After a week-long campaign advocating for San Luis Obispo to decrease its future police budget, Cal Poly Students for Quality Education (SQE), along with 25 other local organizations, were unsuccessful as the city council unanimously voted June 1 to approve…
California keeps stricter COVID-19 mask mandate despite new CDC guidelines
On May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased masking guidelines for fully-vaccinated people. However, California plans to keep stricter masking requirements in place until the state’s economy is fully reopened on June 15. This is the…
“Nowhere to go”: Morro Bay homeless encampment on Vistra-owned land destroyed
kcpr913news · Energy company bulldozes homeless encampment Audio by Marcus Cocova On and off for four years, 70-year-old Kevin Miller would stay with 20 to 30 others at an encampment near Morro Creek, living off small amounts of social security,…
Racial hate crime committed in Cal Poly university housing
A student found an anonymous note containing a racial slur in their University Housing apartment on Friday, May 28, according to a campus-wide email from the President’s Office. President Jeffrey Armstrong said in the email that someone seemingly placed the…
ASI Passes Resolution of No Confidence in University Housing
The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors passed a resolution of no confidence in Cal Poly University Housing. This vote was a formal expression of the board’s lack of confidence in the operation of University Housing. Due to the…
Some students billed for required COVID-19 tests
Editor’s note: This article was updated on June 2 to include comments received by Avellino Labs after publication. Update June 2, 2021: Avellino Labs Spokesperson Angela Lapré told Mustang News students may have received billing statements if their insurance sent…
SLO Bangers accepting donations for people displaced from Morro Bay encampment
The local SLO Bangers group is hosting a clothing and supply drive starting today, May 29, for houseless community members in Morro Bay who were recently displaced. SLO Bangers is a syringe exchange and overdose prevention program that helps individuals…
Cal Poly expects about 85% of fall classes to be in-person
Cal Poly plans for a majority of classes, services, staff, and facilities to return to campus in Fall 2021, according to drafts of the campus repopulation plan and return-to-work plan. “This scenario assumes that the vaccine has been widely distributed;…
25-years later, San Luis Obispo community honors Kristin Smart’s memory with a walk
A crowd of about 200 people gathered at the intersection of Crandall Way and Foothill Boulevard the evening of May 25 to honor the 25th anniversary of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart’s disappearance. Many people wore purple to show support…
Hundreds gather at Cal Poly to honor the death of Detective Luca Benedetti
Law enforcement from across California and other states gathered at Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center on the morning of May 20 to honor the death of Detective Luca Benedetti of the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Benedetti, a Cal Poly…
“A step forward”: ASI votes in favor of creating a secretary of accessibility
The Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors unanimously voted in favor of creating a secretary of accessibility at an open forum meeting on Wednesday, May 19. According to nutrition senior Hannah Heath, who is the founder and president of…