Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and I’m reading about San Francisco’s kinkiest open air street festival. Onto the five Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and California stories you need to know for today.

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Cal Poly and SLO’s Turning Point USA chapters hosted a joint vigil on campus at the Performing Arts Center last night, drawing hundreds of students and community members to mourn the death of right-wing activist and TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk who was shot while speaking at a college campus in Utah on Sept. 10. Speakers covered topics like faith, open dialogue and feeling sidelined for conservative viewpoints in the Cal State system. No counter protest formed, despite some audience members anticipating one.

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Paso Robles’ school board said it does not have the authority to fire an assistant high school basketball coach for her comments on social media following the death of Charlie Kirk. According to screenshots, she allegedly posted “God does not like ugly! Charlie Kirk reap wat u sow!” and “White on white crime let them sit in it!” to her private social media, causing community members to call for her firing. The district said it is legally unable to take action because of the coach’s First Amendment rights, but it does not support her sentiments.

Sadie Dittenber / The Tribune

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Highways 1’s 32-month closure has not gone without economic impact. Now we know exactly how much it cost. A new study says the closure cost local businesses some $438 million since landslides first took out the road in January 2023. San Simeon, the town just south of Big Sur, was hardest hit since traffic from the north was cut off completely — the town saw a 42% decrease in revenue compared to Big Sur’s 20%. 

Kathe Tanner / The Tribune

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A candidate for SLO County’s board of supervisors dropped out of the District 4 race just two weeks after announcing his candidacy. Why? He plans to move out off the District 4 boundaries, meaning he will no longer be eligible to serve those communities. He said his business of paralegal associates will still be located in District 4, and did not specify where he is moving. He endorsed Adam Verdin over the incumbent Supervisor Jimmy Paulding.

Chloe Shrager / The Tribune

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In a Bay Area suburb, police pulled over a self-driving taxi for making an illegal U-turn right in front of the cop’s car. But after pulling it over to write a citation, the Waymo taxi had no one inside to cite and got off scot-free. The police could do little more than advertise the event on social media and ask Waymo to review its algorithms to discontinue illegal behavior from the cars, calling it a “glitch.”

Gillian Mohney / SFGate