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he new 2+2 programs offered by Cal Poly in partnership with Allan Hancock College and Cuesta College give students an opportunity to transfer to the university and take classes from its professors while staying on their local college campus. The program started small, with about 20 Hancock sociology students this fall, and Cuesta’s liberal studies students can begin in fall 2025. New Times Intern Emma Montalbano spoke with the schools to learn more about what it means for students, the schools, and the future [10]. Also this week, read about a San Luis Coastal Unified School District race [8]; a new way to carve into your Halloween pumpkin [26]; and the upcoming honey celebration in Paso Robles [34]

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Cal Poly starts the year with protests; Jewish students feel unsafe

The tension between pro-Palestinian student protesters, the five Cal Poly police cars that surrounded Dexter Lawn waiting for them, and Jewish students flying Israeli flags was palpable on Oct. 8.

Students for Justice in Palestine Cal Poly planned its protest to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, which began on Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, more than 1,200 have been killed in Israel with 8,700 injured, and more than 41,000 have been killed in Gaza with more than 96,700 people injured, according to an Oct. 7 ABC New article.

Protesters were supposed to follow the California State University System’s new Time, Place, and Manner directive implemented on Aug. 15 to help “facilitate academic freedom, freedom of expression, and recognize the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of the university campus communities.”

Among many things, the directive states that protests can’t disrupt class instruction or other scheduled activities, obstruct traffic, use speakers, or block free movement. It also states that wearing masks or face coverings while on CSU property with the intent to intimidate and harass or for the purpose of not being recognized is not allowed and that signs, banners, and chalking must have written permission from the university.

Cal Poly police reminded proPalestinian protesters about directive requirements, such as not using megaphones or blocking public walkways; many protesters wore face coverings and carried signs.

Assistant Vice President for Communications and Media Relations Matt Lazier told New Times that as long as campus community members comply with the Time, Place, and Manner policy, they are permitted to carry signs and wear masks as part of their protected free speech activity.

New Times that while Cal Poly is ensuring that protesters have their freedom of speech, it’s harming her ability to feel safe on campus.

“When I see people screaming on my campus things like, ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,’ ‘Fuck the Jews,’ and all this stuff, how am I supposed to feel when someone random comes up to me and asks if I’m Jewish?” she said. “I feel judged; I feel unsafe; I feel like I can’t even be myself. I can’t say that I’m Jewish, I can’t wear my star out in public.”

during the protest. And both Justice for Palestine protesters and club members of Hillel—a center point of Jewish life at Cal Poly—handed out flyers. Hillel’s flyers included topics such as Hamas’ 1988 charter, which “calls for the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people”; four antisemitic slogans heard on campus including “globalize the Intifada,” which the flier says is a call to incite violence against Israelis and Jews around the world; claims that Palestinian National Movement founder Hajj Amin Al Husseini is a Nazi war criminal; and claims that

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“As it relates to free speech activists, this proactive effort involves working with protesting individuals or groups before and during events whenever possible, to support them in speaking their minds how they wish while also ensuring both compliance with all laws and policies as well as the general safety of the entire campus community,” Lazier said in an emailed statement.

Some Jewish students don’t believe that the university is offering them the same support and feel like they have to hide the identities that they were once proud of to protect themselves on campus.

Cal Poly public health major Lexi Yaghoubi told

Three women testify in Atascadero barbershop owner’s rape trial

The San Luis Obispo Superior Court concluded the opening week of the trial of Nate Abate—the Atascadero barber charged with raping multiple women.

While the U.S. House passed resolution HR 883 on April 14 that condemns the chant “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as antisemitic, Lazier said there’s nothing the university can do to stop students from saying it as it falls under their First Amendment right.

“Cal Poly understands that the emotion that the phrase, ‘From the river …’ can evoke,” he wrote. “However, the First Amendment allowed for a wide range of speech and expression, even when it might be uncomfortable [or] offensive.”

Five campus police cars, including the police chief in an unmarked white vehicle, were there before and

“Jennifer was 22. Elizabeth was 20. Ashley was 20. Tiffany was 14. Lauren was 14 or 15. Carina was 14,” prosecuting attorney Kimberly Dittrich from the District Attorney’s Office told the jury. “All six … of these individuals have one horrific thing in common, and that is

students for Justice in Palestine don’t spread facts but “frameworks.”

On the other side of Dexter Lawn, protesters’ booklets informed U.S. citizens about how they can help free Palestine, claiming that “we are the ones, outside of Palestine itself, with the most power to stop this genocide out of anyone in the world,” claiming that Cal Poly’s partners make “blood money off of Palestinians’ lives,” and a review of what Gaza has dealt with since the conflict broke out last year. Protesters will continue their Week of Action with tabling and fundraising until Oct. 11. ∆

—Samantha Herrera

the defendant, Nate Abate.” Abate, 35, is on trial for two counts of forcibly raping Lauren Doe and Ashley Doe in 2009 and 2012, respectively; for raping an intoxicated Lauren Doe in 2009; and for orally copulating with then

LEARNING OR HARASSING After pro-Palestinian protesters took to Dexter Lawn on Oct. 8 to bring awareness to the oneyear anniversary of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, campus police are seen following protesters around, reading, and taking photos of their flyers.

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minor Tiffany Doe in 2008. The court withheld all the alleged survivors’ last names for anonymity.

The Cardinal Barbershop owner and Julian Contreras—the former owner of the now-defunct Kin Coffee—came under fire in April 2022 when a whistleblower accused the pair on Instagram of assaulting her and her friend roughly a decade ago. Since her social media post, allegations streamed in from approximately 40 women who said they were also abused. The pair were in their 20s when they allegedly committed the crimes. Sheriff’s detectives arrested Abate in January 2023 while Contreras fled to Mexico and remains missing.

“He would target with his buddy Julian Contreras, who is not here,” Dittrich told the jury.

She added that Abate—with Contreras— would pick on young women or children, supply them with drugs and alcohol, isolate them, and force them to perform sex acts with him alone or with both of them at once.

Starting Oct. 1, Dittrich, Abate attorney Scott Taylor, and presiding Judge Michael Frye finalized a jury and alternates over three days. During the vetting stage, many potential jurors revealed they were either close to survivors of sexual assault or were survivors themselves—with some adding that it would be difficult for them to judge the trial without bias.

As of Oct. 8, Tiffany Doe, Ashley Doe, Lauren Doe, and former Abate acquaintances Ryan Berta and Kyle Walker had testified in court. Berta and Walker were questioned and cross-examined about the extent of their friendship with Abate and their awareness of minors like Tiffany Doe being present when they’d party with Abate and Contreras in the latter’s home in Santa Margarita.

Abate attorney Taylor called the case one of “recruitment and corroboration” while referring to the whistleblower’s Instagram post.

“The furious social media mob attacked these businesses [Cardinal Barbershop and Kin Coffee],” Taylor said.

His cross-examination of Tiffany Doe found that she provided a victim restitution request form to the DA’s Office for $100 million in compensation from Abate even though she said she doesn’t think he possesses that sum.

“I grew up thinking that I was only worth one thing: my looks, sex appeal,” she said from the witness stand. “I asked for a certain amount of money because I believe there is absolutely no amount of money that can pay for taking someone’s innocence. … I want it all taken from him.”

Abate’s trial is scheduled to take place weekdays at 1:30 p.m. and is expected to conclude on Oct. 18.

—Bulbul Rajagopal

Atascadero City Council candidates discuss public safety issues

Troublemaking youth and homelessness are impacting Atascadero’s sense of public safety—at least that’s what City Council candidates said at a forum on Oct. 7.

“If you don’t feel you’re safe in your community, then your quality of life is going to go down. You’re not going to be

out and about doing things,” incumbent Mark Dariz said.

Three candidates vying for two seats on the City Council took to the stage at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters, including incumbent Dariz and newcomers Tori Keen and Seth Peek. Candidates were asked how they would advocate for youth and what issues they believe youth face.

Keen said the city needs to provide a greater sense of belonging, especially among the LGBTQ-plus community, and brought up the City Council not proclaiming Pride Month in June.

“You know, a lot of young people felt incredibly upset about what happened with that, and I don’t know that the city properly addressed it at all,” she said. “When our young people don’t feel welcome in their city, then they’re going to leave. And we can put in as much affordable housing and bring in good jobs as we want, but if the LGBTQ youth community doesn’t feel accepted and welcomed here, then they’re not going to be here.”

Incumbent Dariz said that if students aren’t busy, they’re at risk of joining “gangs,” something he believes to be an issue for youth and a challenge to public safety. While he said that police are working to address the behavioral issues among kids, he said the city can promote sports to keep them out of trouble.

“I think that as long as we have the right people that are in tune to what’s happening, keep the kids safe, keep them out of that lifestyle—let’s keep them doing good for the city and keep them in sports and athletics,” he said.

Peek followed suit and said he was a big advocate for extracurriculars and wants the community to provide more entrepreneurial opportunities for students, like internships and summer jobs to gain life skills.

“It’s something that I’m really glad that my dad did when I was in high school, and it taught me a really good work ethic,” he said.

Regarding troublesome youth, Peek said, “There definitely is an element of gangs and public safety after school. I went on a ride-along with the police, and they showed me the different gang signs, … so it’s really important to know that public safety is top of mind, because when you’re coming to and from school, you don’t want your kids having to deal with that kind of stuff.”

Atascadero Police Chief Daniel Suttles told New Times that the city doesn’t have any gangs

“We have our challenges to make sure everyone gets along, … but they are minor issues compared to saying that we have a gang problem,” he said.

While there may be gang-related signs or activity in town, Suttles said the police department sees it more as “troublemakers mimicking gang activity,” not necessarily from “legally defined” gang members.

An area of specific concern brought up at the forum is the tunnel that connects the high school to downtown. According to a question posed to candidates, many highschoolers have said they were afraid to walk the tunnel because of safety. Keen said she wasn’t aware of the concerns.

“I actually had some conversations with high school students, and they did not seem that concerned. I think parents are definitely concerned,” Keen said. “And I’ve walked through there a few times, and I mean, yeah, there are sometimes people there that you know are homeless and need help. So, I would

be interested in finding out how much safety is at risk.”

Peek said that while the city has room to improve, he isn’t sure if the tunnel is unsafe and suggested installing brighter lighting or patrolling services with the help of service clubs or the PTA.

Dariz said he believed the opposite, that the tunnel area should have a police presence to prevent “nefarious” activity.

“I think police presence is really important, … and I think as long as we’re in tune to what’s going on, and then we address it quickly, we can make sure that our kids are safe,” he said.

Police Chief Suttles told New Times that police haven’t been called to the tunnel too often but agrees it can be a gathering space because it’s inaccessible for cars.

“It’s a natural space for people to congregate,” he said.

According to Suttles, the department will release a new Special Enforcement Team within the next two months to address concerns like public safety. Composed of two-person teams, each will be directed to enforce within specific areas of need. He said the tunnel is a good example of where the teams could be placed.

When it comes to homelessness and public safety, all three candidates said they want to approach the issue compassionately, alongside using police and El Camino Homeless Organization (ECHO) services.

“The homeless population living on the streets and having encampments around town in areas where it’s uncomfortable for the rest of the population,” Dariz said. “It really needs to be addressed and in a compassionate way.”

Keen said the city’s current efforts through the Police Department and ECHO are the most effective in helping the homeless population.

“I think that the outreach team between ECHO and our police force is fantastic,” she said. “Building relationships and trust and trying to get them back into secure housing and things, and I know that it’s a different story for every single homeless person out there, each one is fighting their own battle.”

While Peek said police and ECHO efforts are helpful, he was more worried about the homeless people who don’t want help. He brought up Proposition 36, a state measure on the upcoming ballot that asks voters to increase punishment for certain theft and drug crimes.

“There’s no definite solution you can have because someone who’s on alcohol or drugs and addicted to it, they won’t stop unless they want to,” he said. “Possible passing of legislation in November will make it easier for people to be detained that are dealing drugs. … We will see what happens.”

—Libbey Hanson

Land use ordinance amendments boost growth for Weyrick Lumber

Landowner Colin Weyrick, the founder of the longstanding Weyrick Lumber/Sand and Gravel company, moved for a double land use rule amendment that encourages growth in Templeton and eases the way for constructing more covered storage structures.

More than a year in the making,

Weyrick’s request for a general plan and land use ordinance amendment, combined with another application to tweak the Templeton Community Standards to reflect the land use category designation change, received unanimous approval from the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 8.

“One part of the request is to change the land use designation of the residential parcel from ‘residential rural’ to ‘residential suburban,’” SLO County Planner Claire Momberger told supervisors. “Then to establish a discretionary land use permit requirement for future development on that residential parcel.”

In other words, Weyrick’s 15.8-acre rural parcel stands to fit more parcels within it allowed by an approved subdivision. The proposed land use category change from rural to suburban would increase the subdivision potential of the parcel from three to 15 possible lots. But Weyrick hasn’t submitted an application for subdivision. The residential rural parcel west of Highway 101 and Theatre Drive currently houses oak woodlands and an unnamed stream.

“The proposed [general plan] amendment and the increased subdivision potential could contribute to the housing supply in this part of the unincorporated county because of the lower minimum parcel size requirement,” the county staff report read. “The proposed [general plan] amendment would be limited to the project site and would not affect allowable uses on other adjacent parcels within the [rural suburban] land use category immediately surrounding the project site.”

Momberger didn’t respond to New Times’ request for comment.

Weyrick is also thinking of his family business. In the current version of the land use ordinance, two commercial service parcels on the project site are subject to 20 percent building concealment. This was done to improve the view from Highway 101. Now, Weyrick wants to remove the 20 percent cap altogether to add more covered storage structures for building materials.

While county staff agreed to Weyrick’s requests, they supplemented the changes with one of their own: an amendment to the Templeton Community Standards that would scan for developable areas in the 15.8-acre parcel through a conditional use permit and avoid valuable biological resources.

“The recommended planning area standard would ensure that the initial development or subdivision proposed on the parcel would be evaluated for compatibility with the site and surrounding land uses and be subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act,” the staff report read.

—Bulbul Rajagopal

Four SLO County cities will have sales taxes on the November ballot

On Nov. 5, residents in Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Paso Robles, and Pismo Beach will decide what to do about sales tax rates in their cities.

Sitting at the lowest sales tax rates in the county, both Arroyo Grande and Pismo

Beach have a current sales tax of 7.75 percent. Arroyo Grande is proposing a 1 percent increase to help fund fire services, infrastructure, and their general plan, while Pismo wants a half-cent.

“We’re projecting that the sales tax revenue generated by this would be approximately $6 million annually,” Arroyo Grande City Manager Matthew Downing said during the May 28 meeting. “It would go toward fixing potholes, maintaining city streets and infrastructure; providing that local fire, police, and 911 protection; and ensuring cleaning up litter and graffiti when we do have it, and helping to address our homelessness.”

If passed, Measure E-24 will include a 10-year sunset clause where the council will revote on the new sales tax in 2034.

Pismo Beach is asking its residents to vote on Measure F-24, which would help pay for public safety like police, fire, lifeguards, and 911 response services, streets and road maintenance, sidewalks, and other infrastructure projects, parks, playgrounds, and public facilities.

“This would be a voter-approved and locally controlled revenue source for the city,” the city’s website states. “This means 100 percent of the funds generated by Measure F-24, if approved, would stay in Pismo Beach to support the city’s general fund.”

