Renters have been protected from annual price hikes exceeding 10% of their rate since California implemented the Tenant Protection Act in 2020, but this was only one step of the process. This year’s Proposition 33 aims to grant local governments expanded rights in adopting rent-control measures.
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Faith and fashion behind Thrifty Beaches’ expansion
Racks on racks of vintage sports merchandise, Levi’s jeans and letterman jackets hang from the walls of Thrifty Beaches’ newest location as customers flip through pieces of clothing hand-selected from across California.
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Cal Poly ranks 57 in Forbes’ best American colleges
Forbes ranked Cal Poly as the 57th best university in the U.S. on their annual America’s Top Colleges list – up from No. 83 on last year’s list. Cal Poly is ranked as the 14th best university in the West and is the highest ranked CSU campus. “This ranking illustrates how Cal Poly is succeeding […]
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Alternative to Violence Program paves new paths and fosters connection among inmates
AVP is a worldwide phenomenon, but has a strong network though the prison system in California. According to their website, “Through an international network of local chapters, AVP facilitators — all trained volunteers — offer workshops in prisons as well as in the community for all who would like to reduce the level of unresolved conflict in their lives and the lives of those around them.”
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New report “Harvesting Dignity” brings light to grim reality of Central Coast farmworkers and their advocacy for a livable wage
Two decades ago, Arcenio Lopez’s alarm went off at four in the morning. It was his first day working in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California. He had just immigrated from Oaxaca, México – much to his family’s disappointment as they worked tirelessly hoping to never see their son in the fields.
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From France to California: How Romane Mosse’s French flair has impacted Cal Poly Women’s Tennis
Three years ago in Viroflay, France, Romane Mosse decided to chase her dreams and come to play tennis in the United States.
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Apagando el fuego con fuego: La naturaleza preventiva de la quema prescrita en el condado de SLO
Editor’s note: El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Edgar Bustillos Morales. En los últimos años, la legislatura estatal de California ha incrementado los fondos para la prevención de incendios forestales y la mitigación. Esto incluye al gobernador Gavin Newsom firmando nuevas leyes tales como el SB332 en 2021, enfocándose […]
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Fighting fire with fire: The preventative nature of prescribed burns in SLO County
Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. In the past few years, the California state legislature increased funding for wildfire prevention and mitigation. This includes Governor Gavin Newsom signing bills such as SB 332 in 2021, focusing on conducting prescribed burns. According to the U.S. Forest Service, a prescribed burn is a fire that […]
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Opinion: El Niño 2023, decoded
Caroline Kelleher is an anthropology and geography freshman and Mustang News Opinion Columnist. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. June marks the beginning of what is usually a hot California summer, which should be a welcome break from the gloom we’ve had for the first half of […]
Posted inPrevention Series
‘It’s coming out of the shadows’: Cal Poly has among the highest reports of sexual assault in the CSU system
The first of three articles in an investigative series on sexual assault at Cal Poly and the university’s response. To view the full series, go here. It was May 2011. Three rapes on or near campus had been reported in the span of just nine days. The university responded with condemnation, with President Jeffrey Armstrong […]
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Prop 1 Passing is a win for California, but we can’t forget our neighbors
Soon after the Supreme Court overturned the right to privacy when it comes to women’s health, state politicians began arguing for and against abortion rights, birth control access and sex education for the citizens residing under their control. With abortion rights being included on some ballots, citizens could decide whether or not they wanted to […]