Caleb Koke
enterprising adventurer
“The dance floor at The Graduate is overcrowded; that’s the most obvious thing. … On the positive side, I love the liveliness of the town with the kids back.”
Brock Allen
SLO local and full-time college student
“Cal Poly has been trying to keep the students on campus, stop them from venturing out downtown. … So it hasn’t affected me much.”
John Chidsey
self-employed produce broker
“It hasn’t affected me none! I couldn’t care less!”
Amber Higgins
frozen yogurt enthusiast
“It hasn’t really affected me because I live in Morro Bay. … It just seems like it’s busy here year-round now. Like, it used to be real noticeable, but now when you don’t have the students you have all these tourists.”
This article appears in Oct 6-13, 2016.