Atascadero and Paso Robles are asking voters to maintain the sales tax percentage that already exists.

In Atascadero, funds from Measure F-14 have made up 9 percent of the city’s budget and helped improve neighborhoods and roads.

“One hundred percent of the funds provided by Measure F-14 have been spent on road improvements throughout the community as directed by the City Council,” the city’s website states. “These expenditure choices were made consistent with an advisory vote that shared the ballot with F-14, where residents overwhelmingly expressed a preference for prioritizing road repairs.”

Originally approved by voters in 2014, the city is asking residents to renew it before its expiration on March 31, 2027. It will be Measure L-24 on the ballot.

“Measure F-14 has funded 14 projects equivalent to nearly $20.4 million in neighborhood road repair,” the website states. “These projects have resurfaced over 55 miles of neighborhood roads, improving overall pavement condition and infrastructure stability.”

Paso Robles’ existing infrastructure tax has allocated more than $78 million for projects that have repaired streets. But, if the measure is allowed to sunset—by voters not passing Measure I-24—the city’s general fund would not have enough revenue to continue improvements.

“Since 2012, 44 individual street repair projects have been funded through Measure E-12 revenues,” the city website states. “However, city staff and consultants have estimated that the city has $350 million in deferred road repair needs.”

The city says revenue will also go to improve curbs, gutters, and disability accessibility where necessary.

“If I-24 is not renewed by voters, the general fund may have insufficient revenues to fund these segments of roadways given other general governmental services that need to be funded, and such segments will likely continue to deteriorate,” the website states. ∆

—Samantha Herrera

BY BULBUL RAJAGOPAL

On the cusp of change?

an Luis Coastal Unified School District voters living in the zone containing Los Ranchos and Sinsheimer elementary schools must choose between the different versions of equity touted by two candidates battling for the Trustee Area 6 seat.

Incumbent Eve Hinton, who first won the trustee post in 2020 when she was known as Eve Dobler-Drew, has more than 20 years of experience as a bilingual certificate classroom teacher. She’s being challenged by attorney and school district parent Erica Baltodano. It’s Baltodano’s first time running for any elected office.

“Our current school board is aware of the achievement or opportunity gap that we see in our schools. I just hope to really maybe bring, … just added urgency. … You need to really ensure that we are serving all of our students, including our socioeconomically disadvantaged students, our English language learners, students with disabilities, students across the spectrum,” she said. “As my background is in civil rights law, that equity focus is something that I will certainly bring to all decision-making on the board.”

A founding board member of San Luis Coastal Education Foundation, Baltodano is already familiar with working toward equity. The foundation prioritizes removing barriers to colleges and careers for socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

According to campaign finance filings, Baltodano raised $10,859 between Jan.1 and Sept. 21. Some of her contributors are from the SLO County Democratic Party, 3rd District Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg’s campaign committee, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Political Action Committee Educational Fund.

She’s also canvassing to gauge parents’ needs from the school district.

“Some of those frustrations come from families with students with disabilities, and they have been frustrated in terms of being able to get services that they believe they are entitled to under the law,” Baltodano said.

Kids’ security is a major concern for parents too. Last year, a former SLO High School student sued the school district and former basketball coach and history teacher Jeff Brandow, claiming she was the victim of grooming, manipulation, intimidation, and unwanted physical touching by Brandow. The school board unanimously voted to terminate him following investigation of the allegations of misconduct.

Baltodano added that parents raised the issue of accountability.

“In the workplace, there’s always power differentials, and there’s an absolute power differential when you’re talking about a student and a teacher,” she said. “I will be absolutely vigilant about ensuring that we are upholding California law and making sure that every adult that is engaging or interfacing with students is appropriately and timely and repeatedly trained on what is appropriate so that administrators have the proper training on how to handle complaints when they arise.”

Parents have also asked Baltodano her stance on book banning, and she

highlighted the school district’s robust policy of vetting books. While the heated conversation around book banning wasn’t as controversial when she first entered the school district as a parent, she’s noticed changes over the years.

“I have observed increasing anxiety, particularly from our students of color and immigrant families, just because the tenor of conversations happening at a national level do trickle down into communities and into our community at times,” she said.

One way to handle the flaring tension: advocating for more effective mental health resources for youth.

Baltodano also said that she’s heard from students and her kids that they want more diversity in their Advanced Placement classes.

MULTI-HYPHENATE Though canvassing is keeping challenger Erica Baltodano busy until the Nov. 5 election, she also juggles the roles of attorney, SLO College of Law campus dean, SLO County Civil Service Commission vice president, and the SLO Legal Assistance Foundation’s immediate past president, among others.

“For example, they want to make sure that when students speak to a counselor and indicate a desire to take an honors course or reach for that advanced course, that the counselor is supporting them and making that possible,” she said.

Baltodano’s opponent Hinton declined to speak with New Times. Her campaign website touts her as the “conservative choice” and states that she was an “early adopter of equity in the classroom.”

“Mrs. Hinton brings with her 25 years of bilingual education in elementary schools,” the website said. “Dedication and passion to immerse the young Spanish speakers into the challenging English language AND get the English speakers to engage with their Hispanic classmates.”

Her campaign’s raised $1,750 between Jan. 1 and Sept. 21, with donations from SLO residents Leslie Halls and Charles Watry.

In 2020, Hinton—then Dobler-Drew–created Facebook and Twitter posts carrying misinformation about the Black Lives Matter protests, a caption referring to philanthropist Melinda Gates as “satanic,” and a YouTube video link from a group called Changed that describes itself as a community of former queer people who left their orientations to embrace Christianity.

The posts were deleted soon after, but they sparked a poll to assess the level of community interest for a recall effort against

Hinton. Then Mayor Heidi Harmon also shared the poll and asked Hinton to step down during the public comment period of a school district board meeting, according to The Tribune

“We believe many [school district] voters did not realize Dobler-Drew held these views and instead voted for her based off the strength of her ballot designation as a ‘retired teacher’ and her ballot statement that touted her years of experience in education,” the poll read. Baltodano declined to comment on possible differences between her approach to equity and Hinton’s. She encouraged people to attend school district board meetings and added that she’s been going to them for the past year and a half.

“And I think also that my formal training as an attorney, and the work that I have done, not just in our community, but for a decade in Los Angeles serving underserved communities, low-income communities, communities of color, immigrant communities, all of that shapes who I am and the work that I will bring to the table or the perspective that I will bring to the table,” she said, “and I look forward to having that opportunity.” ∆

Reach Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal brajagopal@newtimesslo.com

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Same campus, new degree

Some students can now earn a bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly on local community college campuses

Students participating in Cal Poly’s newest transfer program will pay full Cal Poly tuition but won’t be taught on the university’s campus.

New partnerships between Cal Poly, Cuesta College, and Allan Hancock College will allow students in specific programs to earn a bachelor’s degree on their community college campuses. According to Hancock President Kevin Walthers, many students from the Santa Maria community college want fouryear degrees but can’t move closer to Cal Poly’s campus or make the drive each day.

For the 12 years Walthers has been with the school, he has tried to work with the California State University System to better serve the needs of these students at Hancock.

“I’ve been down to Long Beach, to the system headquarters, and, you know, it just felt like they were giving me a little pat on the head and sending me back to Santa Maria,” Walthers said. “They really weren’t interested in serving the students in our community.”

Cal Poly developed new 2+2 programs with Cuesta and Hancock, where instead of transferring to the university’s campus to earn their bachelor’s degree in liberal studies or sociology, respectively, students will stay on the community college campuses. Students in the programs will be considered Cal Poly transfer students, and the classes they take will be taught by Cal Poly professors.

As transfers, the students on Cuesta’s and Hancock’s campuses will be expected to pay Cal Poly’s full tuition and fees, which vary depending on residency status and the program. According to Cal Poly’s undergraduate costs website, instate transfer students will pay at least $12,000 for the academic year.

“Our college is actually invested in providing support for those students,” Walthers said. “We’re giving them library access, computer access, things like that. You know, we hoped that because we were going to provide some of those things that the fees would be lower for the students, but that’s not the way that it worked out.”

Cal Poly Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Terrance Harris said that students will be able to apply for financial aid and be given access to Cal Poly facilities, including the Recreation Center and future library. Virtual resources will also be available for those who can’t make it to campus.

Cuesta’s campus is roughly 13 minutes from Cal Poly, while Hancock’s is about 35 minutes away. Because this distance might hinder some students’ ability to use the facilities at Cal Poly, both Cuesta and Hancock will continue to offer all of their services to these students.

The purpose of this program, Harris said, is to meet students where they are and give them the chance to earn a Cal Poly degree.

Over the last several years, students from Cuesta and Hancock who’ve met the minimum requirements have successfully transfered to Cal Poly, according to Harris.

However, Walthers said that for students who are place-bound and can’t move, the cost of tuition coupled with commuting every day is prohibitive, which means that about 25 percent of students accepted to Cal Poly from Hancock end up not enrolling.

With the new 2+2 program in place, 20 sociology students from Hancock began taking classes toward their bachelor’s degree on the community college’s campus starting this fall quarter.

“Twenty students is great, but that doesn’t solve the problem,” Walthers said. “I mean, that doesn’t address the need that we have in our community for additional programs.”

Anais Diaz graduated from Hancock with two associate degrees, one in sociology and the other in liberal arts. She applied for Hancock’s first 2+2 program but was not selected as one of the 20 students.

The Santa Maria native works as the outreach program manager for the Good Samaritan Shelter and is vice president of the House of Pride and Equality, which creates safe spaces in Santa Maria for LGBTQ-plus community members.

“It just doesn’t make sense to move somewhere else, when I was born and raised in Santa Maria,” Diaz said. “I’m a local. I’m a native. I’m very embedded in my community.”

If given the opportunity to speak to a Cal Poly admissions officer, Diaz said she would tell them that she hopes they make the cohorts

bigger, add more majors to the program, and really consider local students in neighboring towns who are invested in their education but can’t relocate.

Hancock recently applied for a baccalaureate program through the California Community Colleges system to give more local students access to four-year degrees. According to Walthers, if approved, students could earn a bachelor’s degree in applied professional studies, which would give them the skills needed for entry-level careers.

“We know that’s controversial with the Cal State University system, but you know, right now the message that we’re getting from Cal Poly is, ‘Well, we’ll wait and see how this works, and if this one works, then we might add another one,’” Walthers said. “That just doesn’t have the urgency that we need for our community.”

Harris with Cal Poly said they “hope to continue to grow these opportunities, and potentially have some additional 2+2 programs” in the future.

The 2+2 program between Cal Poly and Cuesta will start in the fall of 2025 for liberal studies students who are pursuing careers in teaching. Currently, the program is limited to students on the elementary teaching pathway.

Cuesta President Jill Stearns said this program is especially important because local schools hire an average of 200 new teachers each year.

“This is an incredible opportunity for our students who desire to go into teaching, and it also aligns well with a large workforce need in our region between Northern Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County,” Stearns said.

On the transfer application, students can choose to apply to study on Cal Poly’s campus or to the 2+2 program on Cuesta’s campus.

Cal Poly currently has eight concentrations for liberal studies majors, but according to Cuesta’s faculty lead for the 2+2 program, Cherie Moore, the program starting in 2025 will be geared toward the child development concentration.

“Our team is hoping we can grow it, that it’s successful, it gets teachers into the district, and then we’re also hoping to align our curriculum for those that want to go directly into Cal Poly and do STEM, or mathematics, or physical sciences pathways because those are other concentrations within the liberal studies degree,” Moore said.

Transfer applications for Cal Poly opened on Oct. 1 and will close at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 2 for the 2025-26 academic school year. All applicants will know their admissions status by April 1, 2025. ∆

Reach Editorial intern Emma Montalbano at ntintern@newtimesslo.com.

BEST OF BOTH Students admitted to Cal Poly’s 2+2 programs will have access to facilities on the university’s campus, such as the Recreation Center, student support services, and the Health Center, but they’ll attend school on a local community college campus.

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Blazing inclusive trails

Many wheelchair users haven’t felt a sandy beach in years, but one organization is changing that reality one track at a time.

NatureTrack is making the Central Coast beachfront more accessible for wheelchair users throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties by providing technology that turns manual wheelchairs into vehicles that easily traverse sandy and rocky surfaces.

A tank-like structure, the Freedom Trax is placed as an attachment under a manual wheelchair and provides tracks that glide over sand, as opposed to wheels that sink into it. It also includes a joystick so the user can freely control where they go.

Program Coordinator Abby Pickens said the organization purchased its first Freedom Trax in 2020 so a volunteer who used a wheelchair could join outings. After seeing how it worked, and the accessibility it created, the organization decided to expand its outdoor services and created the Freedom Trax program that’s available free of charge to students, seniors, and any public user.

“Then we thought, what a great opportunity for more people that are [mobile-challenged] or use a wheelchair permanently,” she said. “The sand is hard to get onto, or even trails. Outdoor spaces are hard to get to, so we wanted to break that barrier.”

Since 2013, NatureTrack has provided Santa Barbara County students with outdoor experiences that relate to school curriculum

and enabled them to visit local beaches and trails. The Freedom Trax program now allows wheelchair-using students and teachers to participate in these activities when they couldn’t before.

“We can use the Freedom Trax for any students or teachers that come on our field trips that we do with the Santa Barbara County Schools. And we got in three students last year to go on field trips and use [them to] participate with their peers. It was really awesome,” Pickens said.

NatureTrack also organizes outings for group homes that include senior living and support groups. Currently, it’s working with five homes in Santa Barbara, taking residents out once or twice a month on the Freedom Trax. The organization is also looking for more homes to collaborate with.

“We see the residents. We take them out to the beach and we have lunch, and it’s always a great time,” Pickens said.

A recent notable trip, she said, was to Oso Flaco Lake and its boardwalk near Guadalupe where the organization assisted five people. They’ve also ventured to Avila and Pismo beaches.

“We’ve had really good responses from people,” Pickens said, describing moments when people approached them at the beach and asked about the Freedom Trax for someone they know.

“It’s been really awesome to be there and to help the community there whenever we

can. And sometimes it’s just people visiting, or sometimes it is locals that are just learning about NatureTrack or the Freedom Trax,” she said.

Some people they’ve helped haven’t been on the beach in 10 years, which Pickens said is both emotional and exciting.

“There’s people that have had a spinal cord injury and haven’t touched the sand in 10-plus years and are touching the sand for the first time,” she said. “And for the kids, it’s exciting to get to go out with your peers and walk along with them and not have to miss out. I think that it’s just making everybody feel like it’s more inclusive.”

Users don’t need to be a student or in

a group home to gain beach access—NatureTrack also offers a free lending program for anyone in need, whether for a day trip to the beach or a weeklong vacation in Mexico.

“A lot of people have been able to go to a lot of different places and experience going places that they didn’t expect to go without the Freedom Trax,” Pickens said.

NatureTrack is hosting an upcoming event for the public to learn more about its Freedom Trax program on Nov. 3 at Avila Beach Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit naturetrack.org to register and learn more.

Fast facts

• The Pismo Beach Clam Festival is returning for its 78th year to celebrate the town’s history of clam-digging. Festivities are planned for Saturday, Oct 19, with a parade along Price Street, live music, local vendors, and Clam Chowder Cook-Off. This year’s festival also includes interactive exhibits led by the Pismo Beach Stewardship and Educational Outreach program. Partners from California State Parks, Cal Poly Marine Conservation Lab, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and The Land Conservancy will offer interactive activities throughout the weekend. ∆

Reach Staff Writer Libbey Hanson at lhanson@newtimesslo.com.

