The National Weather Service, or NWS, has issued a High Surf Advisory for San Luis Obispo County beaches. The advisory began at 7:41 a.m. today and is projected to end at noon tomorrow, Nov. 10. Moderate coastal flooding and large, breaking waves between 10 to 16 feet are to be expected on San Luis Obispo […]
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San Luis Obispo’s Halloween Safety Enhancement Zone begins
The Halloween Safety Enhancement Zone, or SEZ, has officially begun, doubling fines for this past weekend and the next. The enforcement began on Friday, Oct. 23, through this morning. It will begin again on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 a.m. through 7 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2. The fines for violations range between $700 and […]
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Turning Point USA’s ‘America: Love It or Leave It Tour’ brought Nazi salutes and snipers to campus
At a Turning Point USA event held at the Performing Arts Center, hundreds of attendees faced over 70 protesters, including instances where attendees reportedly responded with Nazi salutes.
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Cal Poly’s SWE hosts 51st annual evening with industry dinner
For some Cal Poly students, networking can mean a few minutes of small talk at a career fair. But Cal Poly’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is challenging the status quo. Instead of students moving from table to table, résumé in hand, SWE brings students and industry representatives together over dinner at its 51st annual […]
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Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market closed tonight due to gas leak
An emergency gas leak at Mission Mall forced the cancellation of tonight’s Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market and prompted police to issue evacuation orders for several blocks in San Luis Obispo.
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Conservation measure set to reshape land access in Avila Beach
The California State Coastal Conservancy approved a $42 million grant on September 17 to assist the Wildlands Conservancy in acquiring 2,060 acres of Wild Cherry Canyon to connect Avila Beach and Diablo Canyon.
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Fast-moving fire five miles north of Cal Poly reaches 33 acres
A vehicle caught fire on Highway 101, just five miles north of Cal Poly’s campus at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, sparking a fire. It grew to 33 acres and is 20% contained, according to Cal Fire. The fire is no longer actively burning. Cal Fire issued a mandatory evacuation order for areas in the northern Los […]
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Student reported to have fainted in Cal Poly classroom during heatwave
Extremely high temperatures in San Luis Obispo caused one student to faint in class on Wednesday, Sept. 9. University spokesperson Keegan Koberl confirmed to Mustang News that only one student was reported to have fainted due to the heatwave. However, other students still struggled in the heat, due to many of Cal Poly’s classrooms and […]
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San Luis Obispo police arrest man in KKK-style clothing on public intoxication charge
San Luis Obispo police arrested 55-year-old Kristoffer Hans Pfister for public intoxication after he was seen wearing Ku Klux Klan-style clothing, an incident the city categorized as non-criminal hate expression.
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Extreme heat warning issued for San Luis Obispo County
Temperatures could rise up to 100 degrees in the city of San Luis Obispo, according to the National Weather Service’s extreme heat warning. The heat warning will be in effect until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, with temperatures projected to drop as the weekend approaches. Cal Poly sent a Poly Alert today at 1 […]
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Los trabajadores cualificados de Cal Poly irán a la huelga tras las disputas salariales con la CSU
Find the English version here. Traducido por Suri Moreno Los trabajadores cualificados de la Universidad Estatal de California (Cal State) tienen previsto ir a la huelga del 17 al 20 de febrero debido a que en julio de 2025 no se les concedieron los aumentos salariales prometidos. En Cal Poly, el sindicato Teamsters Local 2010 […]