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SLORTA fares are going up

On Aug. 1, the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority will raise the cost of its fares for the second time in two years. According to RTA officials, the agency is facing desperate financial times: Federal and state public transportation money is drying up or is tenuous at best, a development that might eventually cause […]

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Local cops aren’t subject to drug testing

Limousine and bus drivers face the practice, but law-enforcement officers typically don’t

Many jobs these days require random drug testing: If you want to drive a bus in Santa Barbara County, get ready for random drug tests. If you drive a limousine, a taxi, or an ambulance, you’ll be tested over the length of your driving career. And while the Santa Maria Joint Unified School District doesn’t […]

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