BREAKING BARRIERS NatureTrack volunteers use Freedom Trax to help wheelchair users experience a beach day, something typically impossible for a manual wheelchair.

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We need more

It’s time to strengthen tenant protections in San Luis Obispo

Glen Starkey’s recent article, “Renters, you have rights: A guide to your basic rights and helpful resources” (Sept. 12) highlights some of the key legal protections tenants currently enjoy. These include caps on security deposits and limits on annual rent increases. While useful, these measures are not enough to ensure that renters in San Luis Obispo have access to safe, secure, and affordable housing.

For example, Starkey points out that tenants should contact code enforcement when landlords fail to address health hazards like black mold or faulty utilities. But I can tell you from personal experience that this is not sufficient. When I lived in Mustang Village, mold was an ongoing issue. Despite our best efforts to engage with management, they failed to address the root cause. While going door-to-door to speak with renters locally, I spoke with one tenant who moved into a unit where nails were sticking up from the floorboards—an egregious safety hazard that went unresolved for weeks.

This neglect is far too common in San Luis Obispo, especially in older, multi-

Vote yes on I-24 to maintain public safety and road repair in Paso Robles

As Paso Roblans consider whether to vote yes on Measure I-24, the Paso Robles Police Officers Association and the Professional Firefighters Association would like to share why we see I-24 as a public safety priority and why we strongly endorse I-24.

unit buildings that cater to students and low-income residents. We need proactive measures to prevent unsafe conditions from arising in the first place. That’s why the San Luis Obispo Tenants Union is advocating for the city to adopt a mandatory rental registry, which would help hold landlords accountable for the condition of their properties and prevent issues like mold, faulty wiring, or inadequate locks from going unchecked, instead of relying solely on tenants to report problems after they’ve already suffered the consequences.

Additionally, the current rent stabilization measures, which limit rent increases to 5 percent plus inflation, or 10 percent annually, are not enough to protect renters from the crushing financial pressures of San Luis Obispo’s housing market. While the intent of these measures is good, the fact remains that rent increases of nearly 8 percent in a single year are still devastating for many families. Renters shouldn’t have to live in fear of sudden, drastic increases that could force them out of their homes. We need stronger rent stabilization measures that cap increases at a more reasonable rate, keeping rent affordable for the majority of our city’s residents—65 percent of whom are renters. Housing is not just a business transaction; it is a fundamental human need. In his

It is important to note that I-24 is not a new tax but a continuation of measure E-12, a half-cent sales tax scheduled to sunset this year. Since 2012, E-12 has raised more than $78 million, and with transparent oversight, it has funded 44 separate road repair, maintenance, or reconstruction projects

Speak up!

article, Starkey reminds readers that landlords are in the rental business for financial gain. While I respect that property owners have a right to operate their businesses, that doesn’t negate their responsibility to provide safe, livable conditions for their tenants. We need a balanced approach, one that supports both landlords and tenants. This is why we are also advocating for stronger health and safety protections, like requiring deadbolts on all exterior doors and establishing a comprehensive mold ordinance.

The current rental landscape in San Luis Obispo is a microcosm of California’s larger housing crisis. The cost of living continues to rise, pushing low- and middleincome residents further to the margins, and our health and safety concerns remain unaddressed. San Luis Obispo has an opportunity to lead by example and show that a city can be a great place to live and an equitable place to rent. By adopting a rental registry, strengthening health and safety protections, and implementing more robust rent stabilization policies, we can make San Luis Obispo a fairer and safer place for all of its residents.

I am a proud resident of San Luis Obispo and a member of the SLO Tenants Union. I have seen our city make significant strides in improving the lives of renters. The City Council and staff deserve credit for their work on the recent public memorandum on renter protections and the email campaign that informed tenants about their existing

throughout the city. Unfortunately, many of our roads still require maintenance, and city staff and consultants estimate that the city still has $350 million in deferred road repair needs.

Send us your views and opinion to letters@newtimesslo.com.

rights. These are essential steps, but there remains a considerable gap between where we are and where we need to be in terms of tenant protection, particularly regarding health and safety.

One of the city’s policy proposals that would improve communication and offer relocation assistance for tenants displaced by renovations is certainly a step in the right direction, but changes like these are baby steps relative to the leaps and bounds needed to protect SLO residents. The reality is that tenants face dangerous living conditions daily with little recourse or landlord accountability. This is why the SLO Tenants Union is calling for the city to go further by adopting a mandatory rental registry, stronger health and safety protections, and rent stabilization measures.

Overall, the city has already laid a strong foundation, and now is the time to build on it. I urge the City Council to take these proposals seriously and work toward policies that ensure every resident—regardless of their income, background, or housing situation—can enjoy safe, secure, and affordable housing. Thank you to the council and city staff for your ongoing commitment to improving our community. Let’s keep moving forward. ∆

Tyler Coari lives in SLO and co-founded the SLO Tenants Union. Write a response for publication by sending it to letters@ newtimesslo.com.

Now, what does this have to do with public safety?

As many will recall, in 2020, Paso Robles voters

approved measure J-20, which was a general tax that provides critical funding for police, fire, and streets maintenance. Currently, J-20 generates approximately $11 million each year. That money is critical for public safety as it funds 15 fire personnel, 27 police officers and support staff, and various public safety capital projects. If I-24 is not approved, road maintenance

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will continue, but at a much slower pace, and funding must still come from somewhere in the city’s limited general fund. The most obvious place to obtain road repair funding is from J-20. Consequently, less funding will be available for your police and fire departments and result in cuts to police officers and firefighters. This is the reason I-24 is a significant public safety issue. Yes, I-24 is a general tax intended to fix our roads, but without I-24, public safety will be impacted, services reduced, and road repair will be painfully slow.

The good news for voters, however, is I-24 is not a new tax. By voting yes on I-24, voters will not see a tax increase. And, because tourists also pay sales tax while visiting our city, their spending naturally relieves some of the burden on our community members. So,

by maintaining the status quo and voting yes on I-24, we can raise the funds necessary to continue fixing our streets and roads without compromising our public safety.

Please join the Paso Robles Police Officers Association and the Paso Robles Firefighters Association in supporting Public Safety and vote yes on Measure I-24.

Charles Brown

Paso Robles Professional Firefighters Local 4148

Don’t let A-24 strip Morro Bay planners, officials of their expertise

I am writing to warn Morro Bay voters of the dangers hidden in the misleading language of Measure A-24. My authority for commenting on this ballot measure derives from having been trained in environmental and water-quality law enforcement while serving in the Coast Guard, receiving a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Oregon, and serving as a shoreline planner and environmental law administrator for various jurisdictions around the Puget Sound in Washington state.

The underlying purpose of Measure A-24 is to prevent development of the large-scale battery backup facility planned by Vistra Energy, the current owner of the property that the old Morro Bay power plant occupies. When a coalition of opponents calling themselves Citizens for Estero Bay

Preservation realized that they couldn’t challenge this project directly, they came up with a less obvious measure intended to prevent any industrial projects from being built on the power plant site by requiring a new ballot measure to be approved by a majority of city voters before the city could change the property’s historical land use zoning of visitor-serving commercial to one of industrial needed for its future development.

While this citizen pre-approval requirement sounds innocent and reasonable at first glance, the devil lies hidden in the details. The land that the current power plant sits on is so polluted with toxic hydrocarbons from oil spills, the original owner PG&E has a land-use covenant restriction specifically forbidding the use of this property for commercial or recreational purposes. So, who do the Citizens for Estero Bay Preservation see as their imaginary white knight corporation who can ride in, spend billions of dollars cleaning up the entire site, tear down all the old plant’s contaminated infrastructure, and build some sort of commercial tourist development that would please the city, its voters, and the California Coastal Commission? Remember that Vistra has promised to pay for the safe removal of all the old power plant, including the three stacks, in order to tie their new battery system to the existing power grid. They will sell stored power back to the regional distribution companies for a handsome profit while providing the city of Morro Bay with

about $9 million per year in sales taxes!

The state of California is actively moving to convert its energy production to carbonfree options, and a major piece of that plan requires battery backup facilities to store the wind and solar power during nights and calm weather. The earliest designs for these battery sites, now 10 to 20 years old, did employ big warehouse-sized buildings holding thousands of lithium batteries. Poorly researched stories have spread and raised unfounded fears about environmental dangers from lithium fires or the chemical fumes releases that might result (none ever have). However, the newest worldwide research in high-capacity batteries is producing several designs that don’t rely on lithium and can hold more energy in smaller batteries that use environmentally friendly materials.

By the time the several years pass required for Vistra to actually clear the site and get all of their permits, the battery systems they actually will then install will be so revolutionary that we won’t have to worry about any environmental or esthetic concerns. So please don’t strip our city’s planners and elected representatives of their land-use expertise by forcing all of us to have to learn all the contradictory issues affecting every imaginary commercial recreational request for this piece of industrial-only property.

Rusty Moore Morro Bay

The higher ed hustle

Is Cal Poly’s new 2+2 program allowing Cuesta College and Allan Hancock College transfer students to complete their final two years of their four-year degree on their own junior college campuses ripping off students by charging them the same price as students attending classes on Cal Poly’s campus?

According to the Cuesta College website, full-time tuition costs $1,288 a year plus $62 in fees. Hancock is $1,156 plus $52 in fees. At Cal Poly, tuition and fees cost $13,596 per year … more than 10 times the cost! I mean, sure, Cal Poly says these sort-of transfer students can come to campus (and pay for parking) to use facilities such as the Recreation Center and the library (that’s being remodeled, so not, like, right now, but in the future), and these students are being taught their Cal Poly classes on their junior college campuses by actual Cal Poly instructors, so it’s OK to charge full freight, right? Meanwhile, Cuesta and Hancock say these students already have access to their facilities.

“Our college is actually invested in providing support for those students,” Hancock President Kevin Walthers said. “We’re giving them library access, computer access, things like that. You know, we hoped that because we were going to provide some of those things that the fees would be lower for the students, but that’s not the way that it worked out.”

Look, the 2+2 program can be terrific for

students living at home who can’t afford to commute or pay room and board in uber-expensive SLO Town. Being able to earn a four-year degree without having the surrounding costs of coming to Cal Poly’s campus is a real boon. Still, don’t they deserve a bit of a break?

Cal Poly feels too much like a business and not enough like a public university whose mission is to offer affordable education. It seems like Cal Poly’s attitude is, “Well, if you’re not going to come to campus where we can charge you up to $693 per year for parking, $12,000 for housing, and $7,000 for a meal plan, then you’re going to have to pay full tuition and fees even though you’re not getting the same experience.”

No wonder more and more Americans are becoming cynical of higher education and questioning whether a university degree is worth it anymore. Between crushing student loan debt, the fact that 32 percent of collegeeducated people never find jobs in their field of study, and that companies such as Apple, Tesla, and Google no longer list degree requirements, one might be forgiven for thinking a university diploma isn’t necessary. It may not be. Success stories about people who bypassed college abound.

But let’s get real. Sure, college may not be necessary and won’t guarantee success, but

it sure makes it more likely. According to the 2022 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, on average, high school degree holders earn $44,356 a year, associate degree holders earn $52,260, and bachelor’s degree holders earn $74,464.

A student’s more assured path to success continues to include earning a four-year degree, so societally speaking, we should be making it easier to achieve this goal, not harder, especially considering nearly a third of freshmen drop out before the end of their first year and 40 percent of enrolled students won’t graduate within eight years.

Congratulations to the current crop of 2+2 students, and good luck on achieving your goals. Sorry we’re not making it easier on you. If you want to protest this expensive injustice, the good news is university campuses are bastions of free speech! Yay!

Public universities like Cal Poly are public, after all. Get over there and make your voices heard … as long as you’re doing it in an approved, non-disruptive way that follows the university’s Time, Place, and Manner (TPM) directive, which means no preventing others from moving or accessing an area; following police instructions, leaving the area if others are engaging in illegal activities; no staying overnight or occupying buildings after hours; and getting written permission for signs, posters, banners, and chalking. Oh, and no tents or megaphones. Oh, and the university

scheduling team can recommend locations for free speech activities. Yeah, over there. No, a little farther. A little farther.

Other than that, free speech away, people! Don’t worry about that the entire idea of a protest is to disrupt, because it ain’t gonna happen! Not on Cal Poly’s watch!

The system was put to the test on Oct. 7, when the pro-Palestine protest, called “a year of genocide walkout and rally,” was scheduled on Dexter Lawn University Police showed up about 15 minutes before the 20 protesters. Nearby, a pro-Israel group had info tables set up. Almost immediately, police started giving pro-Palestine protesters a hard time. Free speechish at best.

Speaking of free speech, Karen Velie of the CalCoastNews blog proved once again she’s a slipshod “journalist.” As Nate Abate’s rape trial proceeds, she published a photo purportedly of Abate’s co-conspirator, Julian Contreras, who fled to Mexico. I guess now we’re not sending them our best. Unfortunately, the photo Velie initially published was of a Spanish actor Julián Contreras Jr., who posted, “WTF! Please, don’t use my identity.”

He sounds un poco enojado since this is at least the second time Velie’s made this mistake. Que desastre! ∆

The Shredder is protesting the cost of higher education. Commiserate at shredder@ newtimesslo.com.

Hot Dates

TOWARD THE GOURDS

More than 60 vendors are slated to participate at the Cambria Neighbors Club’s annual Craft Fair, which will take place at the Cambria Pines Lodge on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event’s featured crafts will include painted gourds, handcrafted holiday ornaments, jewelry, quilts, and other items. There will also be food, live music, and a mini pumpkin patch. To find out more, visit cambrianeighbors.org.

—Caleb Wiseblood

ARTS

NORTH COAST SLO COUNTY

ATUL PANDE, CAROL ROULLARD, AND CAROLE MCDONALD: ARTISTS

RECEPTION AND ATRIUM PARTY Come meet the artists, be inspired, and enjoy food, refreshments, a tree-filled atrium and all the businesses in Marina Square. Featuring Atul Pande, Carol Roullard, and Carole McDonald. Oct. 12 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare. com. Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay.

COASTAL WINE AND PAINT PARTY

Listen to music while enjoying an afternoon of creativity, sipping, and mingling. The party includes a complimentary glass of wine and canvas with materials. Saturdays, 12-2 p.m. $55. 805-394-5560. coastalwineandpaint. com. Harmony Cafe at the Pewter Plough, 824 Main St., Cambria.

MAREA ART STUDIO: OPEN STUDIO

ART TOURS Features Anita Marie Jewelry, Jade Coast Jewelry, Carol Manuputy Art , four ceramic artists, and more. 25 artists all in one location. Oct. 12 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 808-534-4779.

Marea Art Studio, 1316 2nd St., Los Osos.

OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION WITH

JASON MAYR Jason Mayr will do a live oil painting demonstration and discuss his craft at Art Center Morro Bay the second Monday of October. Oct. 14, 3-5 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org/. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

THE OUTSIDER A timely and hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy. Oct. 11-27 my805tix.com/. By The Sea Productions, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay.

