Recreational athletes have been forced to put a hold on their preferred sports since the pandemic began last spring. Today, these athletes will finally be able to play their sports again. Recreational sports are allowed to resume with modifications on…
K-12 teachers and childcare workers now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine
K-12 teachers and childcare workers in San Luis Obispo County are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting next week due to a recent push from Gov. Gavin Newsom. San Luis Obispo County has chosen to honor Newsom’s mandate that…
How one SLO County barber shop operates during COVID-19
Barber shops and salons across the country have been hit hard by the pandemic, as public health orders forced them into a cycle of opening and closing.
Hidden San Luis Obispo kitchen makes Detroit-style pizzas
Customers enter the shop, grinning from ear to ear as Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” blasts from the speakers. Amid all the chaos, the chef glides through the kitchen, tossing pizzas in and out of the scorching hot oven. Many of his…
Cal Poly to host virtual commencement ceremony for spring 2021 graduates
Cal Poly will host a virtual spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 12, according to an email from the Commencement Office. The commencement event will feature six different virtual ceremonies to honor students within each academic college. Each ceremony will…
Small businesses receive second round of relief grants
Small businesses in San Luis Obispo have received a second round of COVID-19 relief grants from the City of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.
How a local coffee bar stayed open through COVID-19
Kin Coffee Bar in downtown San Luis Obispo was in its first few months of opening when the pandemic hit. Owner Julian Contreras broke the news to his staff: the shop would close for good. The next day, his employees…
Cal Poly kicks off COVID-19 saliva testing
Cal Poly’s saliva-based COVID-19 testing opens today, Feb. 18, at Poly Canyon Village (PCV) and is expected to become the University’s sole testing method on Feb. 25, according to a campus-wide email. The transition will happen on Feb. 18 at…
Amplifying multiracial voices on campus through MIXED panel event
The Multicultural Center will host MIXED — a panel to amplify the lived experiences of the biracial community at Cal Poly. The event will take place via Zoom today from 12-1 p.m. Data and budget analyst for Cal Poly Scholars…
University provides peer support for students in isolation
In the midst of the country’s largest surge in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, some Cal Poly students have found themselves on the front lines of the university’s pandemic response. At the beginning of winter quarter, Cal…
Protest that ended in tear gas ‘felt like war.’ Now residents demand police reform
After reviewing the San Luis Obispo Police report explaining their use of tear gas against the June 1 Black Lives Matter protestors, independent consultant James Bueermann — who has 43 years of experience with policing — said any other police…