Voters will decide on the fate of Measure Y tomorrow, a piece of legislation proposing a half-cent sales tax increase for the city of San Luis Obispo.
The current sales tax throughout the county is 7.25 percent, the lowest sales tax allowed by the state. The proposed increase would bring the sales tax to 7.
While San Luis Obispo has been caught in a battle over Measure J throughout the last few months, this battle has consumed a good portion of Ernie Dalidio’s life. “Exhausting isn’t even the depth of it,” he said. “My aunt and my dad didn’t live to see it.” Dalidio’s ranch has been caught in a whirlwind of controversy since he decided to devote the 131 acres of farmland off Madonna Road and U.
The four candidates running for the office of mayor of San Luis Obispo spoke yesterday in Chumash Auditorium as part of the CP Next: Generation Vote campaign.
Candidates spoke about their positions on city issues and answered questions from students pertaining to how their campaign would benefit that segment of the population.
If students are not getting politically involved, Proposition 1D on the Nov. 7 ballot might change their mind. The proposition will give $16.7 million over two years to Cal Poly for the design of a new science center, replacement of the Anderson Pool, equipment and furniture for the Construction Management building and other minor upgrades and renovations around campus.
While many people are unaware of the high ratio of AIDS cases in San Luis Obispo County, the 15th annual “AIDS Walk for Life,” which will take place on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Rosa Park, is an effort to raise awareness about AIDS and help raise money for the AIDS Support Network.
Congressional candidates Lois Capps and Victor Tognazzini debated in a forum Wednesday afternoon in Chumash Auditorium as part of a lineup of events in the CP Next campaign.
Higher education, immigration reform, healthcare and the war in Iraq were some of the emphasized issues.
Cal Poly’s Biodiesel Club has made a progressive step toward making Cal Poly a green campus with a proposed goal of running all the school’s diesel equipment on cleaner burning fuel. In a successful three-month test last summer, one of the agriculture department’s tractors ran on B15, a mixture of diesel fuel containing 15 percent biodiesel.
Farmers’ Market has recently opened up space for businesses located outside of downtown San Luis Obispo to display their merchandise during the Thursday night festivities.
Seating for one hundred people has also been added along Broad Street. Both changes were implemented in July.
The University Diversity Enhancement Council (UDEC) at Cal Poly is currently directing the development of a student-led mural project. Work on the project began last winter quarter and is expected to be completed by the end of next quarter.
According to the Cal Poly multicultural programs Web site, “the purpose of the mural project is to promote and enhance diversity amongst people at Cal Poly and is a creative way for all students to become involved with the campus.
High school seniors should be warned of the rising concern colleges have for acceptable academic performance. Certain schools are getting strict for the first time.
San Francisco State University rescinded 63 acceptances, and Cal Poly was not far behind, revoking 43 incoming freshmen.
Help is on the way for the estimated 7 million Californians affected by mental illness. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) recently announced plans to begin new Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Courses for clients in the state.
“NAMI is a national grassroots organization.