ROD BAKER’S GLASS ART Visit Baker’s fascinating glass studio as part of the Open Studios Art Tour, at Central Coast Glass Blowing and Fusing. See new glass masterpieces, home-garden décor, and glass jewelry. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Oct. 20 Free admission. 805-551-6836. Central Coast Glass Blowing and Fusing, 1279 2nd Street, Los Osos, RodBakerGlass.com.

ROSEY AND BARBARA ROSENTHAL’S BAYSIDE STUDIO AND GARDEN

GALLERY Printmakers Rosey and Barbara Rosenthal invite you to their bayside studio and outdoor gallery as part of the Open Studios Art Tour. Explore their inspiring comic book art, original paintings, prints, jewelry, art books, and cards. Oct. 12 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 19 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Oct. 20 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. 805528-4946. rosenthalart.com. Rosenthal Art Studio, 743 Santa Lucia Ave., Los Osos.

SUCCULENT PUMPKIN WORKSHOP

Spend a delightful afternoon at the nursery, where you can tap into your creativity to design the perfect centerpiece for your autumn celebrations. The workshop fee covers one pumpkin and a wide selection of succulents. Oct. 12 2 p.m. $35. 805-9274747. cambrianursery.com/events/. Cambria Nursery and Florist, 2801 Eton Rd., Cambria.

NORTH SLO COUNTY

2024 RESTORING THE ARTS TO ATASCADERO CAMPAIGN This fundraising campaign, which kicks off with the Brick by Brick Wine Festival on Nov. 9 at the Atascadero Printery, is seeking sponsors. Followed by a gala event on Nov. 10 at Allegretto Vineyard Resort. Through Nov. 10 atascaderoprintery.org. Allegretto Vineyard Resort, 2700 Buena Vista Drive, Paso Robles.

CHARLOTTE’S WEB At Harris Stage Lines in Paso Robles, Wine Country Theatre will bring this beloved children’s story to life with a talented cast of both adults and young performers. Fridays-Sundays, 7-9 p.m. through Oct. 27 $15-$30. winecountrytheatre.org. Harris Stage Lines Event Center, 5995 N. River Road, Paso Robles.

BEGINNER SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOP

In this two-hour course, you will learn the basics of scrapbooking starting with instructions on the tools you need, how to organize your photos, and creating a set of four two-page spreads with a fall harvest theme. Oct. 19 2-4 p.m. my805tix.com/. Craft Crop Create Studios, 4401 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

CHAKRA BALANCING AND CRAFT WORKSHOP In this workshop, you will learn self-Reiki infused with yoga and sound meditation. After the healing session, you’ll take a 10-minute snack and beverage break before transitioning into more than an hour of crafting time. No experience or skills needed. Oct. 10, 5:308 p.m. my805tix.com/. Craft Crop Create Studios, 4401 El Camino Real, Atascadero.

CHAKRA BALANCING AND FUSED

GLASS MOBILE WORKSHOP With Annette Jones, a local intuitive reader and healer. Each participant will receive a brief chakra clearing and set of custom blended oils, and create a fused glass mobile based on their individual chakra reading. All materials included. Oct. 16 4-6 p.m. $225. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero. CROPTOBER FEST THREE-DAY RETREAT Check out the studio’s Facebook page to find out more about the retreat. Oct. 18-20 805-296-8661. craftcropcreate.com/. Craft Crop Create

Studios, 4401 El Camino Real, Atascadero. MID-STATE FAIR MARKET The Mid-State Fair Market at the Paso Robles Event Center features local crafters and artisans selling handmade and unique items. Find jewelry, apparel, fashion accessories, home décor, health and beauty products, art, antiques, handmade eats, used items, and more. Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-239-0655. midstatefair.com. Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 Riverside Avenue, Paso Robles.

PAINT A PUMPKIN AT ARTSOCIAL 805

For families and individuals of all ages to come together and unleash their inner artists. “Why carve your pumpkin when you can paint it?” Oct. 15 , 5:30-7 p.m. $30. 805-400-9107. artsocial805. com. ArtSocial 805 Creative Campus, 631 Spring St., Paso Robles.

PAINT YOUR DATE AT ARTSOCIAL 805

A fun and creative evening with your special someone. Get ready to unleash your inner artist as you paint side by side with your date. Oct. 11 , 5-7 p.m. $45. 805400-9107. artsocial805.com. ArtSocial 805 Creative Campus, 631 Spring St., Paso Robles.

PUMPKIN SCULPTING DEMO Jordan

Hockett is back with his pumpkin sculpting demos. Instead of carving pumpkins in a traditional style, Jordan uses a sculpting technique to create complex three-dimensional characters. Oct. 18 5-7 p.m. Free. 805-238-9800. studiosonthepark.org. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles.

PUMPKIN STAKE CLASS Create a fused glass pumpkin stake using small bits of glass on a pre-cut glass pumpkinshaped base. Fired pieces will be glued to a wooden stake. Piece will be ready for pick-up with in the week. Oct.

13 , 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

STAINED GLASS GRAPE NIGHTLIGHT

Create a grape-inspired, threedimensional night light using glass droplets wrapped with copper foil, and soldering them into place. Oct. 12 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $80. 805-464-2633. glassheadstudio.com. Glasshead Studio, 8793 Plata Lane, Suite H, Atascadero.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

A-TOWN ART HOP: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (CALL TO ARTISTS)

Interested in participating in the next A-Town Art Hop? Register online. The art walk will be held on Nov. 1. Through Oct. 13 Free. 831-291-8329. atownarthop.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

THE ARTIST’S WAY: UNBLOCKING CREATIVITY 12 week program (13 meetings) for creatives and anyone who is seeking to “unblock” their creativity, following Julia Cameron’s famous workbook “The Artist’s Way.” Weekly group discussions and check-ins. Opportunities to share creativity and create community. Email for more info. Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. through Nov. 26 $195. cuesta.edu. Cuesta College Community Programs, Building 4100 Cuesta College Road, San luis obispo, 805-540-8282.

COLLEEN GNOS’ OCEAN SCENES AND MORE Colleen Gnos invites you to go behind the scenes in her SLO studio as part of the Open Studios Art Tour. Explore her various works, including painted surfboards, hula dancers, tiki art, landscapes, ocean scenes, mermaids, murals, and more. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Oct. 20 Free admission. 805-441-8277. colleengnos. com. Gnos Art Studio, 141 Suburban Road, Unit C4, San Luis Obsipo.

CREATIVE CLASSES THIS WEEK AT THE STUDIO Get creative this week. Craft your own spooky terrarium with eerie decorations, perfect for Halloween. Or, dive into leatherwork by designing a custom bracelet and earrings set. Both beginnerfriendly and fun—come join and explore new skills. Oct. 12 , 10 a.m.-7 p.m. & 1-4 p.m.

$45-$195. 805-439-1022. slolifestudio. com/. SLOLife Studio & Mercantile, 1337 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. CUESTA DRAMA PRESENTS A MIDSEMESTER NIGHT’S MASHUP (A WORLD PREMIERE) An exciting, limited run of A Midsemester Night’s Mashup a world premiere written and directed by Ben Abbott, produced by award-winning and internationally recognized Cuesta Drama. Limited seats available. Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 11 7:30 p.m., Oct. 12 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 13, 2 p.m. $15. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo. GINI GRIFFIN: SOLO SHOW OF POTS AND PAINTINGS Showing during the month of October at SLO Provisions. Opening reception: Oct 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. Email ginizart@aol.com for more info. Through Oct. 31 SLO Provisions, 1255 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, (805) 439-4298.

ILLUSTRATING WITH WATERCOLOR MARKERS AND INK PENS WITH JASON KNOX In this interactive workshop, Knox will demonstrate simple techniques such as color blending, pointillism, etching, shading, light perspective, character development, concept, and design. Be a part of this rare learning opportunity and discover what great potential your creative mind can reveal. Oct. 12 , 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $25. 840-2068223. artcentralslo.com. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo.

IMPROV SHOWS Hosted by Central Coast Comedy Theater. Second Friday of every month my805tix.com/. SLO Public Market, 120 Tank Farm Road, San Luis Obispo.

LEARN MODERN SQUARE DANCING Sign up now for this new square dance class. Singles and couples welcome. Two hours of square dancing equals about three miles of walking. Learn a new skill now while having fun and meeting new friends. Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. through Nov. 21 $75 (one time fee per person for all 12 classes). 805-781-7300. squaredancecentralcoast.com/classes. San Luis Obispo Grange Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. MISERY This Stephen King adaptation follows successful romance

novelist Paul

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Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. ThursdaysSaturdays, 7-9 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-4 p.m. through Oct. 27 $20-$34. SLO Rep, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, 805-786-2440, slorep.org/.

MONTHLY IMPROV COMEDY SHOW An all-improvised comedy show made up onthe-spot just for you. These popular monthly shows are brought to you by the best improv ensembles on the Central Coast and are positive, fun, and always memorable. It’s a new show every time. Oct. 18 , 6-8 p.m. $10. 805858-8255. centralcoastcomedytheater.com/ shows. SLO Public Market, 120 Tank Farm Road, San Luis Obispo.

THE OUTSIDERS FROM THE OTHER SIDE

Featuring “outsider” artists from Tijuana, Mexico. Offering a glimpse into Tijuana’s rich artistic landscape and focusing on the crossborder experiences that shape the artists’ life and work. Discover unique perspectives on identity, culture, and belonging. Sculpture, painting, collage, photography, stencil murals, and graffiti are among the featured media. Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. through Oct. 11 Free. 805-546-3202. cuesta.edu/student/ campuslife/artgallery/2024-2025-exhibits/ the-outsiders.html. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY OPEN STUDIOS

ART TOUR Free to the public, fine artists and crafters open their studios to showcase their art and share their processes. Visitors create their own self-guided tours using the catalog. See website for full list of participating artists and locations. Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 slocountyarts.org/osat. SLO County, Various locations countywide, San Luis Obispo.

SEA GLASS HAMMERED METAL JEWELRY

CLASS You’ll learn techniques to hammer metal, then add sea glass and beads to create a beautiful necklace and pierced earrings. Class includes use of tools and a take-home instruction sheet. Perfect for all skill levels. Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-noon $45. 805-541-1400. creativemetime.com. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.

SECOND SATURDAYS SLOMA’s Second Saturdays program encourages intergenerational learning and creative expression for children of all ages. Families are invited to SLOMA’s lawn to learn about the visual arts together using unique activity kits and create an art project inspired by current exhibitions. Second Saturday of every month, 11-1 a.m. through Dec. 14 Free. 805-5438562. sloma.org/events/second-saturdays/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

WALT WHITMAN GAY MEN’S BOOK CLUB

This club reads, studies and discusses books chosen by the group which relate to their lives as gay men. All are welcome. Second Monday of every month, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. galacc.org/ events/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

WHOSE WATERS? This Gray Wing exhibition will build upon the photojournalistic work of Southern California artist Gabriella AngottiJones whose I Just Wanna Surf book highlights Black female and non-binary surfers and other unseen or outright ignored communities that ride the waves off the Golden State. Through Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/ exhibition/surf-show/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

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DANCE FITNESS ART AND CULTURE FOR ADULTS Discover dance as a form of artistic expression and exercise, using a wide range of styles and genres of music (including modern, jazz, Broadway, ethnic). Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m. $10 drop-in; $30 for four classes. 510-362-3739. grover.org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach.

FINAL BOOK SALE OF 2024 The sale offers a wide selection of current fiction, nonfiction, research, children’s books, and a selection of coffee table books. Cash only. Rain cancels. Oct. 12 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 805-4814131. GroverBeachLibrary.org. Grover Beach Community Library, 240 N 9th St., Grover Beach.

RM ART STUDIOS WELCOMES THE PUBLIC

Local artists Rosemary and Mike Bauer welcome you to their home studio/gallery during the Open Studios Art Tour. More than 50 paintings will be on display. The artists paint both outdoors and in the studio to capture expressive interpretations of Central Coast

scenes. Open year-round by appointment. Oct. 12 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 13 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 19 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Oct. 20 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free event. 805-390-2497. slocountyarts.org/osat. RM Art Studios, 831 Robin Circle, Arroyo Grande.

SECOND SATURDAY IMPROV MEETUP Meets the second Saturday of every month in the Community Room at the Nipomo Library. Ever wanted to try improv? Are you an experienced player looking to stretch, or a curious newbie? Come play short form games and share smiles. Oct. 12, 2-4 p.m. Free. 805-556-8495. improvforgood.fun/. Nipomo Library, 918 W. Tefft, Nipomo.

TRANSCENDING THE PHOTO REFERENCE IN PAINT WITH ALYSSA MONKS A four-day workshop designed to guide the student toward creating a painting from a photo reference, using both indirect and direct traditional oil painting techniques. Find out more and register at willowpondslo.com. Oct. 11 , 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 12 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 13 , 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Oct. 14 , 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $1447 includes lunch daily. 805-550-6399. willowpondslo.com/. Willow Pond SLO, 1250 Judith Lane, Arroyo Grande.

WEREWOLF OF ARROYO GRANDE Enjoy the Melodrama’s Halloween-spirited show. Through Nov. 9 Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.

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ANNUAL CAMBRIA SCARECROW FESTIVAL

200 scarecrows will line the streets of Cambria and San Simeon. The festival is full of photo opportunities and happy discoveries at every turn. Perfect for all ages. Through Oct. 31 Free. cambriascarecrows.com. Cambria (various venues), Citywide, Cambria.

CAMBRIA PINES LODGE CRAFT FAIR With more than 60 registered vendors. Features a live band, a combo lunch deal, and a mini pumpkin patch by the Cambria Pines Nursery. Crafts include painted gourds, handcrafted ornaments, cards, jewelry, quilts, clothing, succulent pumpkins, and more. Oct. 12 , 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. 818-809-7910. cambriapineslodge. com/events/onsite. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria.

CENTRAL COAST UECHI-RYU KARATE-DO

Uechi-Ryu Karate-do is a traditional form of karate originating from Okinawa, Japan. Focus is on fitness, flexibility, and self-defense with emphasis on self -growth, humility, and respect. Open to ages 13 to adult. Beginners and experienced welcome. Instructor with 50 years experience. For info, call 805-215-8806. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay, 772-6278, morro-bay.ca.us.

FULL MOON AND DAY OF THE DEAD

CEREMONY Honor deceased loved ones. Accompanied with live healing, sound healing. Oct. 17 6 p.m. my805tix.com/. 9th Limb Yoga, 845 Napa Ave., Morro Bay, 415-852-1787.

GREENSPACE THE CAMBRIA LAND TRUST

SPEAKER SERIES: OBI KAUFMAN Obi Kaufmann is an award-winning author of books on California’s biodiversity and geography.

“Humanity’s Deep Time Residency in California, an Ecological Perspective” is a multi-disciplinary presentation about the long history of California’s landscapes. Call to to reserve or email admin@ greenspacecambria.org. Oct. 20 5-6:30 p.m. Suggested donation: $10 per person. 805926-2866. greenspacecambria.org. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2700 Eton Road, Cambria.

HARVESTING LOVE FOR THE CHAPEL Event

proceeds contribute to the restoration and raising of the Historic Santa Rosa Chapel to build a new foundation. Please consider supporting this Parish and community event. Features food, wine, and music. Oct. 20, 1-3 p.m. my805tix.com/. Santa Rosa Catholic Church, 1174 Main St., Cambria, 805-927-4816.

