Four masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stood outside the Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail on April 1, waiting to detain an inmate being released. Cesar Vasquez and several other legal observers for 805 UndocuFund were standing close by, documenting the federal agents as they walked to their unmarked vehicles with an inmate, now […]
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On the front line: Cal Poly students juggle school and local immigrant advocacy work
An engineering student woke up to his phone buzzing one Wednesday morning. The text message he saw sent him quickly out the door and over to the San Luis Obispo County Jail. Federal immigration agents, he was told, were planning to detain someone. Around the time he and other volunteers for the Central Coast immigrant […]
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Pismo Beach pier to close for up to two and a half years
Experts recommended the city rehabilitate the pier to assure its longevity
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How to combine art and beer
Seeing full-length tables on lawns around San Luis Obispo is not uncommon.
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Firestone Walker: Tapping the local market
There’s no better time to brew beer — at least not according to Matt Brynildson, brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing Company.