How San Luis Obispo Criminalizes Homelessness and what Cal Poly can do about it

Not unlike many cities in California, homelessness has long been one of the most important and controversial policy issues facing the City of San Luis Obispo. In 2019, the number of individuals experiencing homelessness in San Luis Obispo County was estimated to be 1,483, and of that estimate, only 21% were sheltered. In recent years,…

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Wake Up: Reflections on Political Music in the Post Trump Era

We often associate ‘political music’ with the specific era and historical context that inspired it. When we hear Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young we think of the Vietnam War and the Kent State massacre. Virtually all of Rage Against the Machine’s catalog is inseparable from the rise of globalization and neoliberalism in the…

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