THE HAUNTED MANOR A thrilling experience designed to send shivers down your spine. Hosted by The Benedict, this event promises an unforgettable blend of horror, suspense, and immersive storytelling. Oct. 11-30 my805tix.com/. The Benedict, 1401 Quintana Road, Morro Bay. LOS OSOS CARES EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION GOLF BALL DROP AND SILENT AUCTION Los Osos Cares is hosting a golf ball drop raffle and silent auction at

Sea Pines Resort and Golf Course in Los Osos. Entry is free, and all are welcome. Oct. 19, 2-6 p.m. Free admission. 805-592-2701. Sea Pines Golf Resort, 1945 Solano St., Los Osos, seapinesgolfresort.com.

MONSTER BALL SLOCO Junior Roller Derby is hosting a Monster Ball this fall to raise funds for the nonprofit. Oct. 19 6 p.m. my805tix.com/. The Benedict, 1401 Quintana Road, Morro Bay. PAINTED PUMPKIN

WORKSHOP Get creative as you design and paint your very own pumpkin masterpiece, perfect for adding a personalized touch to your fall décor. This hands-on workshop is great for all skill levels. Oct. 13 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $25. 805-927-4747.

not only discover the three substructures to sexually thriving, but to embody them. Please bring a yoga mat and comfortable clothing. Oct. 18 6:30 p.m. my805tix.com/. Crows End Retreat, 6430 Squire Ct., San Luis Obispo.

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Send event information to events@newtimesslo.com or submit online.

cambrianursery.com/events/. Cambria Nursery and Florist, 2801 Eton Rd., Cambria.

ZONGO YACHTING CUP The Central Coast’s biggest offshore sailing race, bookended with two outrageous parties on both ends. Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 my805tix.com/. Tidelands Park, South end of Embarcadero, Morro Bay.

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BALANCE FLOW Suitable for all levels. This class is meant to benefit the mind-body connection while emphasizing safe and effective alignment as well as breath awareness and relaxation. Please call to register in advance. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. $16-$22; $50 membership. 805-434-9605. ttrtennis.com/fitness/yoga/. Templeton Tennis Ranch, 345 Championship Lane, Templeton.

HAMBLY LAVENDER FARM GUIDED

EXPERIENCE This one-hour walk about the farm immerses you in the processes of growing, harvesting, and drying this fragrant herb. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m. my805tix.com. Hambly Farms, 1390 Grana Place, San Miguel. MORRO BAY MARITIME FESTIVAL Experience five days of maritime events in Morro Bay beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and through Sunday, Oct. 13. Oct. 10, Oct. 11 Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 805-225-7411. morrobay.org. Morro Bay (Multiple Venues), Citywide, Morro Bay.

PUMPKIN SUCCULENT CENTERPIECE

CLASS The class includes a pumpkin, choice of succulents and decorations, use of tools, instruction, and a glass of rosé. Oct. 10 6:30 p.m. $50. my805tix.com/. Golden State Goods, 5880 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

VIBRATIONS OF PEACE: A CHAPEL SOUND

BATH A meditative journey at a stunning chapel. The crystal sound bowls, Himalayan Bowls, and other vibrational instruments will help soothe your nervous system, release stress and tension, and nourish the mind, body and spirit. Oct. 17 6-7 p.m. my805tix.com/. Allegretto Vineyard Resort, 2700 Buena Vista Drive, Paso Robles.

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14TH ANNUAL CENTRAL COAST CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW AND SWAP MEET This is a judged classic motorcycle show and swap meet. Food trucks on-site. Fun for whole family. See full list of classes on website. There is a $5 discount for early registration. Oct. 19, 9-3 a.m. $10. 805-440-4511. central-coast-classicmotorcycle-club.square.site/. Arise Central Coast, 1775 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo. CALIFORNIA RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOC.

DIVISION 23 LUNCHEON AND GENERAL MEETING CalRTA bimonthly luncheon will feature guest speaker Ed Cabrera from the League of Women Voters. Cabrera will present facts, and pros and cons on each of the propositions on the fall ballot, along with a Q-and-A. RSVP required. Oct. 10, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m. $25. 805-748-6853. Madonna Inn, 100 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo. CLIMATE ACTION GATHERING SLO Climate Coalition is excited to host its October meeting: Energy Efficiency for the Cold Season. With topics on what you can do at home to save energy and money. Oct. 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. San Luis Obispo Library Community Room, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-781-5991.

DOWNSIZING MADE EASY Learn five easy steps to downsize. Simplifying your life should bring you joy not overwhelm. This fun and lively event promises to deliver. Oct. 17, 10 a.m. my805tix.com/. Villages of SLO, 55 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

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WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN You are invited to

FIFTH ANNUAL BUTTERFLY BALL: CRYSTALS AND CHRYSALISES An evening filled with music, food and drink, inspiring presentations, and a silent auction to support western monarch butterfly conservation. Oct. 12 , 4-8 p.m. my805tix.com/. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo, (805) 544-9096. FREE TOURS OF THE MISSION Tour San Luis Obispo’s Spanish Mission, founded in 1772. Come learn its history and about the development of this area. Tours, led by docents, are free at 1:15 p.m Monday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Sundays, 2-3 p.m. and Mondays-Saturdays, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Free. 657-465-9182. missionsanluisobispo.org. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, 751 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

GALA PRIDE AND DIVERSITY CENTER BOARD MEETING (VIA ZOOM) Monthly meeting of the Gala Pride and Diversity Center Board of Directors. Meets virtually via Zoom and is open to members of the public. Visit galacc.org/events to fill out the form to request meeting access. Third Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. No admission fee. galacc.org. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo.

GPSBN: A CONVERSATION WITH SUPERVISOR JOAN HARTMANN An upcoming forum with Third District Supervisor Joan Hartmann. Supervisor Hartmann is the Chair for the Adult and Aging Network and will be answering questions on climate resilience for older adults, housing for older adults, and caregiving. Oct. 14 , 5:30-7 p.m. Free. zoom. com/. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. HISTORY CENTER GALA: WORKING HANDS

An annual fundraiser to celebrate the work of the History Center. Get an exclusive preview of the History Center’s Working Hands exhibit and enjoy a dinner inspired by the cultures represented in the exhibit. Oct. 19 4-8 p.m. $150. 805-543-0638. historycenterslo.org. Octagon Barn Center, 4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo. HISTORY PODCAST: DOOR KEY’S 2024 SPOOKTACULAR To celebrate Halloween, all episodes of the history podcast Door Key will have a spooky theme to the history. You can find Door Key anywhere you stream podcasts. Through Oct. 31 Free. doorkey.buzzsprout.com. Online, See website, San Luis Obispo. PLAY GROVE, AN OUTDOOR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM A nature-based and place-based enrichment program. This means we use the environment as our guide as we play, grow, create art, garden, and learn together. Play Grove will allow young children to access this experience alongside enthusiastic playworkers. Through June 7, 2025, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Options: 2 day, 3 day, or 5 day. 805-242-6301. onecoolearth.org/ play-grove.html. Jewish Community Center, 875 Laureate Lane, San Luis Obispo.

Q-AND-A WITH CAL POLY PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR CHRISTIANE SCHROETER

Her new book, How to Master Your Goals: A Curated Collection of 1-Page Worksheets offers practical, easy-to-follow tools for individuals seeking to achieve their personal and professional aspirations. Oct. 14 10 a.m.noon hellohappynest.com/master-your-goals/. Kaffein Coffee Company, 1242 Monterey St., suite 110, San Luis Obispo, 805-540-0512. SLO CLASSICAL ACADEMY DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Come and meet the teachers and staff, experience the campus, and learn more about the academy’s programs. Also features children’s activities and snacks. Oct. 12 , 9-11 a.m. sloclassical.org/event/daycarepreschool-open-house/. SLO Classical Academy, 165 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-548-8700. SLO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE

With more than 10,000 books, CDs, and DVDs for adults, teens, and children. All proceeds benefit the SLO Library. Oct. 17-18 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Oct. 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 916-847-8987. slofol.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo. SLO RETIRED ACTIVE MEN MONTHLY GETTOGETHERS SLO RAMs is a group of retirees that get together just for the fun, fellowship, and

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to enjoy programs which enhance the enjoyment, dignity, and independence of retirement. Third Tuesday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $31 luncheon. retiredactivemen. org/. Madonna Inn Garden Room, 100 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo. VICTORIAN MOURNING TRADITIONS AT THE JACK HOUSE Step back in time and experience the customs and rituals of the Victorian Mourning Traditions at the Jack House. In collaboration with the History Center of San Luis Obispo County, this unique historical experience invites you to explore the fascinating ways people honored their loved ones. Oct. 13 1-4 p.m. Free; donations welcome. slocity.org/ JackHouse. The Jack House, 536 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo.

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ADVENTURES WITH NATURE: OCEANO’S BEAVERS Join State Park Docent Dan to learn about the beaver. Enjoy an easypaced walk around the Oceano Lagoon as we search for evidence and signs of beaver activity. Meet at the Oceano Dunes Visitor Center. Moderate walk (five miles; two hours). RSVP by calling. Oct. 12 10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-474-2664. centralcoastparks.org/awn/. Oceano Dunes Visitor Center, 555 Pier Ave., Oceano.

BEGINNING BALLET FOR ADULTS Enjoy the grace and flow of ballet. No previous experience needed. Wednesdays, 5:156:15 p.m. $12 drop-in; $40 for four classes. 510-362-3739. grover.org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach.

BODY FUSION/EXERCISE AND FITNESS

CLASS Do something good for yourself and stay fit for outdoor sports, while enhancing flexibility, strengthening your core to prevent lower back issues, improving your posture through yoga, and more. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. 970-710-1412. Avila Beach Community Center, 191 San Miguel St., Avila Beach, avilabeachcc.com.

FALL FEST: A LATINX AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION A free festival open to the public. Enjoy beautiful cultural performances, delicious food, a vendor maker market, games, and activities. The event’s organizers encourage local Latinx and Hispanic businesses to participate in this vibrant festival. Oct. 13 , 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. 805-481-7339. bgcslo.org/events. Boys and Girls Clubs of South San Luis Obispo County Clubhouse, 1830 19th St., Oceano. FREEDOM FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER AND SILENT AUCTION Freedom Calling is a nonprofit organization, dedicated to fighting human trafficking. The upcoming fundraiser Freedom Festival promises an evening of live music by Critical Mass, gourmet food, fine wine and beer, delectable desserts, inspiring guest speakers, a silent auction, and dancing. Oct. 12 , 4-8 p.m. $75. freedomcalling.org. The Bower Barn, 1095 Meadowood Place, Nipomo.

FULL MOON YOGA, MEDITATION, AND SOUND BATH Upcoming events include programs in October, November, and December. Visit site for tickets and more info. Oct. 17 my805tix.com/. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort, 1215 Avila Beach Dr., Avila Beach.

MODEL RAIL DAYS AT THE OCEANO

DEPOT Marvel at the amazing and detailed operating model railroads and displays of all sizes. Fun for the whole family. Free admission, and lots of free parking. Through Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. slomra.org. Oceano Train Depot, 1650 Front St., Oceano, 805-489-5446.

MULTICULTURAL DANCE CLASS

FOR ADULTS Experience dance from continents around the earth, including from Africa, Europe, and more. Described as “a wonderful in-depth look at the context and history of cultures of the world.” Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $10 drop-in; $30 for four classes. 510-362-3739. grover.org. Grover Beach Community Center, 1230 Trouville Ave., Grover Beach. PISMO PIER CENTENNIAL A free, familyfriendly event commemorating the 100th

ALL ABOARD

The SLO Model Railroad Association will host its latest Model Rail Days program festivities at the Oceano Train Depot on Saturday, Oct. 12, and Sunday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. The free series includes exhibits of working model railroads of various scales and sizes, kid-friendly activities, and more. To find out more about Model Rail Days, visit slomra.org.

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anniversary of the iconic Pismo Beach Pier. Explore the pier’s rich history and enjoy delicious food, drinks, sweets from local vendors, and live music from all the eras (1924-2024). Oct. 11 , 12-7 p.m. Free. experiencepismobeach.com/pismo-piercentennial/. Pismo Beach Pier, West end of Pomeroy, Pismo Beach.

POINT SAN LUIS LIGHTHOUSE TOURS

A docent-led tour of the buildings and grounds of the historic Point San Luis Light Station. Check website for more details. Wednesdays, Saturdays pointsanluislighthouse.org/. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

SECOND INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON AEROSPACE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Topics include: aerospace engineering and technology; mechanical engineering; aerodynamics and controls; space exploration in aerospace; and much more. Oct. 14, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. $749. spectrumconferences.com/2024/isame.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1279 S. 13th St, Grover Beach, 805-478-6164. SOCIAL GROUP FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS Call for more details. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. 805904-6615. Oak Park Christian Church, 386 N Oak Park Blvd., Grover Beach.

WMW HIGH VIBE HIKE Each month to keep us moving and focus on our mental health, we are offering an opportunity to connect with like-minded, passionate women who are here to lift one another up as we navigate life, work, family, and (fill in the blank). Oct. 12 , 9-11 a.m. my805tix.com/. Pismo Preserve, Mattie Road, Pismo Beach.

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KIDS’ JAM MAKING AT THE CAYUCOS LIBRARY Join UCCE Master Food Preservers and learn how to make freezer jam. Children will use fruit, sugar, and freezer pectin to create their own jam and will take home what they make. Registration required. Oct. 12 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-995-3312. slolibrary.org. Cayucos Library, 310 B. St., Cayucos.

MORRO BAY MAIN STREET FARMERS

MARKET Get fresh and veggies, fruit, baked goods, sweets, and handmade artisan crafts. Come have some fun with your local farmers and artisans and enjoy delicious eats while enjoying the fresh breeze of Morro Bay. Saturdays, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Varies. 805-824-7383. morrobayfarmersmarket. com. Morro Bay Main Street Farmers Market, Main Street and Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay. SARA POPP FUNDRAISER: KIWANIS BARBECUE DINNER Enjoy a tri-tip dinner

for four and support Sara Popp’s fight against cancer. The barbecue will be at McCarthy’s Auto Sales but Los Osos residents will be able to pick up their meals at The Brightside. Oct. 19 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $65. Brightside Pizza, 1236 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos.

NORTH SLO COUNTY CLUB CAR BAR TRIVIA WITH DR. RICKY Teams of 1 to 6 people welcome. Visit site for more info. Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m. my805tix.com. Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main Street, Templeton, 805-400-4542.

FLAVORS OF TUSCANY WINEMAKER’S HARVEST DINNER Indulge in a culinary journey inspired by the heart of Tuscany, where talented Chef Alma Ayón will craft a multi-course feast using the freshest local ingredient. Each is thoughtfully paired with exquisite wines from two winemakers, Cole Stilson and Elizabeth Stilson. Oct. 11 6-9 p.m. 805-591-7003. stilsoncellars.com/events/. Stay on the Vineyards, 7110 Drake Road, Paso Robles. HOGWARTS FEAST A magical adventure at Bramble Pie Company, where Hogwarts meets MCV Wines. Come dressed in your fairest wizarding robes and indulge in Harry Potter-themed delicacies. Oct. 19, 6:30-9 p.m. my805tix. com/. Bramble Pie Company, 5945 Entrada Ave., Atascadero.

