“It can happen anywhere. I shouldn’t have been surprised.”
Residents celebrate yakʔitʸutʸu’s grand opening with native foods and music
The campus community and yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash tribe came together Thursday, Nov. 8 to celebrate the grand opening of the residence halls on campus. Students, staff and members of the tribe gathered on the central lawn…
Measure F passes, allowing cities to tax marijuana at up to 10 percent
San Luis Obispo will enact Measure F with 79.57 percent of votes, which means the city will tax commercial cannabis businesses up to 10 percent of gross receipts for retail business and up to $10 per square foot for cultivation.…
Measure G defeated, allowing for future oil expansion
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Measure G was struck down by 55.73 percent of San Luis Obispo County voters. Measure G proposed eliminating oil expansion, but still allowing existing oil extraction and oil field maintenance to continue. The measure faces…
Carlyn Christianson and Erica Stewart elected to SLO City Council
Carlyn Christianson (incumbent) took first in the San Luis Obispo City Council race Nov. 6 with 26.96 percent of votes. Christianson was the only candidate running with prior experience on the council; she has been a member for the past…
Heidi Harmon wins second term as San Luis Obispo mayor
Heidi Harmon will be the mayor of San Luis Obispo for a second term, beating out challengers Keith Gurnee and Donald Hedrick.
The last-minute midterm election guide you need
Voter registration for young people is up across the country and Cal Poly has the most new student voter registrations of any school in California. Despite that, less than 20 percent of young people voted in the 2014 midterm elections. A recent…
Tanker truck crash near Higuera closes Southbound 101 indefinitely
Update 12:30 p.m.: Both lanes of Southbound Highway 101 are now open. The spill was not hazmat and the truck has been removed. Original Story: Traffic is backed up to Madonna Road after a tanker truck overturned and is blocking…
TEDxSanLuisObispo: Dive deeper with the team that “makes waves”
The TEDxSanLuisObispo is back for a third annual conference, featuring 10 speakers.
More officers and double fines leading up to Halloween
As Halloween approaches, Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) and the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) are preparing: More officers will be on duty and double fines are a threat. According to Cal Poly University Spokesperson Matt Lazier,…