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San Luis Obispo’s Thursday night farmer’s market brings multiple generations together on May 22.

SLO’s housing crisis: How hard is it to find housing in SLO County?

Nadia Lopez, Contributor June 11, 2025

The San Luis Obispo housing market has peaked in recent years and has become a desirable but pricey place to live. Families, students and the elderly have been on a battleground for affordable housing...

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The debate over degrees: Should you still get that diploma?

Alexa Mitchell, Contributor June 9, 2025

For decades, a college degree has been the golden ticket to securing a successful career. Today, however, things are changing. Companies like Accenture are making the shift from schooling to prioritizing...

Students walk through the Cuesta College Campus. Photo by Cuestonian Staff

From confusion to clarity: How Cuesta advising supports student success

Lauren Oliveira, Contributor June 4, 2025

Every student knows the stress of getting into required courses during registration season. The deadlines, quickly filling classes and degree requirements all add to the stress of forming a schedule for...

Cuesta College ASL Instructor Erich Tucker. Photo courtesy of Erich Tucker.

Erich Tucker wants to ‘build student connection’ in new role as Academic Senate President

Lia Pagel, Social Media Editor May 27, 2025

Cuesta College ASL Professor Erich Tucker began to lose his hearing at the age of 5, and by the time he was 18, he was fully deaf. Despite going to camps for deaf kids, he struggled to announce that to...

Bobby Salazar's salsa at Show n Shine 2025 with the fiery hot Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and a free sample station to sample salsa at Morro Bay Car Show 2025.

Cruisin’ Morro Bay car show returns for 28th year

Zack Alldredge, Reporter May 8, 2025

The 28th annual Morro Bay Car Show just passed by on May 3. The night cruise started on May 2 at 6 p.m. Cruise participants drove through Cambria and headed up the coast past scenic San Simeon, all the...

Cuesta History Instructor Billy Keniston's book "Apartheid Spies and the Revolutionary Underground" is available at most major book retail outlets. Image courtesy of Billy Keniston

Cuesta history instructor publishes book about social change

Sarah Harvey, News Editor January 22, 2025

Cuesta College History Instructor Billy Keniston recently wrote a book about South African apartheid and the activist movements that assisted in eventually bringing that system to its end. Titled “Apartheid...

Jaime Pierce in the cat lounge while her friends visit for the first time Dec. 12, 2024

The Central Coast’s first cat cafe opens in Grover Beach

Abigail Olson, Contributor January 17, 2025

Jaime Pierce, owner and creator of The Caffeinated Cat Cafe, has opened San Luis Obispo County’s first cat cafe in Grover Beach. Proving a space for cat lovers to grab a bite to eat and hang out with...

VIDEO: Discovering the Hollister Adobe

VIDEO: Discovering the Hollister Adobe

Chelsea Cooke, Contributor December 6, 2024

Quietly nestled behind iron gates on Cuesta's campus lies the Hollister Adobe. Named after its third owner, the well-known California family, the adobe housed several families for over 100 years....

Video studio production students Cait McCormack and Muriel Emmons work behind the scenes of the November Cuesta Sports Monthly broadcast on Nov. 12, 2024.

Behind the scenes of Cuesta Sports Monthly

Colby Love, Sports Editor November 21, 2024

Cuesta Sports Monthly has been a program at Cuesta College for 15 years, highlighting student-athletes and giving students a hands-on opportunity to learn TV studio and video production.  The program...

Eric Cabrera holding out a Hawalian shaved ice at PCH Shave Ice and Boba on Oct 2, 2024

PHOTOS: PCH Shave Ice and Boba is a family affair

Makenna Ward, Contributor October 22, 2024

Two years ago, in May 2022, Eric and Diane Cabrera opened PCH Shave Ice and Boba in Pismo Beach. Soon, they will open Lumpia Bros Café at 1187 West Grand Avenue in Grover Beach, a coffee shop...

Barista Dani Pozos makes coffee at Corazón Cafe located on Higuera St in SLO. Corazon Cafe is a Southern Mexican cafe and coffee shop serving Latin inspired food and drinks.

PHOTOS: SLO offers plenty of hot spots for coffee lovers

Lia Pagel, Social Media Editor October 21, 2024

Local coffee shops are a staple in every community. They provide a space for people to go to catch up with friends, get some work done or relax with a beverage. For college students they are...

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