Thousands of San Luis Obispo County residents and students gathered in downtown Saturday for the third No Kings Day protest. Among them was Joanne Schultz, a representative of the League of Women Voters, who chanted, “Make good trouble!” Schultz encouraged the cheering crowd to push back on the policies of the Trump administration. This is […]
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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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Dawn Addis projected winner of California State Assembly District 30, according to county data
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as more election results are published. Democratic nominee Dawn Addis is projected to win the general election for California State Assembly District 30 by winning 54.18% of the votes, according to county data. She will represent portions of San Luis Obispo County, Monterey County and Santa Cruz County. […]
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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. […]
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ASI hosts Q&A with San Luis Obispo’s congressman
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) hosted a “Meet Your Representative” event on April 22 for students to discuss policy with US Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) before the upcoming 2022 election. Carbajal currently represents the 24th Congressional District of California which includes both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County, as well as a portion of Ventura […]
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From 1994 to 2021: San Luis Obispo’s new mayor says she’s in it for the students
Running as Cal Poly’s ASI student body President in 1994, Erica A. Stewart’s campaign slogan was “Help Students Help Themselves.” In 2021, that is still an important part of Stewart’s mission, only she isn’t a student body president anymore – she is the new mayor of San Luis Obispo. During her time at Cal Poly, […]
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A quarter in: Has ASI President Jasmin Fashami kept campaign promises?
A majority of students who responded to a Mustang News Instagram poll felt that ASI President Jasmin Fashami has upheld her campaign promises thus far.
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Meet Mayoral Candidate T. Keith Gurnee
Find out more about Mayoral Candidate T. Keith Gurnee.
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Meet Mayoral Candidate Heidi Harmon
Find out more about Mayoral Candidate Heidi Harmon.
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SLO native becomes SLO councilman
Gomez has plans for sustainability, housing and community relations.
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Massive student interest led to new political science minor
A survey of 800 students was conducted, questioning whether there would be interest in a minor and if students would be likely to take it, political science professor Matthew Moore said.