About 60,000 San Luis Obispo County residents ages 30 years and older are now eligible to be vaccinated as early as next week, according to a press release. Other eligible groups to receive the vaccine include residents ages 50 years…
Health advocates for Mixteco community navigate COVID-19
A Cal Poly alumna founded a health advocate agency for the Central Coast’s Indigenous community — but she didn’t expect to find herself on the frontlines of a pandemic. On the Central Coast, the pandemic’s frontline workers included not only…
Cal Poly receives $100,000 donation to upgrade parallel computing lab
Imagine technology that uses the power of computing to determine the accuracy of wine grapes, aid in wildfire analysis and evaluate the influence of social networks and political ideologies. Thanks to a $100,000 donation from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE),…
Police enforce city tent camping ban despite CDC homelessness guidelines
A recent increase of houseless residents living in public squares like Mitchell Park spurred San Luis Obispo city government to ban camping-style tents on park grounds. According to Greg Avakian, Director of Parks and Recreation for the city of San…
City assistance has kept some downtown businesses open
Since the first stay at home order was placed in March of 2020, downtown San Luis Obispo businesses haven’t been the same. Many went through exceptionally rough patches and others shut their doors for good. “Businesses are having challenging times,”…
Meet the Cal Poly sophomore suing Trump’s Department of Education
Declan Galli sat down at his desk in his Poly Canyon Village apartment on Jan. 10. The sun began to set, concluding Galli’s first week of winter quarter. The Cal Poly sophomore majoring in both city and regional planning and…
San Luis Obispo County halts styrofoam ban
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…
University responds to rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans
The University Diversity and Inclusion Department sent an email to the Cal Poly community today, March 18, to address the rise in Anti-Asian hate and violence throughout America over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interim Vice President for Diversity…
The COVID-19 vaccine, explained
After a year of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, vaccines for the novel coronavirus are finally being distributed at an unprecedented rate. As more people are inoculated and cases continue to fall in the U.S., excitement is growing around vaccines.…
Panda Express and The Habit Burger Grill are coming to campus, construction begins in spring
Chick-fil-A and Starbucks won’t be the only familiar dining option for students on campus, as the Cal Poly Corporation announced a new building renovation set to include The Habit Burger Grill and Panda Express.
Hundreds sign petition urging Safe Parking Program for unhoused students
A Safe Parking petition circulating online is asking the University to provide space for students to freely park and sleep in their vehicles overnight, a practice that is illegal on San Luis Obispo City streets. The petition also recommends that Cal Poly provides facilities with a kitchen and restrooms.