslie

More than 1,000 Chumash artifacts were collected during excavation work at the site of PG&E’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Excavations took place for the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History as the plant was under construction on June 10, 1968. Barry Minett The Tribune 2008 When James Terry came to San Luis Obispo County in 1875, he did not leave empty-handed.

Aug 31, 2024 | sanluisobispo.com | Ania Keenan

A large sign marks the Grand Avenue entrance to Cal Poly’s university campus in San Luis Obispo. David Middlecamp [email protected] Financial and academic ties between the U.S. military and universities across the country are almost a century old. Most famously, they date back to the advent of the atomic bomb, but the mutually beneficial associations persist to this day and have come into focus recently as American weapons are used by Israel in the war in Gaza.

Aug 24, 2024 | sanluisobispo.com | Ania Keenan

Popular family restaurant Dan’s Grub Shack is closing its doors in Atascadero after 14 years. Laurie Schwent, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Dan, told The Tribune that the decision to close Dan’s Grub Shack was a hard one. “It was a dream to open this place,” Schwent said. The Schwents announced the closing on Facebook earlier this month, saying the restaurant did not fully recover from the financial impact of the pandemic and thanked its longtime customers for their support.

Aug 18, 2024 | sanluisobispo.com | Ania Keenan

A driver was cited for speeding on Cuesta Grade shortly before they crashed into an embankment and boulder on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County, according to CHP. CHP SLO Half an hour after receiving a ticket for going 85 mph on the Cuesta Grade, a driver crashed into a boulder further south on Highway 101 on Saturday, according to California Highway Patrol.