Good morning. It’s Monday, and I’m reading about the toilet problems Artemis II is having on their way to the moon. Onto the five Cal Poly, SLO and California stories you need to know for today.

1.

Gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter visited SLO County on Friday, appealing to voters who might see her name in the list of 50 registered candidates in the race. She talked affordability, calling it “my life’s work,” and stressing the importance that she is the only candidate who doesn’t take corporate donations. She’s currently tied for third place in the polls with 13% of voters behind her, trailing the two Republican candidates who are at 16% and 17% — a result of the crowded field of Democrats. 

Hannah Poukish and Chloe Shrager / The Tribune

2.

SLO County extended a temporary ban on using treated sewage sludge on unincorporated county land earlier this year, citing concerns that the treated sludge contains “forever chemicals” that will enter the ecosystem. Many residents prefer a more permanent ban, though the current moratorium has been in place since 2004. The sludge is termed “biosolids,” but that alone is contentious. “Biosolids, what the hell is that? I guess I’m a biosolid. You’re a biosolid,” one vocal resident said.

Bulbul Rajagopal / News Times

3.

Twelve ranches in Point Reyes National Seashore will vacate their land on Wednesday after a $30 million settlement with a nature conservation group bought them out, ending a 167-year tradition. This follows years of environmental campaigns, lawsuits and contested leases, wearing all but two of the ranchers down. Ranch hands, who were largely left out of the talks, received little money from the settlement and are now displaced and out of a job. 

Staff / Bay City News Service

4.

Winter-run Chinook salmon, a species that the state worked closely with a Northern California tribe to restore, face extinction and no ongoing funding as the grant that revived them disappearing. The program transported the fish around Shasta Dam so their eggs could fertilize in the cold water above without interrupting their ocean migration. Not only will tribal members lose their jobs working on the restoration, it could wipe out the culturally sacred fish. “It makes the tribe feel betrayed,” a liaison said. 

Rachel Becker / CalMatters

5.

Cal Poly is a top party school in California, according to a new list by Niche. Cal Poly ranked No. 8, receiving an “A” grade for its combination of frat parties, house parties and bars that create a long-lasting social scene in SLO. The top three spots went (unsurprisingly) to UC Santa Barbara, USC and San Diego State University. The rankings were based on student surveys, access to bars, Greek life, access to restaurants and an athletics grade. I think the last one dragged us down.

Alexiah Syrai Olsen / The Tribune