The city of San Luis Obispo will virtually host Re-energizing SLO – Building an Energy Resilient Future, a free community webinar discussing the future energy system of the city on Thursday, May 13, according to a press release. The webinar,…
Cal Poly seniors to launch second weather balloon into space with Project OWL
In 2019, aerospace senior Evan Agarwal teamed up with technology company Project OWL to test out a device that would provide cheap, limited Wi-Fi in disaster zones by launching it into space on a giant weather balloon — and now…
COVID-19 testing requirements reduced to once every seven days
This story was updated May 12 at 7:15 p.m. to clarify that testing is once every seven days. An earlier version had stated that testing was once a week. Cal Poly will be reducing COVID-19 testing requirements beginning Thursday, May…
CBS’ “48 Hours” reports new developments in Kristin Smart case
On Saturday, CBS aired a revised version of their “48 Hours” episode, “The Disappearance of Kristin Smart,” to incorporate recent developments in the case — including the arrest of Paul Flores, the whereabouts of Smart’s body and Flores’ history of…
Cal Poly now providing single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine in University Union
Starting today, May 11, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available to everyone 18 and older at the Cal Poly University Union’s Rite Aid Clinic. According to an email from the Cal Poly Emergency Operations Center, the single dose…
Detective Luca Benedetti killed while serving a search warrant for stolen property
At approximately 5 p.m. Monday evening, San Luis Obispo Police Detective Luca Benedetti was shot and killed while serving a search warrant near South Higuera Street for stolen property. Detective Steve Orozco was shot as well, according to a May…
San Luis Obispo police officer killed in shooting
While serving a search warrant at an apartment on Camellia Court Monday, May 10, a San Luis Obispo Police Department officer was shot and killed. Another officer was injured and is in stable condition at an area hospital, a police…
Fire hydrant bursts on California Boulevard
A semi-truck hit a fire hydrant on the corner of Taft Street and California Boulevard at about 11 a.m. this morning. No one was injured. The hydrants are designed to break away when a vehicle hits them, so a geyser…
Cal Poly to offer more vaccine options as County plans to close mass vaccination sites
The County of San Luis Obispo will close three mass vaccination clinics in Arroyo Grande, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo on June 4, according to a recent press release. Vaccine administration will continue to happen via mobile, pop-up and…
Cal Poly students want to get vaccinated, Mustang News surveys find
Cal Poly students are overwhelmingly in support of getting vaccinated for COVID-19, according to surveys conducted by Mustang News in April. Mustang News sent Cal Poly students a random survey on April 22, in which 384 of 422 respondents —…
How Cal Poly and students pump billions of dollars into California economy
Cal Poly’s economic contributions generated more than $1.6 billion in industry activity and more than $105 million of state and local tax revenue during the 2018-19 school year, according to a new study conducted by the California State University (CSU)…