San Luis Obispo’s mayor and city manager formally addressed community members at the 2022 State of the City Address for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were not without our hardships over the past few years,” San Luis…
How San Luis Obispo communities are impacted by the California drought
San Luis Obispo County has had its driest year in 128 years with having dropped over nine inches of average precipitation, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System. For local communities, the drought has challenged agricultural industries and has…
SLO Mayor Erica Stewart announces official mayoral campaign for 2022 election
Eight months ago, Erica Stewart was unanimously appointed as mayor by the San Luis Obispo City Council after former mayor Heidi Harmon stepped down. The appointment helped the city avoid a special election that could have cost up to $200,000.…
SLO County Board of Supervisors meets to review worsening drought conditions
Amid a declaration of a local drought emergency, San Luis Obispo County Drought Task Force reported worsening agricultural conditions at a County Board of Supervisors meeting on May 17. The county coordinated drought monitoring, impact assessments, responses to emergency health…
Red moon to appear Sunday night in lunar eclipse
Sunday night’s sky will feature a red moon, marking this year’s first lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse typically occurs only twice a year when the moon moves into Earth’s shadow, becoming entirely hidden from the sun’s direct light. The light…
“It’s their land”: Chumash Tribe one step closer to Central Coast marine sanctuary
On a foggy morning in Morro Bay, sea otters summersault in the harbor while fishermen heave gear onto their boats. Across the water, surfers rip across silver-blue waves. The Chumash can sometimes be seen climbing Morro Rock — one of…
Cal Poly’s Leaning Pine Arboretum receives $1 million donation
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science’s (CAFES) student-run Leaning Pine Arboretum received a $1 million donation from Kathleen Enz Finken, Cal Poly’s provost from 2012 to 2019, and her husband Gerald Finken. The donation was made in honor…
Local clubs and organizations gather for the Earth Day Fair in San Luis Obispo
The nonprofit organization Earth Day Alliance, Inc., hosted their annual Earth Day Fair in San Luis Obispo on April 23. The fair took place at Laguna Lake Park from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and featured live music, an electric car show…
San Luis Obispo’s Earth Day fair returns after two-year hiatus
Earth Day Alliance, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to protecting the environment, is hosting its annual Earth Day Fair on Saturday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The fair will take place at Laguna Lake Park from 11 a.m.-4…
Cal Poly hosts Earth Week celebration
Cal Poly’s Green Campus team and the sustainability community will put on an Earth Week Celebration this week, featuring a movie night, panel discussion, clothing swap and more. Earth Week events will run Thursday through Saturday, April 23. Friday, April…
Cal Poly continues to invest in fossil fuels despite the CSU system abandoning the practice
Cal Poly Corporation will continue to invest in fossil fuels, despite momentum from a California State University (CSU) decision on Oct. 6 to stop its own further investment. Former CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro announced last year that the CSU…