Morro Bay High School was announced as the winner of San Luis Obispo County’s first high school voter registration competition on Monday.
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What to expect from our elections coverage
Mustang News’ coverage of the 2024 local elections seeks to empower the Cal Poly student body and the greater San Luis Obispo community to engage in informed participation in our democracy. We hope to achieve this by producing comprehensive, digestive and interesting content. Our mission in covering the election is to get our communities involved […]
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Meet your 2024 ASI Candidates
Mustang News spoke with all the 2024 ASI Presidential and Board of Directors candidates to learn more about their goals for the 24-25′ year.
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ASI removes diversity statement in election candidate packet, extends personal statement
The Associated Students Incorporation (ASI) Recruitment and Elections Committee plans to remove the standalone diversity statement section from this year’s election candidate packet.
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CSU student assistant union gains enough votes to hold union election
On Monday, student assistants petitioning for unionization within the California State University (CSU) system announced that they had met the requirement to move forward with an election to become a part of the California State University Employee Union (CSUEU). The union election will allow CSU student assistant employees to vote to have a union represent […]
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Society treats the unhoused like a problem, not like human beings
Eden-Rose Baker is an opinion columnist for Mustang News and journalism junior. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. There is no denying that homelessness is a prevalent issue in San Luis Obispo County. It became a huge topic in November’s election cycle. Both former State Assembly District […]
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Nearly 60K of SLO County ballots have been counted, according to new data
Votes have been counted from 58,096 people out of the 182,291 SLO County registered voters as of Tuesday, Nov.9. 51,200 people voted by mail before Election Day and 6,896 people voted at the polls on Election Day in SLO County. Election officials are still processing 22,270 of the vote-by-mail ballots that were turned in on […]
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MN Now: November 10, 2022
Mustang News reporter Gabrielle Downey brings you the top stories from this week.
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WOTS: Students express their thoughts on the 2022 midterm election
Mustang News reporters Gabrielle Downey and Avery Elowitt got the Word on The Street by asking students about their thoughts on the 2022 midterm elections.
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Gavin Newsom wins re-election in race for California Governor
Gavin Newsom received 271,888 votes, which amounts to 56.4% of the total cast as of 8:10 p.m. PST. All California counties have reported. Newsom was up for reelection for the first time since he was first elected governor in 2018. Pillars of his campaign are tackling the state’s affordability crisis, creating “inclusive economic growth” through […]
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San Luis Obispo’s mayor speaks on Cal Poly, diversity and stepping into leadership
With an “I Hate Mornings” mug in tow, Erica Stewart talked with Mustang News about her life as the mayor of San Luis Obispo — and how she got here. Stewart, a Black Cal Poly alumna, described going to her hometown six hours away just to get her hair done when she was a student. […]