MAKERS MARKETPLACE With brunch, live music, and more. Oct. 12 10 a.m.-1 p.m. my805tix.com/. Club Car Bar, 508 S. Main Street, Templeton, 805-400-4542. PASO ROBLES HARVEST WINE MONTH The entire month of October is Harvest Wine Month. Wineries host individual events throughout the month with most happening during the featured weekend of Oct. 18 through 20. Look for specialty tours, winemaker dinners, grape stomps, music events, and more to celebrate the harvest season. Mondays-Sundays. through Oct. 31 805-239-8463. pasowine. com/events/harvest-wine-month/. Paso Robles, Various locations, Paso Robles. TACO TUESDAYS La Parilla Taqueria will be in the courtyard serving up their delicious tacos and tostadas. Menu typically includes barbacoa, chicken, and pastor tacos, as well as shrimp ceviche tostadas. Tuesdays, 5-8 p.m. 805-460-6042. ancientowlbeergarden. com. Ancient Owl Beer Garden, 6090 El Camino Real, suite C, Atascadero. VINTAGE BLENDING PARTY Attendees will have the chance to engage in a handson blending session, where they can experiment with different field blends and flavor profiles under the expert guidance of Matthew Villard. Oct. 20 1 p.m. my805tix. com/. MCV Wines, 3773 Ruth Way, suite A, Paso Robles, 805-712-4647.

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Bramble Pie Company, Atascadero

Flower City Ballroom, Lompoc

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for the Chapel SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 Santa Rosa Catholic Church, Cambria

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MCV Wines, Paso Robles Ti ies & Tea Pa y SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 Provided upon registration, Grover Beach

David Nail at the Maverick Saloon

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Vibrations of Peace:

Chapel Sound Bath

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 Allegre o Vineyard Reso Paso Robles

Killer Dueling Pianos

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Tributes to Nirvana & Pearl Jam, The Faithfull & Nearvana

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ine Brewing Company, SLO Trivia Wednesday Night with Brain Stew Trivia WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

The Drum Brewery, SLO

SAMO Fund Presents: Katelyn Tarver

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Moon & Day of the Dead Ceremony

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 9th Limb Yoga, Morro Bay

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

By The Sea Productions Presents: The Outsider

Shasta Ave, Morro Bay

OCTOBER 12 Peter Strauss Ranch, Agoura Hills

Prine

SAN LUIS OBISPO

DOWNTOWN SLO FARMERS MARKET Thursdays, 6-9

p.m. Downtown SLO, Multiple locations, San Luis Obispo.

AN EVENING WITH YOTAM OTTOLENGHI Spend a delicious evening with celebrated chef and bestselling author, Yotam Ottolenghi in conversation with Aja Goare, Managing Editor of Edible San Luis Obispo Magazine, as he talks about his new book, COMFORT in this fun and participatory event, presented by Cal Poly Arts. Oct. 12 , 7:30 p.m. 805-756-4849. calpolyarts. org/20242025-season/ottolenghi. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

INARI TEA AND ART EXPERIENCE MIXER This month’s gathering offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in the ancient art of tea meditation. Oct. 16 5 p.m. my805tix.com/. Wellstone Studio, 4985 Davenport Creek Road, San Luis Obispo. THE MONDAY CLUB CENTENNIAL GALA AND AFTERPARTY Celebrate 100 years with the Monday Club. Revisit the 1920s at this historic clubhouse. Enjoy a banquet dinner with appetizers, entrees, and sommelier-curated wines during the gala. Stay for the afterparty for dancing and dessert at the speakeasy. Oct. 19 5-9:30 p.m. themondayclubslo.org. The Monday Club, 1815 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-541-0594.

OKTOBERFEST BEERS AND BRATS IN THE SECRET GARDEN The perfect day to enjoy great beer, delicious food, and live music. Oct. 19, 3 p.m. my805tix.com/. The Secret Garden at Sycamore Mineral Springs, 1215 Avila Beach Dr., San Luis Obispo, 805-595-7302.

SARA POPP BARBECUE FUNDRAISER A great opportunity to fight cancer and eat some delicious tri-tip. Sara is an amazing woman and mother who could use your support. Let’s show her what a supportive community we live in. Oct. 19 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $65. 805-391-0656. McCarthy’s Auto Sales, 43 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo, mccarthyslo.com/.

SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts more than 60 vendors. Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot, 325 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo.

SLO GRANGE HALL PANCAKE BREAKFAST Join the SLO Grange Hall for a good old-fashioned pancake breakfast. Pancakes, bacon, eggs, juice and coffee; all for a low suggested donation price of $10, with proceeds to benefit SLO Grange Hall 639. Second Sunday of every month, 8-11 a.m. $10. 805-543-0639. San Luis Obispo Grange Hall, 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. TRIVIA NIGHT Reservations are no longer required to play. Reservations are now for teams who want to guarantee a table to play. Tables available first come, first serve. Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. my805tix.com. Bang the Drum Brewery, 1150 Laurel Lane, suite 130, San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

EMPTY BOWLS 2024 When you purchase a ticket to this fundraiser, you receive a hand-crafted bowl generously donated by a local artists, and as much soup as you can eat donated by local restaurants. Oct. 10, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. my805tix. com/. St. Patrick’s Church, 501 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. MONTHLY FERMENTATION CLASSES New topics each month with a thorough demo and explanation of the process that creates non-alcoholic, probiotic, and nutrient-dense fermentations. Leave the class confident and prepared with recipes to make your own at home. Limited seating; reserve spot prior to class by phone/ email. Second Sunday of every month, 3:30-5 p.m. $30. 805801-6627. kulturhausbrewing.com/classes/. Kulturhaus Brewing Company, 779 Price St., Pismo Beach. TITTIES AND TEA PARTY Hosted by Women Making Waves. Oct. 20, 4-6 p.m. my805tix.com/. Location revealed to attendees, Private address, Grover Beach.

MUSIC

NORTH COAST SLO COUNTY

BEACHSIDE LIVE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Enjoy free live music by the beach in Cayucos. Showtimes are Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Also featuring live music on holiday weekends, and on select Fridays and Saturdays in the summer. Check out @schoonerscayucos on Instagram for band updates. Sundays, 1-8 p.m. Free. 805-995-3883. schoonerscayucos.com/ live. Schooners, 171 North Ocean Ave, Cayucos. MORRO BAY SINGS This event benefits the Community Foundation of Estero Bay and the youth it supports. In addition to live music, the event features dinner, a live auction, and a silent auction. Oct. 19, 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $70 per person; tables available. 805-458-4494. communityfoundationesterobay.org/events. Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay. UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH JILL KNIGHT Presented by Cambria Concerts Unplugged. Oct. 19, 2:30 p.m. my805tix. com/. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2700 Eton Road, Cambria. NORTH SLO COUNTY

BARREL ROOM CONCERT SERIES Check site for updates on this venue’s monthly concert series, as well as tickets. Oct. 20 5-7 p.m. my805tix.com/. Cass Winery, 7350 Linne Road, Paso Robles. CANCERSLUG LIVE AT DARK NECTAR Cancerslug is a horror punk band featuring front man Alex Story. The act will perform

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#10 L TRACY PAZ

Tracy Paz combines her affinity for California landscape with portraits of the people and creatures living in it. The working studio will be exhibiting oil landscapes and seascapes, botanical drawings, skyscapes and mandalas, prints and photographs. And many works in progress!

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

875 Hopkins Street, Templeton (818) 383-2553 · FourCrowsStudio.com

#12 RANDY STROMSOE

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to visit a historically authentic silversmithing studio. This year’s offerings will include handcrafted vessels, candlesticks, jewelry and heirloom quality flatware: baby spoons, serving pieces and assorted flatware.

BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20 · 10am–5pm

3775 Old Creek Road at Hwy 46 West

Less than 20 min. from Morro Bay/Cayucos, Cambria, West Paso Robles/Templeton (805) 704-6298 · www.randystromsoe.com

#23 MARGARET BIGGS FINE ART

Margaret Biggs is an oil painter whose work is deeply influenced by nature’s healing power. Influenced by mid20th-century Realism and Expressionism, her art uses color, line and form to convey inner strength, peace and beauty. Join Margaret in her studio where the stunning scenery inspires her to paint from the depths of her soul.

BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20 · 10am–5pm

1331 Burton Drive, Cambria, margaretbiggs.com

#11 DENISE SCHRYVER

Denise Schryver showcases her plein air pastel, oil paintings and handwovens in one location.

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 20 & 21

Four Crows Studio

875 Hopkins Street, Templeton (805) 440-4570 · DeniseSchryver.com

#20 GREGORY MACDOUGALL

Custom Woodcraft: Benches and Stools

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

9155 Harvest Way, Santa Margarita Against the historic Santa Magarita Ranch

#27 SUZE CROWLEY

I have been drawing freehand symmetrical designs for fifty-five years. Finding the center first, I draw outwardly with no clear intention. There are over 200 different mandalas to choose from, drawn on paper, wood, drums, and tambourines.

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS!

1041 Balboa Street, Morro Bay suzeacrowley@gmail.com (805) 704-5632

OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR

#29 SUSAN LILLY DESIGNS

I use imported French dye to paint on silk. Painting on silk goes back thousands of years. The dye can be brilliant or subtle demonstrating a very color rich effect or subtle and moody. In addition to painting I also create art to wear and home decor. Working studio and demonstrations. OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS

421 Bernardo Avenue, Morro Bay susanlillydesigns@gmail.com (310) 594-6242 • susanlillydesigns.com

#32 ART BY PIAZZA

Mixed media acrylic artist, ecstatic to have started this passion during Covid. Come visit me and my excitement… you will not be disappointed. Art is emotion not just decoration. If you connect with a piece of art, it is right for you!

BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

433 Napa Avenue, Morro Bay (650) 888-2168 • artbypiazza.com

#35 DAVID J ROGERS

Coastal Watercolor Landscapes

BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

407 Morro Bay Boulevard, Morro Bay (805) 225-5077 djrogersart.com

#40 NEGEV GUITARS & POTTERY ROY BURCH

I have Martin style, acoustic guitars and pottery for sale. Come, watch me work, ask questions and play guitars with amazingly different sounds. I use both local wood and wood from around the world.

1138 16th Street, Los Osos roi.burch@gmail.com (805) 235-8107

#42 CERRATIVE CERAMICS

Modern contemporary handcrafted ceramic balloons and functional pottery for the kitchen, home & garden. Unique platters, planters, and more.

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

1116 17th Street, Los Osos info@cerrativeceramics.com (310) 592-2293 • cerrativeceramics.com

#54 & 55 JIM & SANDY GREGORY

Jim makes high fired functional dishware, decorative raku & horsehair pottery.

Sandy incorporates slab & wheel thrown dishware, birdhouses, and 3’ - 6’ yard art totem.

#31 CYNTHIA MEYER

Light filled oil paintings of the Central Coast. Landscapes, old buildings and flowers.

FIRST WEEKEND ONLY: October 12 & 13.

New studio location! 205 Bradley Ave, Morro Bay (805) 441-6914 • cynthiameyerart.com

#33 PAULA RADKE ART GLASS

Fused Art Glass

269 Butte Drive, Los Osos gregorystoneware@hotmail.com (559) 393-0792

& 20

601 Embarcadero Suite 7, Morro Bay (805) 459-0332 PaulaRadke.com

#37 BACK BAY

POTTERY

Handcrafted whimsical pottery for the kitchen, home & garden. Crocks, butter dishes, planters, house numbers, dinnerware and more. Vibrant colors and attention to detail. Inspired by the earth and ocean. Wheel throwing demonstrations. Come see how pottery is made!

BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20 · 10am–5pm 1460 11th Street, Los Osos info@backbaypottery.com (805) 534-4612 · www.backbaypottery.com

#41 CAMILLA’S COLLECTION

Discover local handmade stoneware pottery! Browse our modern yet timeless collection of unique mugs, teacups, jars, butter dishes, ring dishes, and more—available in a variety of colors. Find functional, handcrafted pieces that make thoughtful gifts. Each item is beautifully crafted and designed to be cherished every day.

1215 Los Olivos Avenue, Los Osos (805) 903-2846 • www.camillascollection.studio

#49

JAN FRENCH

Mostly watercolors (some oils and acrylics), mostly landscapes – all showing a designy approach and a love of the land, its shapes and its colors. A range of prices and subjects. (The oils are my new adventure!)

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS

Weekends Oct 12 & 23 and 19 & 20

1276 7th Street, Los Osos Jan@JanFrench.com (805) 528-1066 • JanFrench.com

#56 ELIZABETH HALE

California’s Central Coast has inspired a modernist reflection of landscape and its vibrant coloration. Hale’s paintings capture the textures, and structure while abstraction is determined by an improvisational process; a surface push-and-pull of overpainting, layering, etc. Acrylic on wood panels.

FIRST WEEKEND ONLY!

2248 El Dorado, Los Osos elizabeth-hale.com

#57 GEORGE JERCICH

George Jercich Studio. Glass, welded steel, and M/M sculpture displayed in a rural setting.

#61 Carolyn Niblick

BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

Fused

2191 Lariat Drive, Los Osos Menobewhan@hotmail.com jercichstudio.com

#65 ROSEY ‘N’ BARB ROSENTHAL

Visit our peaceful bayside studio. Learn about etching from our entertaining demonstrations. Select art from two substantial bodies of work (paintings and original prints). Local, mythical and heartfelt themes.

WE ARE OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS

743 Santa Lucia Avenue, Los Osos (805) 550-1852 • www.RosenthalArt.com

#71 GUILLERMO WILLIE

I’ve been playing with watercolors and have a few of those available, besides my usual acrylic paintings and drawings–also a couple of bronze sculptures created in Cuesta College bronze foundry classes. Drop on by for some art enjoyment.

1513 10th Street, Los Osos Instagram: @gwillart (805) 235-7807 • gwillart.com

#78 DREW DAVIS FINE ART

Drew Davis, a contemporary impressionist, captures the vibrant beauty of California’s Central Coast—its vineyards, mountains, coastlines, and local culture—in bold, emotive oil paintings. Perfect for art collectors and those seeking to brighten their space with color and joy.

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS!

393 Pacific Street, San Luis Obispo drew@drewdavis.com (805) 234-2302 • Instagram: @drewdavisfineart

#86 SUSAN KOUNANIS FINE ART

Classic Oil Paintings Voted Best Visual Artist 2024

BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

2040 Wilding Lane, San Luis Obispo susankounanis.com

#98 JESSIE SKIDMORE

Come visit me at my studio! I will be showcasing largescale original works in oil and acrylic featuring local architecture, people, and landscapes. Both originals and prints will be available for sale. FIRST WEEKEND! October 12 & 13

2548 Meadow Street, San Luis Obispo jessie@jessieskidmoreart.com (805) 440-5415 • JessieSkidmoreArt.com

#61 CAROLYN NIBLICK

Fused Glass and Mosaic Art

Display and Functional Pieces

Garden Art and Windchimes.

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS

1288 15th Street, Los Osos (503) 816-1976 • bluewindmilldesign.com

#68 SURF GEMS

Discover unique jewelry crafted from Surf Rocks—the vibrant byproduct of surfboard production. Reclaimed and handcrafted into elegant pieces, Surf Gems invites you to embrace your individuality while supporting a sustainable future, wherever your adventures take you.

BOTH WEEKENDS!

