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A start-up created by Cal Poly students helps reduce the consumption of single-use plastics. Now, the young company is partnering with the university.
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SeaSketch, a web-based application, lets users simulate how proposed changes could affect marine environments.
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The City of San Luis Obispo is making adjustments to its parking structures in the Downtown area. Visitors of Downtown SLO will once again have to pay for parking before they exit parking structures.
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The vaccine protects against the human papillomavirus, a common virus that can lead to cancer. It’s recommended for kids ages 9 to 12, with two doses given six to 12 months apart for the best protection.
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A controversial affordable housing project in San Luis Obispo survived the most recent effort to halt the project's current design plan. In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the San Luis Obispo City Council denied an appeal submitted by neighbors that could have blocked the project before the council casts its final vote.
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A San Luis Obispo County park is one step closer to fruition. In the second phase of a three part plan, The Land Conservancy of SLO County acquired 750-acres stretching from Del Mar Park in Morro Bay through Alva Paul Canyon.
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The council voted unanimously to revise existing laws, clarifying definitions for e-bikes and what is considered “unsafe riding.”
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Live theater is experiencing growth on the Central Coast, with attendance in San Luis Obispo County increasing by 20% over the past decade, according to the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council. The sold-out performances of "Million Dollar Quartet" at the San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (SLO Rep) reflect this trend, demonstrating a strong demand for live theatrical experiences.
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In an effort to block the building of three Costco-sized battery storage facilities in Morro Bay, council members voted to pause the city’s ability to process permits for the plants. The ordinance will be in effect the next two years.
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The governor has appointed San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg to the California Air Resources Board.
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The Trump Administration continues to lay-off federal employees whose work doesn’t align with the President’s priorities as outlined in a string of executive orders. This week, the President is directing agencies to cut career positions in addition to the probationary workers who’ve been laid off over recent weeks. Meanwhile, a union representing federal employees filed a lawsuit last week against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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The Board vote was split 2-2 on an appeal by environmental groups that challenged the transfer of permits to Sable Offshore, the company seeking to restart the pipeline.