SLO LIFE Magazine Feb/Mar 2019

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690
The increase to San Luis Obispo County’s
population last year according to estimates
released by the California Department of
Finance. The uptick of .25% was among
the lowest in the state and was classified
as a “natural decrease,” meaning that
more people had died in the county than
were born. Also, the report noted that
approximately 160,000 more people left
California for other states than came here
from them last year.
“We’re going
to Dallas.”
An announcement made by County
Airports Director Kevin Bumen, who
shared that American Airlines will begin
non-stop, year-round service to Dallas-Fort
Worth International Airport in April.
34
The number of years since Paso Robles last
elected a woman to its city council when
Maria Garcia—only the third female in
its history to hold a seat—was sworn in
following her victory in November.
“It had one
of my legs in
its mouth.”
Nick Wapner, a sophomore communications
major at Cal Poly, who was attacked by a
great white shark at Sandspit Beach in
Montaña de Oro State Park. The surfer
received 50 stitches to his leg and is
expected to make a full recovery.
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#RightToRescue
A homemade sign held up by Zoe
Rosenberg of San Luis Obispo, a 16-yearold
animal rights activist, who ran onto the
field during the NCAA Championship
football game between Clemson and
Alabama in Santa Clara to protest
Petaluma Poultry, a chicken supplier to
Levi’s Stadium.
540
The total number of acres preserved as
a result of an agreement between the
Land Conservancy and property owners
Jeff and Joan Buckingham as part of the
Cerro Alto Ranch deal. While the couple
will continue to prohibit public access to
one of the Central Coast’s most iconic
morros—Hollister Peak—the Land
Conservancy did negotiate for some
docent-led hikes.
“Today, I filed
a lawsuit in Los
Angeles to set the
record straight.”
Jay Asher, author of “13 Reasons Why,”
claiming that the Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
had made “reckless and false statements” to
the news media alleging that the San Luis
Obispo resident had used the SCBWI
in an effort to “lure women sexually,” an
assertion he denies.
$1.9 Billion
The amount that San Francisco-based
Vista Equity Partners is paying to acquire
MindBody of San Luis Obispo. Currently,
the deal is being contested in court by a
class action lawsuit filed by shareholders,
who felt the agreement was unfair to them.
$243,000
The value of the contract awarded by
Cal Poly to Atlanta-based consultant
Damon A. Williams in an effort to make
the campus more inclusive. Currently,
the university ranks as the worst public
school when it comes to serving African-
American students according to a report
conducted by the Race and Equity Center
at USC, and the least racially diverse
student population among all public
universities in California.
“Proud to be a
student, though
we see right
through your
greed, for killing
all across the
world for that war
money.”
A chant repeated for eight minutes by
Cal Poly students protesting at defense
contractor Raytheon’s booth during a
university career fair in October last year.
The students, who came under the scrutiny
of administrators following the incident,
claimed a double standard existed at the
institution as it relates to free speech—
evidenced by the two visits by right-wing
provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos (at a
security cost of $86,200) plus recent racial
flare-ups, including the fraternity blackface
controversy. The students noted that former
Raytheon CEO William Swanson donated
$10 million to the Cal Poly golf program.
5,000
The number of miles that 36-year-old
Walter Handloser, a data analyst of San
Luis Obispo, will attempt to run in 2019
as he plans to complete 50 races of 100
miles or more, which would be nine more
than the current world record. SLO LIFE