The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 7

ft 1 nrr SM 4 A I 1 ai- l1" jr V- LOCAL Atascadero State Hospital Sexual predator still fleeing authorities PageB3 THE TRIBUNE WWWJANLUISOBISPOCOM Thursday September 27 2001 San Lun Obispo County Calif 4' School Enrollment New high school in Nipomo Nipomo High takes shape Many elements set but DISTRICT PONDERS WHO WILL BE ABLE TO ENROLL ing at Arroyo Grande High SchooL Though sports academic offerings and school start times for Nipomo High have tentatively been decided Lucia Mar School Board members are still wrestling with such issues as: Whether to allow students within Nipomo boundaries with siblings at Arroyo High to attend the northern schooL Whether to allow students from other school districts such as Santa Maria to attend Nipomo High Whether to allow any current Lucia Academic classes also will match Arroyo High but without junior- and senior-level courses Completion of the new school by September 2002 will mean both Nipomo and Arroyo campuses will be on traditional schedules starting between 8 and 8:30 am instead of the 7 aun start time which most of the 3000 Arroyo High students face now Nipomo High School is under construction on 768 acres at 525 North Thompson Road being mostly financed with $24 million of bond money passed by South County voters in 1997 to ease overcrowd i i i By Carol Roberts The Tribune The new Nipomo High School opening next year with only ninth and 10th graders will have most of foe same junior varsity and freshmen sports offered at Arroyo Grande High SchooL Please see NIPOMO B2 Wards sentenced for attacks: Irreverent gesture from one man TRIBUNE MAP Public Forum Poly panel to discuss terrorism solutions Public safety EXPERTS REPORTERS TO CONVENE OCT 9 Cal Poly his tongue at guards In a courtroom TRIBUNE PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM Wednesday Court was not In session at the moment Star Trek beams up to local station Qharter confident (5f long-term deal ID BROADCAST SERIES iSan Luis Obispo By Jerry Bunin ThbTmbunb rjVhile Charter Communications going no one gone it completed a Wednesday so county residents could see the first episode of the new Star Trek sefies Tjhe company reached a special ofipday deal with KCOP to show Wednesday two-hour series introduction to county residents Charter and KCOP are still negotiating a long-term arrangement to broadcast the UPN programming the station airs aired from 8 to 10 pjn on Charter Channel 18 channel 80 for former Falcon customers with a converter box and channel 99 for Falcon users hooked directly into their TV lEd Merrill Charter general manager reported getting more than 100 calls from finis of the legendary series after they discovered it scheduled for broadcast Wednesday a pretty good number for just one show" he said about the long-popular which has spawned four other TV shows eight movies fan conventions and a loyal following Several county residents interviewed at the SLO Promenade were unaware of the show but were glad to hear Charter had gotten the two-hour opening movie aired locally "What asked San Luis Obispo resident Rita Law who remembered enjoying the original of the four Star Trek series think 111 watch" 1 Eyndie Neotti of Avila Beach also a fon of foe first series decided to watch the show with her three sons "Well make popcorn be able to transport yourself somewhere else -Charter on Wednesday ran notices on Channel 6 a voice mail njessage for all incoming calls and radio advertising so fans of the show would know about the last minute deal -The problem began when KADY which carried UPN shows Please see TREK B2 3 want to hear your stories I '1 As our nation readies for Ttrar The Tribune would Ilka to hear from readers who Ihave friends or family In uniform especially like to know 1 about families HorC he loved ones called to active duty or deploying overseas now We hope to be able to talk to people connected to those who may soon be fighting the war in the hopes iof telling their stories of sacrifice and service To let us know e-mail The -Tribune at newsroom Jthetri-bunenewsxam or call the -newsroom at 781-7902 We Twant the name and number -J)f a relative to contact locally Along with any information Vou can provide about the service member (name rank -branch of service unit etcj Ctty Editor Keith hanrirg 781-793 Ten free: plead guilty in stabbings A dose look at tiie role of the' political establishment in bringing'' terrorists to justice is the focus ofc next Cal Poly forum Jim Petroni a 32-year veteran -of public safety who teaches ter-rorism awareness at Camp San California Specialized' Training Institute is one of sev- -en panelists featured at the Oct 9 event Petroni is an expert on tiie development of counter- and