Incumbent Heidi Harmon leads the race for mayor with 11,619 votes, which is about 53% of city ballots counted so far. Local business owner Cherisse Sweeney follows with 7,317 votes — about 33% of the vote, the county released in a Nov. 6 election summary report. Harmon was elected in 2016 and has served two […]
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Incumbent Salud Carbajal leading race for San Luis Obispo’s seat in Congress
As of this time, incumbent Salud Carbajal is leading in the race for the United States 24th Congressional District with 162,131 votes, or 63.2 percent.
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Andy Pease and Jan Marx lead in SLO City Council race
Updated with new vote counts at 10:30 p.m. At the end of election night, Andy Pease and Jan Marx were leading with 8,002 votes and 6,682 votes respectively for the two city council seats up for election. County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong released the results of 117,974 ballots at about 11:13 p.m. on Nov. 3 […]
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Mayor Heidi Harmon leading in mayoral race
This story will be updated as results come in. This story was updated at 9:20 p.m. to clarify that 61.9% of registered voters had ballots counted, not 61.9% of total votes. Incumbent Mayor Heidi Harmon is leading ahead in the San Luis Obispo mayoral race, garnering 53.9% of the votes. Cherisse Sweeney is trailing behind […]
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Obstacles to voting for college students
Changes of address, absentee ballots and long lines at the polls are just some of the difficulties college students face when placing their vote. With COVID-19 still a part of our everyday lives, the voting landscape has changed dramatically in 2020. “Young people have always been leading the way in our democracy and they’ve been […]
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Letter to the Editor: Bye, Don
Ken Allard is a journalism senior. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. The leaves have changed, the sun has set on previously unshakable relationships and the fall air is crisp with a cold, dry anxiety beset by a year unlike any other. Ain’t it great? Don’t answer that. Listen, I know we’re […]
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Letter to the Editor: Sweeney and Torres aren’t ‘wolves,’ they’re the breath of fresh air SLO needs
Luke Pevreal is a political science senior. He wrote this piece as a response to “Letter to the Editor: Abrianna Torres and Cherisse Sweeney are wolves in sheeps clothing.” The views expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News.
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Here’s what you need to know about the 12 props on the California ballot
There are 12 propositions on the ballot in California.
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What makes this election “extremely unique” according to Cal Poly Democrats
As Election Day draws closer, Cal Poly Democrats treasurer Brian Kragh explains the impact the pandemic has on the election and how it makes this election “extremely unique.”
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Sweeney outraises Harmon; candidates split city’s business, political donors
Update Nov. 3: Mustang News removed the word “eccentric” as a descriptor for candidate Donald Hedrick This Tuesday, Nov. 3, San Luis Obispo residents will head to the polls to vote for mayor. Incumbent mayor Heidi Harmon has served since 2016 and is nearing the end of her second two-year term. Harmon’s main challenger in […]
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Fact check: Mustang News Mayoral Debate
Journalism senior Hailey Nagma fact checked some of the factual claims made by the candidates during the debate.