Businesses will continue to be able to use styrofoam containers in San Luis Obispo County. Board members of the San Luis Obispo County’s Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) voted Feb. 10 to postpone the ban on polystyrene and expanded polystyrene…
Activists push for the removal of off-road vehicles on the Oceano Dunes
The Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area in the southern region of San Luis Obispo County is a destination for off-roading enthusiasts across the United States. It is the only state park in California that allows off-highway vehicles (OHV) to…
Two girls, their bikes and 4,000 miles
When Kayla Tresser and Taylor Enders neared the end of their final spring quarter at Cal Poly, Tresser proposed a plan that would take them on a wild ride across the nation — more specifically, a transnational bike ride. “My…
New E-bike medic program makes it easier to rescue SLO hikers
The San Luis Obispo (SLO) City Fire Dept. introduced its new E-bike Medic Program to quicken response time for hikers in need of immediate medical attention in the open space trails area around the city. The E-bike Medic Program allows…
More hiking and biking trails coming to San Luis Obispo
It was a fall October day and Kevin Zhang, an avid mountain biker and member of the Cal Poly Cycling Team carved down the rocky, steep trails of West Cuesta Ridge. For mountain bikers on the Central Coast, Cuesta Ridge…
San Luis Obispo enacts transportation plan to achieve sustainability goals
The San Luis Obispo City Council has enacted its first Active Transportation Plan, outlining a strategy for implementing pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and policies throughout the city.
Bill reintroduced to protect public lands and rivers across the central coast
The bill, known as the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, proposes protection for lands in Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
PG&E restores power in San Luis Obispo after Public Safety Power Shutoffs
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) issued an “all clear” this morning after conducting Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) yesterday due to high winds, according to Mark Mesesan, a PG&E communications representative.
San Luis Obispo to celebrate electric cars this week
As part of the City’s efforts to become carbon neutral by 2035, San Luis Obispo’s mayor designated this week as Drive Electric Week. Drive Electric Week is a national event aimed at raising “awareness of the many benefits of all-electric…
New grant may help Cal Poly compost again
Anastasia Nicole held up a small, roughly cereal box-sized black trash can. It was mostly filled with granola bar wrappers. The contents of the bin — composed of mostly these wrappers — is her entire two-weeks-worth of trash. “I mean,…
“All Good” for the planet and the central coast: Natural body care company becomes first Morro Bay certified green business
The natural body care company has been a certified B Corporation since 2009 and a member of 1% for the Planet since it was founded in 2006.