Cal Poly University

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is partnering with a nonprofit organization that helps farms across the country to improve their soil health. The effort aims to support partnerships between San Luis Obispo County farmers and restaurant owners.

Local emergency officials are preparing for thousands of Cal Poly students to flood the streets over St. Patrick’s Day weekend– an event that has led to serious injuries in the past.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo cut the university's swim and dive teams late last week due to a financial shortfall.The university says the decision came after state budget cuts to higher education and a $450,000 per year loss from an NCAA settlement over compensating student athletes for using their name, image and likeness.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo has boosted campus security following an assault that left a student seriously injured this week. The father of the victim said the attackers shouted homophobic slurs at his son during the incident.

Cal Poly is teaming up with Cal Fire to develop a new statewide urban forestry plan. The goal is to combat the effects of climate change. The project stems from a bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that aims to increase California’s urban canopy cover by 10% by 2035.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will absorb Cal Maritime, a struggling public university in Vallejo. The Cal State Board of Trustees voted Thursday to merge the two schools, saying it was the only way to save the Bay Area school from closure. Top administrators at both schools backed the move.

Elizabeth Wilson sued Cal Poly in April, alleging that the university withheld records required under California law.

Latinos are less likely to vote than white people according to the Public Policy Institute of California. Locally there’s an effort to get more Spanish-speaking voters to the polls.

Federal money is on its way to Cal Poly to help train its students to become teachers. The $8 million in federal grants are meant to support 1500 prospective educators who want to specialize in supporting bilingual students or students with disabilities across the state.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Yan Shan, Associate Professor of Journalism at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo about her life journey.