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Pirates Win CIF Divisional and Regional Championship
MORRO BAY — Morro Bay High’s Varsity Football Team finished up a magical season one game short of total glory but four games through a whirlwind sprint through the playoffs, earning CIF Divisional and Regional Championships but ending the year as runners-up for a State Championship. Coach Jake...
“I Have a Dream.” Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’
Estate and Giving:Does Your Estate Plan Account for Your Digital Assets?
Online services, important documents, and family mementos can carry great value. Unlike tangible items like heirloom jewelry and vacation homes or intangible but well-established considerations like financial securities and accounts, digital assets aren’t always top of mind when building and maintaining an estate plan. But to neglect those digital assets may lead to difficulty and heartache for family members later – and could lead to the loss of items with incredible value, both sentimental and monetary.
CDC Reports Vaccines Expected to Protect Against Variants
SAN LUIS OBISPO — On Friday, Dec. 17, the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department received notice from the California Department of Public Health of the first confirmed case of Omicron (B.1.1.529) in a San Luis Obispo County resident. Public Health is withholding certain personal information such...
SLO County Renews Local Emergency Regarding Drought
SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. As the State did adopt a mask mandate on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the room was asked to continue wearing their masks. The meeting opened with...
Supervisors Approve Patton Map After Debate
SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting to discuss redistricting on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 9 a.m. The redistricting process began in March when the update came that the census data wouldn’t come through until later, and the timeline was set for the entire process. In July, the first redistricting hearing was held, and community input was heard ahead of census data. On Oct. 26 was the second redistricting hearing to consider draft maps from the public and advisory committees. On Nov. 19, the Board reviewed all publicly submitted maps and picked two maps for consideration.
City of Morro Bay Updates
The City of Morro Bay is Accepting Applications for various Advisory Body Positions. The City of Morro Bay is accepting applications to fill upcoming 2022 Advisory Body vacancies. Application and eligibility information is available on the City Clerk’s Advisory Body webpage or by request to the City Clerk’s office at (805)772-6568 or cityclerk@morrobayca.gov. The deadline for application submission is Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, by 5 p.m. Completed applications can be emailed, mailed, or returned at the drop box located at City Hall.
Mighty Oaks Warrior Program Serves U.S. Veterans Suffering From PTSD
Sky Rose Ranch has hosted the Mighty Oaks Warrior Programs since 2012. On Nov. 11, 1918, at 11 a.m., the world celebrated the end of World War I, which would be later known as Armistice Day. The day the world thought would be the end of the war to end...
Health Officer Issues Criteria for Lifting Masking in Indoor
SAN LUIS OBISPO — The County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department issued criteria for lifting the current Health Officer Order to wear face masks in all indoor public places. According to the public health officer, vaccinations and wearing face coverings indoors has dropped the number of COVID-19 cases...
Supervisors Allow Arroyo Grande Oilfield to Add 31 Wells
SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m. Items 20 and 21 were pulled from the consent agenda for a separate vote. The remaining items were approved with a 5-0 vote. Item 20 and 21 were both passed with separate votes 5-0. Item 27 was a presentation from SLO Regional Rideshare. Peter Williamson from the San Luis Obispo Council of Government talked about the programs such as safe routes for schools. SLOCOG has a confidence quiz to test your knowledge of biking, and winners are entered to win a ziplining ticket. You can find the quiz at rideshare.org/confidence.
Fall In Love With Cool-Weather Gardening For A Healthy, Hefty Homegrown Harvest
Shorter days and cooler temperatures mean gardeners everywhere can flex their green thumb much longer to squeeze every last moment out of the growing season. Cooler temperatures make it a delight to spend time outside in the garden. In addition, you’ll spend less time caring for crops because of the favorable cool-weather growing conditions. Plants will grow rapidly at first and gradually slow as the days become shorter and colder.
Life Intelligence: How Your Attachment Style Affects Your Relationships
You’ve heard it. Attachment causes suffering. Cultivating non-attachment towards your belongings or thoughts as the ultimate authority on how things are in the world might be a humbling and refining maturation process. Your attachment style in relationships though – from the kitchen table to the bedroom and the boardroom, has a lot to do with how people perceive you and experience you. It also has to do with what you gravitate toward and what your life ends up being.
Success Stories in the Age of COVID
Over the past 20 pressure-filled months, I reviewed multiple articles, plans, and reports about the impact of COVID-19 on instruction. I have personally observed education employees across San Luis Obispo County skillfully managing responsibilities under extraordinary circumstances. The positive attitude and actions of students, teachers, support staff, families, and the community reminded me again of our many blessings. Here are a few stories highlighting those blessings in the form of takeaways about distance learning improving in-person practices.
Estate and Giving Charitably with QCDs
Your required IRA distributions can benefit a worthy cause—while you benefit from a reduced tax liability. Helping others when you’re gone is a noble and rewarding aspiration. But think how much more rewarding it could be, both personally and charitably, to help others while you’re still here. Giving during your...
CalOSBA Begins Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
SACRAMENTO — California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), part of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), announced that it is now accepting applications from California county governments to administer the California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (MBCRG). CalOSBA will conduct no more than two rounds for grant administrators, with this first round open only to county governments. The application period is open from October 11, until November 18.
Construction of New Motels Underway
MORRO BAY — Work recently began on two new motels in Morro Bay, one that will be among the largest and the other among the smallest in town. Earth moving and grading work was started several weeks ago on an 8-room boutique motel at 2790 Main St., at the corner of San Joaquin Street. That site, next door to the El Viejon Mexican Restaurant, used to have a small commercial building built in the early 1960s that was for many years a hair salon. Most recently, it was the brief home to The Avocado Shack produce stand, which moved last year to a much larger building several blocks south on North Main, after the motel project was approved by the City.
19th Annual Women’s Legacy Fund Luncheon Awards $60,000 to Local Non-Profits
SAN LUIS OBISPO — On Tuesday, September 28, The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County’s (CFSLOCO) Women’s Legacy Fund (WLF) hosted their 19th annual luncheon, awarding five local non-profits $60,000 in grants that directly impact women and girls in the county. WLF addresses many issues that this demographic faces and supports non-profits providing essential programs to empower girls across our communities.
Friends of Morro Bay Harbor Raise $100k For Patrol Boat
MORRO BAY — On Oct. 7, the Morro Bay Harbor Department (MBHD) received a donation of $100,000 to assist with retrofitting a recently purchased harbor patrol boat. The funds were raised by the Friends of the Morro Bay Harbor Department, a non-profit community group established to help improve the Harbor services in Morro Bay.
City Approves Urban Water Management Plan
Morro Bay remains under severely restricted water supply conditions. MORRO BAY — The City of Morro Bay City Council approved the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) during their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 12. The UWMP conducts long-term resource planning and establishes water management measures to ensure adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future demands. The UWMP includes an analysis of a five consecutive dry years event based on supply/demand modeling and references anticipated recycled water (labeled as IPR in the chart below) from the Water Reclamation Facility, still under construction, as a source of supply. The results indicate the City can meet future water demands in such a scenario.
Well Hello There, Gourd-geous!
There’s nothing like “pumpkin-time.” From growing them to carving them and cooking them. I simply love pumpkins, and I know I’m not alone, as proved by the many pumpkin stands, festivals, and recipes for its use. In most collections of family photos, you’ll find young children sitting on pumpkins or...
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