Update Sunday, Dec. 8: State Park Rangers at the Pismo State Beach North Beach Campground safely located escaped mental health patient Benjamin Aaron Karp. He was found Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., according to a news release. Original post: An…
Council passes last-minute protections for renters after evictions surge in SLO
San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation Legal Director Stephanie Barclay said she has never received as many calls from residents being served eviction notices as she does now. Why? At the start of 2020, landlords will no longer be able…
Police arrest prowler allegedly targeting women getting ready for bed
A man was arrested Tuesday night after being linked to multiple prowling incidents on the 800 block of Boysen Avenue, according to San Luis Obispo Police (SLOPD). Juan Francisco Rodriguez Espino, a 35-year-old resident, was arrested while SLOPD was conducting…
Administration and faculty union spar over UPD racial profiling accusations
An allegation of racial profiling by University Police on Thursday has sparked an investigation and spurred a series of hostile emails between President Armstrong and Cal Poly’s faculty union. An email to all members of the California Faculty Association (CFA)…
Union suspects racial profiling after email alleges UPD handcuffed faculty member of color
The California Faculty Association (CFA) suspects University Police racially profiled a faculty member of color during a traffic stop, according to an email obtained by Mustang News sent to all union members Thursday, Nov. 14. But after an initial search,…
Sophomore Brenden Nichols dies at Cedar Creek Village apartments
Agricultural business sophomore Brenden Nichols passed away Sunday in his apartment, according to residents of the Cedar Creek Village apartments. The cause of death is unconfirmed. Nichols was from Orangevale, Calif., according to a campus-wide email sent Monday night. He…
Facilities is asking campus residents to reduce water usage, cutting irrigation after pump failure
Cal Poly is asking campus residents to reduce all non-essential water usage after a university reservoir pump was taken out of service Sunday. However, University Spokesperson Matt Lazier said these measures will only ensure campus water reserves stay at normal…
Aliso in PCV evacuated after fire breaks out in apartment kitchen
Residents of Aliso in Poly Canyon Village (PCV) were evacuated at approximately 8:20 p.m. Friday when a fire broke out in an apartment kitchen oven. San Luis Obispo City Fire and University Police responded to the incident. The fire was…
Cal Poly officials meet with NCAA over textbook sanctions, appeal decision expected in coming months
Cal Poly is nearing the end of the NCAA appeals process after being forced to vacate records broken by student-athletes who were given extra scholarship money. President Jeffery Armstrong, Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey and Athletics Director Don…
Latest PG&E power shutoff not expected to hit San Luis Obispo
The lights should stay on at Cal Poly and in San Luis Obispo as sweeping power shutoffs are expected this weekend, according to PG&E. The power company announced Friday approximately 850,000 customers will have their power proactively turned off —…
Blue-Green rivalry Men’s Soccer student tickets may run out Wednesday
Update: Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 9:30 p.m. The student ticket allotment for the Saturday, Nov. 2 Cal Poly-UC Santa Barbara game may run out by Wednesday morning, according to Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Chris Giovannetti. Tickets are available at…