Heidi Harmon was elected for mayor in 2016, and is running for a third term this election. In San Luis Obispo, the mayor has equal voting power as the rest of the city council, and they’ve worked together to manage the city’s pandemic response, address the Black Lives Matter Movement, pass policies to protect the environment and more. […]
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Watch: Meet San Luis Obispo’s City Council candidates
Two seats on the San Luis Obispo City Council are up for election Nov. 3.
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Fact check: Mustang News Mayoral Debate
Journalism senior Hailey Nagma fact checked some of the factual claims made by the candidates during the debate.
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Mayoral candidates talk about policing in San Luis Obispo
Ever since the killing of George Floyd in May, a summer of protests, armed responses from San Luis Obispo’s city police and District Attorney Dan Dow charging prominent activists with misdemeanors have all spurred conversations about policing and police funding in San Luis Obispo. Since protests began in June, the city has made strides to […]
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“My voice does matter”: Cal Poly students get ready to vote
In a survey Mustang News distributed randomly to 850 students, 102 students responded, detailing how they plan to vote this year.Â
96.1 percent of students that were surveyed planned on voting during this election season.Â
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Meet San Luis Obispo Mayoral Candidate: Heidi Harmon
Incumbent Heidi Harmon is seeking a third term as San Luis Obispo’s mayor. Prior to being elected for mayor in 2016, Harmon had no electoral experience. Rather, she was engaged in the community as a community organizer, predominantly for climate action, for more than a decade.
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Meet San Luis Obispo mayoral candidate: Cherisse Sweeney
Sweeney’s campaign focuses on three main issues: public health and safety, economic vitality and inclusivity. Sweeney said these issues are interwoven in a “harmonious circle.”
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Meet San Luis Obispo Mayoral Candidate: Sandra Marshall-Eminger
Sandra Marshall-Eminger said she is a progressive Democrat and was a member of the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party Central Committee from 2003 to 2012. Through this involvement, Marshall-Eminger said she gained experience working with elected officials and government. She said the reason she has decided to run for mayor is because she disagrees […]
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Meet San Luis Obispo Mayoral Candidate: Donald Hedrick
This is Hedrick’s sixth time running for San Luis Obispo mayor.
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District Attorney Dan Dow responds to Mayor Heidi Harmon’s letter
San Luis Obispo County’s District Attorney Dan Dow responded on Oct. 19 to an open letter sent by San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon, refuting claims Harmon made about him. On Oct. 17, Harmon sent an open letter to her campaign constituents addressing the recent arrest of three Black Lives Matter activists. In the letter, […]
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Meet the eight candidates running for two city council seats
This story was updated on Oct. 19 with new information from local activist Tianna Arata in response to claims made by Abrianna Torres. Two seats on the San Luis Obispo City Council are up for election Nov. 3. City Council is composed of the elected mayor and four council members. The council sets the policies […]