anti-terrorism strategies potentials of mass destruction weapons allied agency response issues intelligence operations and com-5 maiKhandcontrol systems Other guests include Patricia Ireland past president of the Na- tional Organization for Time magazine columnist Mar--' garet Carlson Roslyn Brock vice chair of the National Asso- datum for the Advancement of Colored People Scott Harsh-barger president of the citizens lobby group Common Cause Jeff Cohen founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting and' James Albertine president of the American League of Lobby: Angel A Ortega 18 sticks out 2 boys CYA WARDS RECEIVE PRISON TERMS FOR By Patrick Pemberton The Tribune As California Youth Authority staffers confront increasing violence at their Paso Robles facility a pair of wards entered guilty pleas Wednesday in one of three pending cases involving attacks on guards The wards who only had a year remaining in their terms at CYA allegedly said they preferred to be in prison a claim also repented to have been made by two other wards currently facing attempted murder charges Stmn Magallon William Class vember 2000 incident at die El Paso de Robles facility which was part of a plot to attack rival gang members according to court records A CYA guard was stabbed multiple times during the incident William A Glass 17 of Oxnard was sentenced to eight years in prison for Ins role in the attack while fellow ward Steven Magallon 17 of Oxnard re Problems I SIX- AND EIGHT-YEAR ASSAULTING GUARDS That attitude underscores the violence at die Paso Robles center Attacks on guards there have increased and so have ward-on-ward fights In August more than 300 assaults and batteries had been reported in the previous 12 months 1 One of die boys 17 told investigators he did not want to be in CYA custody and had nothing to look forward to on die streets Another 18 whose father is incarcerated also reportedly said he wanted to go to prison court proceedings involved three wards accused of involvement in a No- Parking when they returned to their can Ten people asked me for my space" said Mike SchaBer a second-year student "It's horrible" He blames the parking shortage on the increase in enrollment While university officials don't have an exact count yet they do expect more students on campus this falL They're aiming tor an enrollment of 176G6 an increase of nearly 800 students over last fall Cindy Campbell associate director of University Police said tiie parking crunch is typical this time of year ceived a six-year prison term The third defendant who faces the most prison time considered a plea but decided to think about it said Deputy District Attorney Gary Fulcomer That ward Angel A Ortega 18 of Baldwin Park will return to court Friday The defendants represent three of the 13 wards who have been charged with assaulting CYA employees at the Paso Robles facility in the past two years Another case filed earlier this month also involved a guard who was stabbed The facility which holds more than 700 wards detains offenders sentenced as juveniles During flie November 2000 attack Larry Dick a correctional Please see CYA B2 adding and dropping their classes it's a little hectic" flease kc PARKING B2 Crunch flusters Cal Poly students staff Beginning of fall term brings LENGTHY SEARCHES FOR SPOTS POLITICS B2 Yom Kiffur Jews laud holiest day! of the year" San Luis Obisfo As tiie sun set Wednesday Jews' throughout San Luis Obispo Coun-' ty began observing Yom Kippur'-the holiest day of the Jewish year' which continues until sunset today Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement and is sometimes known as the "Sabbath of Sab- "Yom Kippur is when we ask God to release us from the vows and promises we were unable to keep throughout the year'-whether we did that intentionally or not" said Jayne Simon para rabbinic with Congregation Beth David in San Luis Obispo Common practice is to dress in white and fast from sundown the first day of Yom Kippur until sun- By Stephanie Finucane The Tribune Microbiology major Leisah Burrow never has trouble finding a parking space at Cal Poly 6:30" she said always plenty of 630 am Students who drive to campus after the sun is up say9or lOajn report that next to impossible to find parking On Monday the first day of classes some students drove around for 43 minutes or more hunting for an open spoL Those lucky enough to find parking were besieged with requests TKBA1 BY JE'SCS MCuOM A Cal Poly studont makes hor way to hor car In tho campus' main parking lot off Grande Avonuo on Titsday "I think Monday was year before Until people finish any more unpleasant than any other first day of fall quarter" she said "It looked equally congested as it did last year and the PlnKMcJEWStBl VT' 14.