The Cal Poly Rose Float team revealed “Soaring as One” as their 78th Rose Parade float theme. The Tournament of Roses’ parade theme this year is “Welcome.” Cal Poly plans to depict this by featuring a flock of flying and usually flightless birds soaring together through a sunset. Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San […]
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California’s Get The Feds Out Act would create stricter hiring processes for former ICE employees
Governor Newsom has two days remaining to decide whether to sign the Get The Feds Out Act, a bill that would implement stricter hiring suitability reviews for former ICE officers seeking public employment in California.
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Paint the Plaza brings chalk art and community back to Mission Plaza
The Paint the Plaza community chalk-art festival recently took place at Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo, reviving a former tradition to bring together local artists, families, and businesses.
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City Council unanimously endorses plan that could replace local ambulance company with a national private business
The San Luis Obispo City Council unanimously endorsed a proposal that would allow the City of Paso Robles to have authority over San Luis Obispo County’s ambulance services contract. The proposal could allow Paso Robles to replace the ambulance service provider that serves Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo, according to the agenda report. The […]
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Second annual San Luis Obispo County high school voter registration competition begins
San Luis Obispo County has launched its second high school voter registration competition, extending the contest to five weeks to encourage students aged 16 and older to register to vote.
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Cal Poly meal plan recalculation changes CalFresh eligibility
An annual analysis by Cal Poly found that several meal plans provide enough weekly meals to disqualify students from receiving CalFresh benefits.
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Former Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate found guilty of voter fraud
Former local mayoral and county clerk-recorder candidate, Gaea Powell, was found guilty of eight felonies and one misdemeanor, following a trial that ended Sept. 18. The former business consultant was charged with several counts of election and voter fraud from the 2022 and 2024 Arroyo Grande mayoral elections. She ran for the 2026 San Luis […]
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Fast-moving fire five miles north of Cal Poly reaches 33 acres
A vehicle caught fire on Highway 101, just five miles north of Cal Poly’s campus at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, sparking a fire. It grew to 33 acres and is 20% contained, according to Cal Fire. The fire is no longer actively burning. Cal Fire issued a mandatory evacuation order for areas in the northern Los […]
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Activists Protest Chevron over Its Role in Israel’s Natural Gas Industry
Protesters in San Luis Obispo joined a global boycott of Chevron to demonstrate against the company’s involvement in Israel’s natural gas industry and express solidarity with Palestine.
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Downtown San Luis Obispo movie theater closed temporarily amid renovations
Audio story by Gabby Gerster. The Movie Experience SLO announced they will be temporarily closed until further notice due to its snack bar renovations, according to their Instagram. The theater will reopen in time for the holiday season, according to their Instagram. The only showtimes available on the theater’s website are Oct. 3 for a […]
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Supreme Court blocks Trump executive order on mail-in voting restrictions
The Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s emergency request to implement mail-in ballot restrictions, leaving the existing vote-by-mail process unchanged for the upcoming election.