San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon took to Twitter on Tuesday, Feb. 5 to urge all mayors to stop using Amazon. Harmon said people are going straight to the internet, especially Amazon, instead of shopping locally. She said Amazon hurts…
New City Council goals include increased housing, sustainable transportation, downtown upgrades
The San Luis Obispo City Council set their official goals for the next two years at a public meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5. The key goals include increased housing, fiscal sustainability, sustainable transportation, climate action and maintaining and upgrading downtown San…
HotHouse opens new manufacturing lab addition for entrepreneurs with $500K grant
After two years of being in the works, Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) has opened a manufacturing lab in their downtown HotHouse, called the HotHouse Annex, for entrepreneurs to use.
New California bill would let students pay student loans with a portion of their future income
If passed, a new alternative program would allow students to enter a split income agreement with Cal Poly.
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Country artists Casey Donahew and Chancey Williams to perform at Poly Royal
Country musicians Casey Donahew and Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band will perform at Cal Poly in April during the 79th annual Poly Royal Rodeo. Casey Donahew Donahew will headline Poly Royal with a Saturday, April 13 performance. The…
Snow flurries in San Luis Obispo as temperatures plunge
With temperatures reaching the low 30’s earlier this week, San Luis Obispo experienced snow and snow flurries around the county. While videos of snowfall in the county have circulated social media, John Lindsey a marine meteorologist for PG&E and Cal…
Problems in The SLO apartments remain after class-action lawsuit
In 2017, former Cal Poly student Cameron Geehr filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the tenants of The SLO Student Living against Home Sweet Home, Inc., the former owners of the apartment complex located on Foothill Boulevard and Santa…
Sustainability report shows transportation now makes up majority of campus emissions
The 2018 Biennial Sustainability Progress Report was released Jan. 29, and includes updated statistics concerning Cal Poly’s water and energy use, waste management and climate action plan. While in 2017, buildings were emitting the most greenhouse gasses (GHG), the new…
Cal Poly to break ground on new $125 million interdisciplinary research complex
Cal Poly will break ground to make room for a new $125 million interdisciplinary research building beginning in May 2019.
ASI Board of Directors member made it her “personal mission” to help marginalized communities know their rights
Every day growing up, Gabriela Guillen awoke to the sounds of family members getting ready to work labor-intensive jobs in the early hours of the morning. She would hear footsteps as early as 5 a.m. – sometimes, she would even…
“Part of it was luck,” one of the SLO Hacks winner said about newly developed LineFighter game
Three Cal Poly students stumble upon the winning project for SLO Hacks hackathon.