Update, 2:35 p.m.: This article was updated to include information on Cal Poly campus road closures. The City of San Luis Obispo has issued a shelter-in-place order due to Monday’s severe rainstorm that has left major streets riddled with flooding, car accidents and road closures throughout the day. The National Weather Service released a flash […]
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Pickleball: How the nation’s fastest-growing sport is impacting SLO County and beyond
Emily Ackerman, Cal Poly’s No. 1 doubles player, walked off the tennis court one last time following a loss in the Big West Championship on April 30. In the coming days, Ackerman looked ahead to graduation and joked that she is “retired.” Jokes aside, her competitive sport career appeared to be over. Ackerman would still […]
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The death of Thomas Jodry: Parents of man who fell from parking structure fight to take wrongful death suit to court
Ambulances arrived at the bottom of the Marsh Street parking structure in Downtown San Luis Obispo on Sept. 14, 2019, to find the body of 21-year-old Atascadero resident Thomas Jodry moments after he fell from the top of the structure. Initially ruled a suicide by the San Luis Obispo Coroner’s Office, Thomas’ death wasn’t immediately […]
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Cal Poly opens new center for wine and viticulture: ‘A head start on a great career’
During fall quarter, students began making Cal Poly wines and research wines entirely from scratch for the first time in the new JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture. The entirely donor-funded facility, which officially opened Winter 2022, is comprised of the 15,600 square-foot Lohr Family Winery and the 12,000 square-foot E. & […]
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‘It’s all on the line’: Save California Solar protests against California utilities proposal
On Dec. 2, 2022, Save California Solar rallied in 10 Californian cities simultaneously. Protesters in San Luis Obispo gathered on Higuera Street in front of the PG&E offices. At 11 a.m., approximately 50 solar customers, climate activists and green energy workers brought signs to rally for better net energy metering (NEM), a state policy that […]
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Lead prosecutor in Kristin Smart trial to transfer to Monterey County DA’s office
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect additional information from a Monterey County news release. SLO County Deputy District Attorney Christopher Peuvrelle won the guilty verdict for the prime suspect in the Kristin Smart murder. Now, he’s transferring to serve in Monterey County’s district attorney’s office as the assistant district attorney, according to […]
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Cal Poly SLO celebrates Veterans Day: ‘Our thanks and our gratitude’
President Jeffrey Armstrong sent out a campus-wide email Friday morning honoring Veterans Day. “Today is Veterans Day, an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the service and sacrifice of many of our family members, friends, and fellow Americans,” Armstrong wrote in the statement. This Veterans Day marks the 104th year since World War […]
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Q&A: Meet the candidates vying for State Assembly District 30 seat
The State Assembly seat for District 30 is on the ballot in the upcoming Nov. 8 election. The district includes portions of San Luis Obispo County, Monterey County and Santa Cruz County. After primary elections, Vicki Nohrden is running on the Republican ticket and Dawn Addis is on the Democrat ticket. Nohrden has contributed to […]
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SLOPD modifies Halloween Safety Enhancement Zone 2022
San Luis Obispo City Council will be enforcing increased police patrol and doubled fines for their annual safety enhancement zone on Halloween from Monday at 12:01 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The safety enhancement zone was created to ensure the public’s safety by managing adverse behaviors that increase during impacted dates of the year […]
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More Cal Poly students can now receive free groceries through CalFresh. Here’s how
Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. A government program that offers free groceries to those who are eligible is now available to many students who previously didn’t qualify. CalFresh is the state of California’s federal Supplemental Nutritional Aid Program (SNAP), which can offer recipients a maximum of $281 monthly stipend for groceries. Liv […]
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Diablo Canyon will continue operations past its previous decommissioning date
The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power plant will remain open past its previous closure date after a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is nestled only 15 miles from Avila Beach and is California’s only remaining nuclear power plant. Though it was previously set to decommission by 2025, […]