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Former Chipotle Employee Suing Over Allegations of Racial Discriminationnew
A former manager at a San Luis Obispo, Calif., Chipotle has filed two lawsuits against the company, claiming she was discriminated against because of her race and faced unfair labor practices.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Colin Rigley |
07-18-2014 |
Business & Labor
Ticked Offnew
Lyme disease is much more common than initially believed.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Ryan Miller |
10-15-2013 |
Health
Tags: ticks
Holiday Fiction: Away in a Basementnew
For New Times' annual Holiday Guide, our writers created original fiction ranging from 200 to 6,000 words in length. The stories were paired with original artwork from local artists, and we recorded the writers reading their stories, and uploaded the podcasts to our website, giving our readers the option to read or listen to the stories. Or both.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Ashley Schwellenbach, Anna Weltner, Colin Rigley, Maeva Considine, Ana Korgan, Ryan Miller and Chris White-Sanborn |
11-20-2012 |
Features
Cracking Down On Frackingnew
A controversial drilling technique comes under scrutiny.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Kathy Johnston |
09-06-2012 |
Energy
'The Saddest Aquarium on Earth'new
'I was a tourist in Seal Guantanamo,' and other tales of the Morro Bay Aquarium.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Colin Rigley |
05-18-2012 |
Animal Issues
Missing the Marknew
Many schools are failing to meet the (nearly impossible) standards of No Child Left Behind.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Nick Powell |
12-01-2011 |
Education
Do You Know Enough to be a U.S. Citizen?new
How relevant is the U.S. citizenship test to everyday life, and how would you fare?
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Staff |
09-13-2011 |
Immigration
Tags: Citizenship Test, U.S. Citizenship
Sending Troubled Soldiers Back into Battle: A Recipe for Suicide?new
More than 717,000 soldiers have deployed at least twice to the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some, like John Fish, have been ordered deployed for a second tour even after telling military doctors they're thinking about committing suicide.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Aaron Glantz |
02-23-2009 |
War
Medical Marijuana Dealer Convicted on Federal Trafficking Chargesnew
Charles Lynch was found guilty in federal court on five charges related to growing and distributing marijuana, despite California law that authorized his business, and testimony by local officials who welcomed the dispensary.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Kylie Mendonca |
08-11-2008 |
Drugs
A Sunken Tanker Off the California Coast Will Someday Leak Oil if Nothing is Donenew
There are growing concerns that the Montebello could offer up a second adventure/disaster story, this one of an ecological nature. Researchers are confident that the tanker still entombs its cargo, more than 3 million gallons of Santa Maria crude loaded from the Union Oil facility in Avila Beach.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Patrick Howe |
07-21-2008 |
Environment
Why Guns Keep Falling into the Wrong Handsnew
Gaps in a system intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands have led to tragedies around the state and country.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Ed Connolly |
04-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
To Die on the Plainnew
Marlene Braun's struggle to save the Carrizo Plain drove her to suicide.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
John Peabody |
11-17-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Evicted for Medical Marijuana?
A Central California woman fights her local Housing Authority for the right to grow medical marijuana in her Section 8 apartment.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Abraham Hyatt |
08-12-2004 |
Civil Liberties
An Anti-War Father Honors His Fallen Sonnew
Bill Mitchell, a Vietnam vet who lost his son, Sgt. Michael Mitchell, to the war in Iraq, speaks out against the conflict. His interview is accompanied on the San Luis Obispo New Times Web site by two other interviews of fathers who've lost sons to the war. One of them complains that recruiters are going into Mexico with promises of U.S. citizenship in return for enlistment.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Paul Rockwell |
06-10-2004 |
Children & Families