1872 12th Street, Los Osos abby@surfgems.com

#77 PAULA DELAY

Contemporary Impressionist, Oils

Open BOTH WEEKENDS in her enchanting garden October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20, 10am–5pm

1618 Hillcrest Place, San Luis Obispo Instagram: @pauladelay (408) 507-2545 · www.pdelay.com

#82 DOTTY HAWTHORNE

Visit my studio where I paint in pastel, gouache and oil. Many of my paintings begin as plein air paintings and are completed in my studio. I will have recent paintings, fine art prints and cards available.

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS

3462 Gregory Court, San Luis Obispo (805) 703-0455 DottyHawthorne.com

#90 TIMSHEL MATHENY

Come visit the beautiful home studio of artist Timshel Matheny. Inspired by the vibrant pulse of the natural world, poetry, and the garden, Timshel creates abstract and figurative expressions in oil, pastel, ink, and watercolor. Large and small paintings as well as  limited edition prints will be available.

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS!

903 Ambrosia Lane, San Luis Obispo (615) 574-8134 • timshelmathenystudio.com

#99 BISHOP PEAK ARTISTS COLLECTIVE

Five artists all in one location! Jim Tyler, paintings (#99 JimTylerFineArt.com) Sheri Klein, fused glass (#85 SheriKleinGlassArt.com) Leigh Ramirez, silver jewelry (#93 LeighRamirez.com) Rebecca Wamsley, ceramics (#100 Whimsley.com) Barry Lundgren, wood turning (#87 BLWoodTurning.com)

104 Twin Ridge Drive, San Luis Obispo (805) 748-2220

FOR MORE INFO: SLOCOUNTYARTS.ORG

#102-108 SEVEN AVILA BEACH ARTISTS

Ana Bass, Kasey Burgunder, Susan Burgunder, Marylu Downing, Linda Lewis, Jennifer Long and Terri Quinn

Painting, Jewelry, Pottery and Purses

OPEN BOTH WEEKENDS! 10am-5pm

65, 66 & 70 Landing Passage, Avila Beach (805) 704-6859

#114 GAYLE RAPPAPORT-WEILAND

Watercolor, Acrylic, Gifts, Mixed Media. Art is an extension of my soul and my passion. Join me for a boost of Art Energy.

BOTH WEEKENDS! October 12 & 13 and 19 & 20

138 Clydell Court, Pismo Beach (805) 295-6690 grappaport.com

#117 STEVE ANDREWS

Professionally executed sculptures. All one of a kind. Excellent size for display on a mantle, coffee table, side table or pedestal in your home or offi ce. A collection of small Dream Boxes and ceramic jewelry is also available.

Thrilled to share my creative process with you!

From layering paints on canvas to crafting sculptures with LEDs, I find pure joy in connecting & bringing delight through my art. Come see my latest paintings, works in progress, and enter for a chance to win our raffle!

OPEN FIRST WEEKEND! Saturday, Oct. 12 & Sunday, Oct. 13

465 Tanner Lane, Arroyo Grande abstractartsbysa@gmail.com (805) 705-9777 • www.abstractartsbysa.etsy.com

#112 ART BY SHAWN COLLINS

Inspired by ocean views of the Pismo Beach Coast, I paint colorful abstracts in mixed media. Opening Gold Coast Gallery at 1248 East Grand Ave Arroyo Grande soon after the Open Tour. My #112 location is missing from the tour map. Find me!

751 Lemoore Street, Pismo Beach Artbyshawncollins@gmail.com • Instagram artbyshawncollins (805) 471-0548 • Artbyshawncollins.com

#115 ANNE GRANNIS, FINE ARTS SCULPTOR

New!! Make a bid at my silent auction for a chance to bring a unique figurative sculpture into your space. 10% of profits go to a local non-profit organization.

FIRST WEEKEND! October 12 & 13

1179 Marbella Court, Grover Beach www.annegrannis.com (650) 678-1692

#118 & 119 RM ART STUDIOS

Mike and Rosemary Bauer invite you to their home studio to enjoy over 50 paintings, including their newest works. The two artists specialize in colorful impressions of Central Coast scenes.

BOTH WEEKENDS

831 Robin Circle, Arroyo Grande instagram @rmartstudiosfineart (805) 390-2497 • www.rmartstudios.com

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pottery and

1094 Maple Street, Arroyo Grande @Clay_and_mortar moxierox_art.com

#133 LAUREL SHERRIE

Happy to be back on Tour for my 22nd year!

Visit my serene, rural, working studio. Oil, plein air and studio landscapes. Originals, prints, art gifts.

FIRST WEEKEND – Sat & Sun, October 12 & 13, 10am-5pm SECOND WEEKEND – By appointment

310 Corralitos Road, Arroyo Grande

3 miles East of Arroyo Grande Village off Lopez Drive (805) 473-4640 • www.LaurelSherrie.com

#151 DAN RIDER SCULPTURE

Contemporary Wall Sculpture, Outdoor Sculpture, and Whimsical Concrete Statuary. New location/New Studio plus Sculpture Garden

#130 PATTI ROBBINS

Step into my home studio and be surrounded by a large collection of bold, colorful, contemporary still life oil paintings. Experience the environment that inspires my paintings.

OPEN SECOND WEEKEND ONLY

2765 Indian Hills Way, Arroyo Grande pattirobbinsartist@gmail.com (805) 471-1701 • www.pattirobbinsartist.com

#136 MIKE MCNUTT, BEN TROGDON, MAGGIE WAGNER

SUPER FUN! Hallucination Free! Come and throw a pot! Tour our greenhouse. Watch ceramics demos. Mike, Ben, and Maggie will have our handmade ceramics for your kitchen, succulent planters and metal repurposed art. (and homegrown succulents) FIRST WEEKEND ONLY!

273 Blue Sky Drive, Arroyo Grande pacsunceramics@gmail.com (805) 451-4342 • www.pscs.us

1430 Country Hill Road, Nipomo  (925) 787-6244 • danridersculpture.com

New Times is proud to sponsor the 2024 Open Studios Art Tour. Thank you to SLO County Arts, the sponsors, and all 153 participating artists.

Make sure to pick up a 2024 Catalog and enjoy visiting local artists in SLO County.

with support from local bands Plot and Bunker Club. Oct. 11 8 p.m.-midnight $15. 805-296-2676. darknectarcoffee.com.

Dark Nectar Coffee Lounge, 5915 Entrada, Atascadero.

DI, CIGAR, MAD TAB, BUNKER 805

Enjoy live punk. Oct. 17 6 p.m. my805tix. com/. Kilokilo Brewing Company, 3340 Ramada Drive, Suite C, Paso Robles.

EASTON EVERETT Everett is a singersongwriter who blends folk, blues, and world beat styles with intricate fingerstyle guitar playing. Easy to listen to yet full of surprises, his music offers a fresh acoustic experience. Oct. 12 6-9 p.m. Free. eastoneverett.com/. Paso Robles Inn, 1103 Spring Street, Paso Robles.

FLOGGING MOLLY LIVE With special guest The Rumjacks. Oct. 12 Vina Robles Amphitheatre, 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles, 805-286-3670, vinaroblesamphitheatre.com.

GET THE SHOT, KIND EYES, AND MORE

Presented by GS3events. Oct. 19 8 p.m. my805tix.com/. Dark Nectar Coffee Lounge, 5915 Entrada, Atascadero, 805-835-1988.

HARVEST WINE WEEKEND Enjoy live music and wine. Features acts include Anthony Michael, Loren Radis, Dave Tate. Cheese boxes by Alba Provisions & Flowers (order ahead of time through Tock). Oct. 18 12-4 p.m., Oct. 19 12-4 p.m. and Oct. 20, 12-4 p.m. $25 and up. 805-237-1245. mcpricemyers.com/events/ harvest-wine-weekend-live-musicfriday-at-the-tasting-room. McPrice Myers Wine Company, 3525 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

MICHAEL KIWANUKA AND BRITTANY

HOWARD With special guest Yasmin Williams. Oct. 19 Vina Robles Amphitheatre, 3800 Mill Rd., Paso Robles, 805-286-3670, vinaroblesamphitheatre.com.

SINGING HANDS CHILDREN’S CHOIR

A unique performing arts group that performs across the state for deaf festivals, service organizations, churches, fairs, and other outlets. New members always welcome. Registration open weekly. Mondays, 5-6:30 p.m. $45 tuition per month. singinghandschildrenschoir. com/. Singing Hands Children’s Choir and Performing Arts, 1413 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles.

TWILIGHT CONCERTS Come and stay awhile after hours and listen to live music by your favorite local bands. Genres range from country music to reggae; bring the whole family for a rockin’ good time. Sundays, 5-8 p.m. through Oct. 27 $5. 805-239-8904. midnightcellars.com. Midnight Cellars, 2925 Anderson Road, Paso Robles.

SAN LUIS OBISPO

ALL AGES OPEN MIC NIGHT Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m. Liquid Gravity, 675 Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo.

CUESTA JAZZ WITH THE ADAM

BENJAMIN TRIO With Jason Harnell and Storm Nilson. This intimate space makes a limited number of seats available. Early registration is recommended. Oct. 11 , 7:30-9 p.m. $10-$17. 805-546-3198. tickets. cuesta.edu. Eric Jonley Olsen Recording Studio, Room 7160 at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

HALLOQUEEN DANCE PARTY Let There

Be Lesbians and Bang the Drum presents a queer-inclusive Halloween dance party filled with drag kings and queens, haunting go-go dancers, and DJ Suz. Oct. 12 7:30 p.m. my805tix.com/. Bang the Drum Brewery, 1150 Laurel Lane, suite 130, San Luis Obispo.

JAZZ VESPERS CONCERT Jazz Vespers Concerts returns to the historic sanctuary at SLO First Presbyterian Church. Welcoming the Carl Sonny Leyland-Chloe Feoranzo Duo. Oct. 13 4-5:30 p.m. Free; donations appreciated. 805-543-5451. First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo, 981 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo, fpcslo.org.

JAZZ WEDNESDAYS Spinning jazz records all night. Bebop, jazz funk, acid jazz, hard bop, nu jazz, jazz house, crossover, Latin jazz, and more. Featuring guest selectors. Music at a polite volume in an acoustically treated space. Vintage sound system, big warm speakers. Plenty of free parking. Wednesdays, 3-8 p.m. through Oct. 30 Free. 805-439-1544. jansplaceslo.com. Jan’s Place, 1817 Osos St., San Luis Obispo.

JUNGLE MASQUERADE Keep it classy. Keep it mysterious. Embrace the thrill of the unknown. Be anything you wish, and reveal only what you choose as you descend into the heart of the jungle with house music by violinist-pianist electronic producer duo Elysian Moon and DJ set by JÜNGLE HAUS aka Dante Marsh. Oct. 18 , 8 p.m. my805tix.com/. Kreuzberg Coffee Company, 685 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, 805-430-0260.

THE KILLER DUELING PIANOS

Presented by the Libertine. Oct. 13 11 a.m. my805tix.com/. Libertine Brewing Company, 1234 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-548-2337.

LIBERTINE PRESENTS: CARBON CITY LIGHTS FT. KENNY TAYLOR A night of live music with Carbon City Lights. Oct. 12 7 p.m. No cover charge. my805tix. com/. Libertine Brewing Company, 1234 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-548-2337.

LIBERTINE PRESENTS: THE VIBE SETTERS A night of live music with The Vibe Setters. Oct. 11 8 p.m. my805tix.

GHOST HOST

Each Friday and Saturday of October, the Solvang Wine and True Crime Tour will host groups of up to 12 at various time slots. Wes Leslie (pictured) leads each two-hour tour, open to ages 21 and over. The tours kick off at Final Girl Wines in Solvang and proceed to various tasting rooms and bars in town, while attendees learn about reportedly haunted mortuaries in the area and other local lore. Visit thehauntedghosttours.com for more

com/. Libertine Brewing Company, 1234 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-548-2337.

LIVE MUSIC FROM GUITAR WIZ BILLY FOPPIANO AND MAD DOG Join “Guitar Wiz” Billy Foppiano and his trusty side kick Mad Dog for a mix of blues, R&B, and more. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 805-544-2100. Bon Temps Creole Cafe, 1819 Osos Street, San Luis Obispo, bontempscreolecafe.com/index.htm.

NOTABLE INSIGHT: ROMANTIC

GENERATION Join the 2024 Artistin-Residence, pianist John Novacek, discussing composers of the “Romantic Generation” that he’ll feature on his Oct. 19 recital, guiding you through the music and offering his expert take on these incredible pieces. Oct. 18 5:30 p.m. Single tickets start at $35 plus $5 fee. 805-7813009. festivalmozaic.org/show-details/ notable-insight-romantic-generation. Harold J. Miossi CPAC at Cuesta College, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

RANDALL KING LIVE All ages welcome. Oct. 11 8 p.m. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-5468600, fremontslo.com.

THE RELATIVE MINIMUM, DEATH OF THE PARTY, BANDWIDTH, AND THROW AWAY: LIVE IN CONCERT See site for tickets and details. Oct. 12 , 8 p.m. my805tix.com/. Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo, 805-541-5888.

A TRIBUTE TO BILLY JOEL WITH BILLY NATION A tribute to the music of the Piano Man, Billy Joel, featuring nationally touring artists. Oct. 12 , 7:30-9:30 p.m. $40-$59. 805-756-4849. pacslo.org/ events/detail/billynation24. Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

TRIBUTE TO JOHN PRINE Presented by Songwriters at Play. Oct. 12 , 7 p.m. my805tix.com/. Humdinger Brewing (SLO), 855 Capitolio Way, suite 1, San Luis Obispo, 805-781-9974.

SOUTH COAST SLO COUNTY

2024 LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE

CONCERT SERIES These Saturday afternoon concerts are limited and will sell out, so make your purchase early to secure your spot. Saturdays, 2:30-5 p.m. through Oct. 12 my805tix.com. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

AGHS CHOIR AND BAND FALL CONCERT

Enjoy the AGHS Fall Concert which features the Choir, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble. Enjoy a dynamic mix of classical and contemporary pieces, showcasing student talent through powerful harmonies and instrumentation. Oct. 16 7-10 p.m. $5-$10. 805-489-9444. clarkcenter. org/shows/aghs-choir-band-fall-concert/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

MOTOWN MANIA! THE GOLDEN HITS OF THE TEMPTATIONS AND THE SUPERSTARS OF MOTOWN Revisit the classic songs and stars of the Motown era. Complete with heart-stopping harmonies, dazzling choreography, and the memorable hits you love most from Motown’s golden age. Oct. 12 7:30-10:30 p.m. $53.50-$74.50. 805-489-9444. clarkcenter.org/shows/wcpa-motownmania/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

SWEET DREAMS: MANDY BARNETT

SINGS PATSY CLINE An unforgettable evening where classic country and timeless standards come alive as Mandy Barnett interprets the music of Patsy Cline. Once dubbed as “the Judy Garland of our time.” Oct. 11 , 7:30-10:30 p.m. $34-$54. 805-489-9444. clarkcenter.org/ shows/sweet-dreams-mandy-barnett/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

SANTA MARIA VALLEY/LOS ALAMOS

FESTIVAL MOZAIC: JOHN NOVACEK IN

RECITAL A free pre-concert lecture on the stage at 1 p.m. Join the 2024 Artistin-Residence, pianist John Novacek, for a solo recital in the Boyd Concert Hall at Allan Hancock College. Oct. 19, 2 p.m. Single tickets start at $40 plus $5 fee. 805-781-3009. festivalmozaic.org/showdetails/john-novacek-in-recital. Allan Hancock College, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria. ∆

Arts

Polls open to determine winner of New Times Music Awards Readers’ Choice winner

To determine the winner of this year’s Readers’ Choice Award in the 2024 New Times Music Awards competition, the New Times Media Group is collecting votes through Monday, Oct. 28. The polls opened on Thursday, Oct. 10.

