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Friday, May 23rd, 2025
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Good morning, San Luis Obispo. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 23rd of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Atascadero philanthropist Rosemary Dexter, age 100, raised $80,000 for ALF Food Pantry from local and national donors four months after her story aired on KSBY—she still needs $10,000 more to reach her $100,000 goal to fund a new facility for the pantry. KSBY-TV
- ➤ Dozens of events will fill Memorial Day weekend on the Central Coast from May 22nd through May 26th, with activities including the West Coast Kustoms Crusin’ Nationals in Santa Maria, an Italian street painting festival in Santa Barbara, and an art fair in Morro Bay. In San Luis Obispo, a free movie screening at the Fremont Theatre is taking place today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.—part of a diverse weekend lineup—inviting locals to join the celebrations. KSBY-TV
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and sexual battery was filed on April 21 in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court by former winery worker Madison Busby against billionaire Hansjörg Wyss, owner of Halter Ranch Winery. Busby claimed Wyss repeatedly made lewd comments and propositions and then withdrew a promise to offer her husband co-ownership when she tried to distance herself. Paso Robles Daily News
- ➤ Briant Reyes Estrada, a Paso Robles father, is charged with murder and child abuse after he left his six-year-old son locked in a car for nine hours in 99-degree weather while working a shift — the boy was later taken to Twin Cities Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead. CalCoast News
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Artist Esteban Cabeza de Baca displays his exhibition 'Memorias del futuro' at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art until June 22nd—his work shares community history and the challenges of the chicana experience in a personal and vivid way. This is his first exhibition in his home state and he hopes his art will give voice to untold stories. Mustang News
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Animal science senior Gina Taurian, who loved Cal Poly spin classes, now works as one of 14 student instructors at the Cal Poly Recreation Center and teaches twice a week from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Kinesiology senior Maija Shaw, hired after a 20-minute ride-along and a cycling certification requirement, said the classes offer a safe space for students — a peer-to-peer workout that builds trust — while instructors adjust their approach based on student feedback. Mustang News
- ➤ On May 13, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong said he would not sign the American Association of Colleges and Universities statement against federal intervention in higher education because he did not want to risk half a billion dollars in federal funding. A fifth of the faculty had passed a resolution and sent a letter with nearly 300 signatures asking him to take a stand. Mustang News
- ➤ Cuesta College is holding its 60th commencement ceremony today from 1 to 5 p.m. at the San Luis Obispo campus where 1,211 students will graduate earning 1,589 degrees — including 599 local high school graduates and 388 who benefited from the Promise Scholarship. Paso Robles Daily News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Paso Robles Fire and Emergency Services and several partnering agencies held a mass casualty training drill on May 22 at the Paso Robles Event Center (2198 Riverside Avenue) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., testing coordinated triage, treatment, and transport procedures with mock victims (and a helicopter deployment) to prepare for large-scale emergencies. Paso Robles Daily News
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