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 […]
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Odd Mob and Walker & Royce to headline Cal Poly’s St. Patrick’s Day festival
Cal Poly will host its second annual St. Patrick’s Day music festival on March 14, headlined by Australian DJ Odd Mob and EDM duo Walker & Royce, with increased capacity and security measures to ensure a safe and enjoyable event for students.
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Cal Poly skilled trade workers to strike following CSU salary disputes
Cal State University skilled trades workers are set to strike from Feb. 17 to Feb. 20 due to promised salary increases that were withheld in July 2025. At Cal Poly, Teamsters Local 2010 will protest from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. near the entrance to campus at Slack Street. Approximately 1,100 Cal State skilled trades […]
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Ishan Pandhare pleads not guilty to hit-and-run felonies; prosecution reports new details
Ishan Pandhare pleaded not guilty to three felonies related to a hit and run incident that seriously injured two Cal Poly sophomores, and he was taken back into custody with bail set at $150,000.
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California Supreme Court denies Paul Flores’ appeal in conviction
Paul Flores’ second appeal to his conviction for the first-degree murder of Kristin Smart was denied by the California Supreme Court, San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow announced Wednesday in a press release. Flores filed the petition to the California Court of Appeals for review in July 2025, attempting to reverse his charge […]
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Former Cal Poly student sentenced to over six years in prison for firing guns on campus
Charles Hojaboom was sentenced to over six years in state prison for firing guns on the Cal Poly campus in 2023, and will now have two strikes under California’s Three Strikes Law.