San Luis Obispo New Times

2 weeks ago | newtimesslo.com | Bulbul Rajagopal

The White House invited Atascadero Unified School District board member Rebekah Koznek to an executive order signing ceremony on March 31 because she's named in a 2024 complaint filed by Moms for Liberty and Young America's Foundation to stop changes to Title IX ordered by President Joe Biden. President Donald Trump's order was aimed at trans student athletes and Biden's Title IX changes. "This was specifically for moms and their daughters who play sports to attend," Koznek said via email.

2 weeks ago | newtimesslo.com | Libbey Hanson

In its efforts to reduce the federal government, the Trump administration put public libraries on the chopping block by cutting the department that provides nearly $295 million in grants to libraries and museums across the country. San Luis Obispo County libraries don't face the threat of closing, as they're primarily operated through county, city, or donated funds. But the cut federal dollars may result in a loss of programs that many families rely on.

2 weeks ago | newtimesslo.com | Libbey Hanson

Cal Poly was vandalized last week after five activists spray-painted the financial aid office walls with pro-Palestinian tags, just a month after President Jeffrey Armstrong spoke before Congress about the school's handling of antisemitism on campus.

2 weeks ago | newtimesslo.com | Camillia Lanham

The average single family in Grover Beach can expect their city wastewater bill to more than double by 2030—increasing from roughly $25 bi-monthly to about $58. Starting in July, rates will start ticking up at 17.8 percent a year for the next five years to help the city pay for an estimated $11 million in needed upgrades to its aging sewer lines, lift stations, and storm drains.

2 weeks ago | newtimesslo.com | Libbey Hanson

Rabies is not a disease of the past—at least that's what SLO County Animal Services Manager Dr. Eric Anderson said now that the county's seen at least three cases this year. "In the last year or so, we've seen a noticeable bump in the number of cases that are diagnosed, and so that significant increase brought to the forefront the idea that it's probably worth making sure that the public is aware that rabies is still an ongoing issue," Anderson said.