Places of worship, barbershops and hair salons were allowed to reopen in San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday, May 26, according to the county Public Health Department.
LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue in San Luis Obispo over death of George Floyd
Update 5:20 p.m.: The protest ended peacefully at approximately 5:15 p.m. after taking a moment of silence. RACE Matters SLO facilitated a meeting between organizers and representatives from the City of San Luis Obispo Police Department and Cal Poly before…
San Luis Obispo now has 279 cases of COVID-19, 256 patients have recovered
San Luis Obispo County has 279 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, June 3 — up one case from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 18 patients are at home recovering in isolation and 256…
Students arrested at Monday protest say process was “chaotic” and “humiliating”
After 100 police officers arrived in riot gear, what began as a peaceful Monday protest ended in a cloud of tear gas and at least five Cal Poly students with their hands in zip ties. Following a stalemate between officers…
SLOPD defends use of tear gas in standoff with protestors, UPD also present at protest
The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) defended its use of tear gas and firecracker-like devices to disperse a crowd of more than 200 protestors Monday evening. SLOPD Chief Deanna Cantrell addressed the tactics used to disperse the crowd in…
San Luis Obispo County now has 278 cases of COVID-19. 256 patients have recovered.
San Luis Obispo County has 278 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday, June 2 — up seven cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 17 patients are at home in isolation and 256 patients…
Seven arrests, 110 officers, tear gas and flash bangs down Santa Rosa in San Luis Obispo protests
A peaceful protest against the murder of George Floyd turned violent Monday evening when law enforcement officers used riot equipment to disperse demonstrators. The standoff began after approximately 450 protestors, some of whom had been walking since 2:00 p.m., took an…
Second day of protests end with tear gas in San Luis Obispo — hours after officers kneel in solidarity
After more than six hours of protesting, law enforcement officers used tear gas to break up a crowd of more than 200 near the intersection of Santa Rosa and Walnut. A firecracker-like device was also used to disperse the crowd.…
LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue in San Luis Obispo over killing of George Floyd
Update 9:30 p.m.: Law enforcement have cleared the area and Santa Rosa Street has reopened to traffic. Video by Brady Caskey Update 8:45 p.m.: San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell said the protests were declared an “unlawful assembly” after…
San Luis Obispo County now has 271 cases of COVID-19
San Luis Obispo County has 271 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, June 1 — up two cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 12 patients are at home in isolation and 253 patients…
New Pride Crosswalk on Mustang Way
The Cal Poly Pride Center and Associated Students Inc. (ASI) painted a rainbow crosswalk on Mustang Way to recognize the LGBTQ+ community. “This is symbolizing a path to progress for where we are heading as a campus. Being more inclusive.…