It was mid-November 1989, and San Luis Obispo City Council members were hearing the same complaints they always heard. In a classic town-and-gown battle, locals were concerned about the increasing number of Cal Poly students, and how those students went…
San Luis Obispo swears in historic majority-female city council
About 100 people gathered at City Hall Monday, Dec. 3 to see San Luis Obispo history in the making as the first-ever majority-female city council was sworn in. Mayor Heidi Harmon and Councilmembers Erica Stewart and Carlyn Christianson were sworn…
Tiny Homes are approved in SLO: how a new type of student housing could be on its way
Tiny homes have been approved in San Luis Obispo, but there are some small hoops homeowners must jump through.
Meet the 5-time SLO mayor candidate who plans to run for the rest of his life
“I promised that if I continued to be silenced I would run for mayor,” mayoral candidate Donald Hedrick said. “Ever since, I’m honor-bound to run for mayor.”
Meet the 7 candidates running for two SLO City Council seats
San Luis Obispo’s city council has four council seats, half of which are on the ballot for Nov. 6. City council members work with the mayor to help shape San Luis Obispo’s future and work toward city goals, from infrastructure…
How students can avoid party-related fines with permanent city-wide program
The San Luis Obispo City Council unanimously approved a permanent Voluntary Party Registration program Tuesday, Oct. 16. The program, which was piloted last year, allows students and residents to register parties with the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) to…
Cal Poly student prompts San Luis Obispo resolution on oil extraction
San Luis Obispo City Council voted to support “Yes on Measure G” after Cal Poly student activism.
Petition to improve lighting surrounding campus to be presented in City Council meeting
A petition to improve lighting in neighborhoods surrounding campus has been circling the Cal Poly community.
San Luis Obispo one step closer to allowing recreational marijuana storefronts
If approved May 15, San Luis Obispo will allow as many as three recreational storefronts.