Mission Plaza

Walking around Downtown San Luis Obispo, you may have seen a lone, colorful piano sitting in Mission Plaza. It’s part of a city wide campaign to bring people together through music this October, which is National Arts and Humanities Month.

Ten weeks of free, live music started on June 24. Concerts will take place every Friday, with the last show on August 26.

A plan to refurbish San Luis Obispo’s downtown Mission Plaza is now several years in the making. But this week marked the first time elected city…

Founder of San Luis Obispo's Mission Plaza and former San Luis Obispo Mayor Kenneth "Ken" Schwartz died Saturday. He was 94.Schwartz was a long-time…

Should San Luis Obispo have a formal policy regarding monuments? That was the discussion among city officials this week after a group proposed placing a…

What’s the state of San Luis Obispo? That’s what city leaders sought to convey this week.San Luis Obispo's mayor and city manager held the inaugural State…

In response to the August 11 and 12 events in Charlottesville, Virginia, San Luis Obispo locals held a vigil on Wednesday evening. Called Outshine the…

On this Valentine's Day, KCBX reporter Bree Zender headed to San Luis Obispo's Mission Plaza to ask passersby about their most romantic memory. She heard…

Broadcast date: 8/27/14We’ll learn about San Luis Obispo’s annual sidewalk chalk art festival held in Mission Plaza. Long known as the I Madonnari Italian…