Proposition 8, one of the most controversial measures on the California ballot to date, has sparked heated debate locally, whether it be during Thursday night’s Farmers’ Market or on the proposition board in the University Union, which allows students to pen their thoughts
For many, Prop 8 gets personal
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Campaign for Congress: Lois Capps and Matt Kokkonen
The People Background: Incumbent Lois Capps has served in Congress for ten years, five of those as a representative for the 23rd district which includes San Luis Obispo County. Capps worked as a nurse for 20 years in the Santa Barbara School District and taught part-time as an early childhood education instructor at Santa Barbara City College for 10 years.
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Two local graduates vie for district 33 state assembly seat
The Race California State Assembly District 33 encompasses all of San Luis Obispo County and 44.25 percent of Santa Barbara County. Last updated in 2001, assembly records show 219,200 registered voters. The Candidates Sam Blakeslee He is a Republican, the incumbent and President of the investment firm Blakeslee & Blakeslee.
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Maldonado vs. Fitzgerald: Race pits seasoned politician against independent challenger
California’s 15th district state Senate race is shaping up to be a true David and Goliath-like contest.
The incumbent: Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria), career politician seasoned by experience of work at a local and state level.
The challenger: Jim Fitzgerald, a to-be United Parcel Service retiree and independent candidate with no political experience and significantly different campaigning style than that of Maldonado.
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Mayoral candidates share passion for city of San Luis Obispo
Why should you care who is elected mayor? Maybe you’re just a guest in this small college town, acquiring a little knowledge before moving on to the bigger and better that the real world has to offer. But if you love San Luis Obispo and plan on coming back to show your kids your old college ‘stomping grounds,’ you might want to have a say in who will be running the show for the next two years.
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Interactive: Cal Poly campaign contributions
See an interactive graph of campaign donation amounts from Cal Poly affiliates. All public postings from the Huffington Post’s online database are shown on the graph, with names omitted. Donations less than $100, anonymous and non-listed donors are not included.
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New fields should be ready by winter quarter
Students, intramural teams and sports clubs at Cal Poly will soon be able to play all year round on the new turf fields currently being installed at the Upper Sports Complex. The fields are part of the Recreation Center Expansion, which was approved by 75 percent of students who voted last year.
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Mustangs getting offensive
Sure, there was a chill sharp enough by California standards to force the shirtless, chest-painted fans in the Alex G. Spanos Stadium student section to cover up, and enough fog to make out-of-state observers assume San Luis Obispo was adjacent to either Los Angeles or San Francisco, not somewhere in between.
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Media influence on election up for debate
Does the media really influence votes? Find out at the next Associated Students Inc. True Life Series event on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium.
Cliff Kincaid, editor of conservative watchdog organization Accuracy in the Media, and Norman Solomon, founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national association of policy researchers and analysts, will debate the topic, “Does the media sway votes?”
“The True Life series is really just an event that provides students with the information and education to make up their own minds about controversial topics,” said ASI Program Coordinator Michelle Curro.
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On-campus compost program removed amid student protest
Going against the protests of some students, Cal Poly’s on-campus food waste composting program was removed last Tuesday, along with the manure compost, leaving many students questioning the reasoning behind the College of Agriculture’s decision. Andy Thulin, interim farm operations manager and department head for the animal science department, said he made the decision to remove the compost windrows from the Cal Poly Organic Farm because the food waste and the manure waste were in too close in proximity to each other, among other reasons.
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Local candidates matter
Local government is “where the rubber hits the road” as Barack Obama said in reference to the role of local governments in making change. While our national presidential candidates “yak in the Senate,” mayors and city councils “actually have to fill the potholes and trim the trees” and make decisions that often directly affect the daily lives of Americans more than a national celebrity or maverick.