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- COVID-19: Adults age 75 and older to be eligible for vaccine starting Monday
–At the recommendation of the local “Vaccine Task Force,” based on current vaccine supply and risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19, adults 75 years and […] - Paso Robles launches incentive program to support local business
–With many local businesses forced to shut down or limit activities during the state’s regional stay-at-home order, the City of Paso Robles continues to find […] - Update: Atascadero native wins over $60,000 in cash and prizes on Wheel of Fortune
Update posted Jan. 16 –Atascadero native Rebecca Berg won big on Wheel Of Fortune earlier this week, leaving with $67,350 in cash and prizes, including […] - Paso Robles native named in national honor society for first-generation college students
–Vianette Mendoza Orozco of Paso Robles has been invited to be a member in the national honor society, Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha. The purpose […] - Cat that had been missing nearly four years reunited with owner
–Woods Humane Society in San Luis Obispo recently shared a story about a missing cat who was reunited with its owner after nearly 4 years. […] - Library’s book club meets Jan. 21 to discuss ‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’
–Kick off the New Year with the Paso Robles Library Book Group’s Zoom discussion of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman on Thursday, […] - Lawsuit launched over Trump plan to accelerate clearcutting, herbicide spraying
–This week, conservation groups filed a formal notice of their intent to sue the Trump administration for violations of the Endangered Species Act stemming from […] - Growing network of weather stations, fire-watch cameras help provide hyperlocal data
–In 2020, 400 new weather stations brought Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) network total to 1,000 installed and operational cameras, and the number of […]
- Introducing New Sloth: Active Knowledge to Power Decisions
Our new identity and revamped platform for media monitoring and intelligence.
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- An old Cayucos man in denial
Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author D [...] - 5 fabulous last minute Christmas gifts available in SLO County
Is procrastination your middle name? If you haven’t started your holiday shopping, and the thought of battling department store crowds is giving you nightmares, one of the following unique local gi [...] - Surfs up in Cayucos
Editor’s Note: The following series, “Life in Radically Gentrifying Cayucos by the Sea,” to be posted biweekly includes the notes, thoughts, and opinions of an original American voice: author D [...] - SLO County restaurants offering Christmas meals to go
Want a restaurant-quality meal to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your home in San Luis Obispo County? While taking a break this holiday season, you can support a local restaurant. Here’s a list [...]
- MN Exclusive: Cal Poly is housing more students on campus than any other Cal State
Cal Poly is housing more students than any other Cal state with about 4,500 students living on campus this month, according to a Mustang News review of university housing plans within the California [...] - Cal Poly CubeSat will launch ExoCube2: A “loaf of bread” sized satellite into space
Cal Poly CubeSat is sending its 12th mission into space on Sunday, Jan. 17. They will launch their small satellite — the ExoCube 2 — from the wing of a modified Boeing 747 plane mid-flight. The p [...] - Crematories and mortuaries forced to extend hours amid rise in COVID-19 deaths
The City of San Luis Obispo issued an emergency proclamation on Jan. 7 to extend the hours of crematories and mortuaries amid an increase of COVID-19 deaths and projections of post-holiday deaths, ac [...] - Changed class times and canceled courses: Registration creates problems for students and faculty
A new course registration system that aimed to create a seamless user experience caused several scheduling issues for Cal Poly students and faculty during the first week of winter quarter. Multiple c [...]
National News
National News
- States activate National Guard, close capitol buildings ahead of Biden inauguration and possible violence
Reports of possible violent demonstrations over the weekend have prompted state governors to take action in anticipation of any potential unrest, such as deploying the National Guard, declaring state [...] - Memphis man charged in Capitol riot, Justice Department says
The FBI has arrested a Memphis man whom investigators say joined a crowd of President Trump's supporters storming the U.S. Capitol, chronicling the attempted takeover in a series of Instagram pho [...] - Southern California wildfire fanned by hot, dry and windy weather
The dry conditions and summerlike temperatures created peak wildfire conditions. - North Carolina woman who was oldest living US Marine dies at 107
Cole was also one of the earliest volunteers of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. - Family of man fatally shot by Texas officer push for his arrest
Family members of a Black man fatally shot by a Killeen, Texas, police officer who was responding to a mental health call are calling for the officer to be arrested and charged for the shooting. - California sheriff’s deputy wounded in shootout; one suspect dead: report
One suspect was dead and another was taken into custody Friday night after a shootout in Northern California that left a sheriff’s deputy wounded, according to a report.
- Statehouses Brace For Potential Violence As Biden's Inauguration Approaches
Following the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, states are fortifying their legislative buildings and calling in the National Guard in anticipation of potentially violent protests. - Unprecedented Number Of Troops Descend On Washington, D.C., For Biden's Inauguration
Up to 25,000 National Guard troops are expected to be in place by Wednesday, as the nation prepares for an inauguration unlike any in the country's history. - Coronavirus Is Surging: How Severe Is Your State's Outbreak?
View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off. - Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally. - Uganda Election: President Yoweri Museveni Declared Winner As Bobi Wine Alleges Fraud
Uganda's electoral commission says Museveni has won a sixth term in office, but Wine is saying the election was rigged, and the top U.S. diplomat to Africa is calling the vote "fundamentally [...] - India Kicks Off A Massive COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
Cheers erupted in hospital wards across the country as a first group of nurses and sanitation workers rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated. India aims to inoculate 300 million by July.
- Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally. - Uganda Election: President Yoweri Museveni Declared Winner As Bobi Wine Alleges Fraud
Uganda's electoral commission says Museveni has won a sixth term in office, but Wine is saying the election was rigged, and the top U.S. diplomat to Africa is calling the vote "fundamentally [...] - India Kicks Off A Massive COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
Cheers erupted in hospital wards across the country as a first group of nurses and sanitation workers rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated. India aims to inoculate 300 million by July. - Argentina Takes A Shot With Russia's Sputnik Vaccine
The nation has been hard hit by the pandemic. The president vowed to start a vaccination campaign by the end of 2020. That did happen — but not exactly as they'd hoped. - VIDEO: Face It! You're Bad At Judging Physical Distance. Here's How To Do It
Keeping a physical distance from other humans is more critical than ever in the pandemic, with COVID-19 cases surging and more contagious variants spreading. Yet humans are not very good at it. - A Look At The Fallout Of TikTok Ban In India
In India, TikTok was a phenomenon. Last June, the Indian government banned the app for geopolitical reasons. Six months later, it's not clear what the ban has accomplished.

Organic, Free-Range Thinking Is Healthier Than Closed Minds
By Mr. Uber Driver on January 3, 2016 in College, Lifestyle, Local News, Tech, TheJunk, Uncategorized
First off, I would like to thank Mrs. Uber Driver for her kind words relative to me. What she neglected […]

Emerald Notes : The Perfect Garden
The landscaping around your home is more important than you may think. Properly done landscaping helps to protect your home […]

Local Books : “Grief Ink : Tattoo as the language of Grief”
Nearly fifty million people have tattoos in the United States, and that number is growing. In the past decade there […]

Drunk History – Bobby Fisher
Published on Oct 8, 2015 At the height of the Cold War, chess champion Bobby Fischer becomes a symbol of […]

Opening this Weekend Trailer : “In the Heart of the Sea”
Oscar winner Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”) directs the action adventure “In the Heart of the Sea,” based on Nathaniel […]

Reflect, Feel, And Then Act, Or Not
Part I – Reflect “Reflection” is created when a reflective surface sends back to the eyes an exact image of […]