This year marks the 16th annual New Times Music Awards competition and showcase, which will feature performances from the contest’s finalists. The live concert will be held on Friday, Nov. 22, at SLO Brew Rock, located at 855 Aerovista Lane, San Luis Obispo. Tickets to the showcase are available in advance at my805tix.com.

Participants of the competition reside primarily in either San Luis Obispo County or northern Santa Barbara County. Entrants are allowed to enter a maximum of 13 songs and one album, and all submissions are scored by a panel of judges.

Sponsors of the annual event include Big Big SLO, Robbo Music, The Krush, Pirate Radio, SLO Brew, 1st Capital Bank, and Ernie Ball Music Man. For more info on the 2024 New Times Music Awards, call (805) 546-8208 or email ntma@newtimesslo.com.

To vote, find the NTMA page at newtimesslo.com.

Community Foundation of SLO County funds free 1960s-themed dance concert

The Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens Club hosts its 1960s-themed dance party, with live music from the Riptide Big Band, at the Elwin Mussell Senior Center in Santa Maria on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Admission to the event is free, thanks to grant funding from the Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County, according to press materials.

Vocalists Bob Nations and Mitch Latting will accompany the Riptide Big Band during the dance concert. Based in the Santa Maria Valley, the local ensemble is led by former music teacher Judy Lindquist and has played at venues across Central Coast for several years.

The group includes musicians from both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and specializes in big band era music, soft rock from the ’60s and ’70s, the music standards of the ’30s and ’40s, and “pretty much anything written for standard big band orchestration,” according to the group’s website.

For more info on the band’s upcoming performance, call (775) 813-5186 or visit riptidebb. com. The Elwin Mussell Senior Center is located at 510 Park Ave., Santa Maria.

To find out more about the Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County, call (805) 543-2323 or visit cfsloco.org. ∆ —Caleb Wiseblood

BY CAMILLIA LANHAM

Silly sculpting

Studios on the Park demonstrates a nontraditional way to carve up that Halloween pumpkin

Freckles, enlarged pores, and jagged teeth. Bug eyes, wrinkles, and awkwardly big noses. ese are all things that Studios on the Park manager and curator Jordan Hockett gives to pumpkins.

“I think the weird shapes of pumpkins lend themselves to kind of being very strange looking people, and ultimately, a lot of times they end up looking slightly questionable,” Hockett said. “Ultimately, it’s a pumpkin. So, it can be silly. I have a license to be silly or weird or whatever.”

Hockett’s been sculpting pumpkins into fully edged characters every October for the last 15 years, and that talent will be on full display in Studios on the Park on Oct. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m.

e pumpkin sculpting demo is free to anyone who wants to stop by and will eventually get posted on social media for those who couldn’t make it.

All you need is a pumpkin and tools, such as a paring knife and small set of clay loop tools, and anyone can get their giant squash to make a face, he said. Taking layers o little by little—Hockett compared it to peeling vegetables—is much more forgiving of mistakes than the traditional carving, where pieces are cut out of the giant fruit.

“I maintain that once you start doing it, anyone can do it. … I guarantee that you will get a face on it,” he said. “I think it’s more forgiving than a traditional jack-o’-lantern. Because once you cut the eye out, you’re stuck with it. Once it’s cut, it’s cut.”

Pro tip: It’s best to nd an interesting-shaped pumpkin with some meat on it.

“I’m hoping for a thickness I can get the detail to,” he said. “I’m looking for something that’s heavy and dense.”

To nd a perfect specimen, Hockett recommends that people hit up their local pumpkin patch. e Paso Robles native prefers to nd his at River K Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, usually something that’s 2 to 2 1/2 feet in diameter.

DIY pumpkin

Find your new favorite pumpkin at River K Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, 5670 N. River Road, in Paso Robles. It’s open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Then check out Jordan Hockett’s pumpkin sculpting demonstration for inspiration, Oct. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St. in Paso. Find Hockett on Instagram @jordanhockettart and Studios @studiospr.

for Reynolds and her brother. In 1994, her parents, Herb and Ginny Kunze, purchased the land in Paso Robles, where the patch has been ever since.

Her parents are now 91 and 90, respectively.

“He and I together planted all the pumpkins,” Reynolds said of her father. “He drove the tractor, and I planted all the seeds, so it was pretty special to me.”

With 5 acres of pumpkins and a 5-acre corn maze, a little haunted house, and scarecrows, River K has about 30 varieties of pumpkins. From blue, pink, peach, white, and standard orange to green with bumps and warts.

“Everything [we] have is still on the vines,” she said. “We give you a pair of clippers and send you out into the eld.”

Send gallery, stage, and cultrual festivities to arts@newtimesslo.com.

e pick-your-own-pumpkin purveyor has been hawking pumpkins since 1969, according to Valerie Reynolds, who said her parents started the patch outside of Santa Barbara as a 4-H project

COURTESY OF VALERIE REYNOLDS

If the pumpkins you’re looking for are too big to carry, River K also has wagons they can send you out with. While you might not see any fair-worthy sizes, Reynolds said there are some that might be as heavy as 100 pounds.

“Come earlier in the month while we still have a good, big selection and things are still looking pretty,” Reynolds said. “Try not to wait until the last minute or you might be disappointed.”

River K has also sold out before Oct. 31 the last couple of years, so you’ve been warned. However, Hockett cautions people not to cut into their pumpkins too early. e faces he creates on Oct. 18 during the demo will be lucky to last a week, he said.

As he’s peeling back squash skin that Friday evening, people are welcome to ask questions and check out a di erent way of celebrating the Halloween tradition of carving. He added that when you add light to the pumpkin, the face mimics a photo negative. e deeper you go, the brighter the glow.

He started sculpting squash while he was still in art school at the University of San Francisco to give himself a break from homework assignments and do something that was just for him.

Although Hockett mostly focuses on painting now, he said that sculpting pumpkins every year enables him to re-hone those skills and work with something more physical. It’s a craft he looks forward to and allows him to be more freewheeling with his creativity.

“With a painting, I have to hope that it sells. ere’s more pressure to do a piece of art,” he said.

“With the pumpkin sculpting, I know it’s going to rot eventually, so it is purely just for the fun of it and practicing sculpting. … It’s kind of nice to do something like that.” ∆

Editor Camillia Lanham is clambering into the pumpkin patch. Send story tips to clanham@ newtimesslo.com.

DOUBLE TROUBLE Pumpkins with strange shapes help when it comes to sculpting faces, according to Jordan Hockett, who’s hosting a demonstration on Oct. 18.

TOIL AND TROUBLE Each face that artist Jordan Hocket sculpts is created by scraping layers off pumpkins to get the desired effect, like peeling vegetables, he said. The process typically takes about three hours.

PICK-YOUR-OWN River K Pumpkin Patch is one of Jordan Hockett’s favorite places to pick the pumpkins he sculpts for Halloween.

PHOTO

CIGAR HOLDER Studios on the Park curator and manager Jordan Hockett has sculpted pumpkins with the help of clay loop tools for the last 15 years.

Avila Beach Children’s Business Fair

Dour power

Co-writer and director Todd Phillips (Old School, e Hangover, Joker) helms this sequel about Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a tormented comedian who murdered several people in the rst installment and now resides in Arkham State Hospital awaiting trial. In the hospital, he meets and falls in love with Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga), beginning a deeply dysfunctional relationship. (140 min.)

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX

What’s it rated? R

What’s it worth, Anna? Full price

What’s it worth, Glen? Full price

Where’s it showing? Bay, Colony, Downtown Centre, Park, Stadium 10

Glen An opening cartoon nds Joker impersonated by his own shadow, who takes over his show, leaves him half undressed on stage, and abandons him as three policemen arrive and beat him. It sets up the lm’s central conceit. Is Joker a split personality? Is Arthur a good person and Joker a psychic invention his mind created to protect him? I can see why audiences and critics are nding the lm challenging and less than entertaining. It’s slow and deeply depressing. Just the jagged escarpment of Joaquin Phoenix’s emaciated spine and shoulder blades is hard to watch. Arthur’s lawyer, Maryanne Stewart (Catherine Keener), knows the only way to possibly free Arthur is to convince a jury he’s not guilty by reason of insanity. But is he? Or did he simply snap. Anna I’m not sure what the expectation from most for this lm was, but I’m guessing that perhaps it isn’t scoring highly with audiences because it’s so bleak and because it’s so song heavy. It’s basically a musical. While we saw the grime of Arthur’s life in the rst lm, there’s an overwhelming sadness in this reprisal of the role—Arthur is not just broken but beaten, and when a small ray of sunshine presents itself in Lee, he can’t help but gaze toward the light. Unfortunately, Lee’s ideal is swept up in

NOBODY WANTS THIS

What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix

Joanne (Kristen Bell) is an open book, at least on her podcast that she hosts with her sister, Morgan (Justine Lupe). The two are looking for their big break, but what that means to each of them feels very different. Both are rather unlucky in love, and audiences eat up their stories of bad dates and dating nightmares. When Joanne attends a party at producer Ashley’s (Sherry Cola) house, she meets Noah (Adam Brody), who takes her by surprise when she finds out he’s a rabbi. The two have instant chemistry and can’t

the fantasy of the Joker and has little to do with Arthur himself. e two are ill-fated lovers, and there’s no fun romp through bad behavior here: It’s all just painful. I think there’s more here than a lot of people are giving it credit for—this lm has a lot to say. Glen It de nitely has a message, and that message that is our culture is broken. We have a fetishistic fascination with serial killers, and our justice, incarceration, and mental health systems are irrevocably broken. Shout out to Brendan Gleeson as Arkham guard Jackie Sullivan. He’s a reminder that supposedly upstanding people can be just as psycho as Joker. ere are zero likeable characters here. Steve Coogan plays talk show host Paddy Meyers, a despicable prick exploiting Arthur’s illness. I had to look this up, but folie à deux is a French phrase describing two people who share a mental illness, and that absolutely de nes Arthur and Lee. ey’re both living in a fantasy, which reveals itself in the song-and-dance numbers that spring up throughout the story. Arthur is a sympathetic character

stay away from each other, despite Noah’s family and their protests. Why can’t he find a nice Jewish girl? Bell and Brody are a match here. The two have that head-over-heels energy that is utterly convincing. Will they be able to beat the odds and walk into their happily ever after together, or is Noah’s family right—are the two doomed for failure? It’s a classic meddling-families kind of tale, and though it’s a tad cliché, it’s respectful and has fun with the familiar tropes. If you love a charming rom-com, Nobody Wants This is right up your alley. (10 30-min. episodes min.)

—Anna

SHIKSA OR SHIDDUCH?

Agnostic podcaster Joanne (Kristen Bell) falls for Rabbi Noah (Adam Brody), in the Netflix series Nobody Wants This

because we know how awful his life has been and how badly he’s been treated. Lee has it all—wealth and education—but she’s still a twisted maniac. Unlike Margot Robbie’s turn as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad (2016), this lm plays the story straight, and this dark reading of the DC Universe may have turned people o . Anna I remember when Suicide Squad came out. It seemed like there was a rash spreading through town of young women and girls playing dress-up as Harley Quinn, and I remember thinking that the wrong kind of character was getting romanticized. Gaga’s Lee isn’t trying to strike that same cute-littleprankster vibe, instead unfolding a dark character with a singular obsession. When Arthur reveals a human side of himself, Lee is completely thrown o and turned o . While Arthur may be a monster in his own right, what the world has done to him is even uglier. It chewed him up and spit him out. ∆

Senior Sta Writer Glen Starkey and freelancer Anna Starkey write Split Screen. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

WOLFS

What’s it rated? R

When? 2024

Where’s it showing? Apple TV-Plus

Writer-director Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) helms this mismatchedbuddy comedy about two professional fixers—George Clooney and Brad Pitt—who are individually hired to clean up a mess involving Manhattan District Attorney Margaret (Amy Ryan), who ends up with a dead one-night stand in her hotel room. She calls a number given to her for just such an occasion, unbeknownst to her that the hotel’s mysterious owner, Pam, has called in another fixer for the same job.

Naturally, Margaret’s Man and Pam’s Man (as they’re called in the credits) don’t like each other and don’t want to work together. Cue the acrimony as the two men, who have more in common than they care to admit, make their way through a violence-filled night that forces them to set aside their egos and collaborate.

Clooney and Pitt are as charismatic as usual, but despite this being an action film, its sleepy pacing and genre clichés result in a middling affair. Traded barbs and withering silences only go so far. Add in that both “fixers” are incompetent, and you’re left wondering who this film was made for. If I hadn’t seen it, I’d be OK with that.

of a snooze.

STAR-CROSSED Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga) and Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) share a dark romance in the sequel to the blockbuster 2019 film Joker, in Joker: Folie à Deux, screening in local theaters.

COURTESY PHOTO BY NIKO TAVERNISE/WARNER BROS. AND DC COMICS

COURTESY PHOTO BY STEFANIA ROSINI/NETFLIX

FIXERS Global superstars George Clooney and Brad Pitt star as two lone wolf fixers who are individually hired to cover up the same mess, forcing them to work together, in Wolfs, streaming on Apple TV-Plus.

PHOTO COURTESY OF APPLE TV-PLUS

Luxury Condos

BY GLEN STARKEY

Celtic punk explosion

Flogging Molly and The Rumjacks come to Vina

Vina Robles Amphitheatre only has one show this week, but it’s going to be amazing when Flogging Molly an LA-based Celtic band with a punk rock attitude—headlines on Saturday, Oct. 12 (8 p.m.; all ages; $25 to $75.80 at ticketmaster. com). They’re coming off their inaugural Shamrock Rebellion Festival, and after this concert, they shove off on their sold-out Salty Dog Cruise.

These guys have so many great songs like “Drunken Lullabies,” “Devil’s Dance Floor,” “If I Ever Leave This World Alive,” “The Seven Deadly Sins,” “What’s Left of the Flag,” and a bunch more.

Australia-based Celtic punk act The Rumjacks open. Epic!

Fremont Theater

Downtown SLO’s venerated marquee starts its week with country star Randall King on Friday, Oct. 11 (8 p.m.; all ages; $34.73 at prekindle.com). The West Texas native is a self-described “old soul” and unwavering honky-tonk artist. Songs such as “You In A Honky Tonk,” “Hey Cowgirl,” and “Mirror, Mirror,” have garnered more than 300 million streams.

According to Highly Suspect, they “push rock music forward by trusting their instincts and raising a middle finger to everything else.” See them this Saturday, Oct. 12 (8 p.m.; all ages; $37.50 to $136.50 plus fees at prekindle.com) with Dead Poet Society opening.

Four-time Grammy Award-winning bluesman Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-AWhirl Band play on Tuesday, Oct. 14 (8 p.m.; all ages; $32 to $62 plus fees at prekindle.com). The ripping guitarist makes no distinction between blues and country: “When I talk about country and blues, they’re the same thing. Muddy Waters and Hank Williams, Webb Pierce and Jimmy Reed. When I was a kid, I didn’t understand the difference.”

Rising Sacramento rapper DB.Boutabag returns on Thursday, Oct. 17 (8 p.m.; all ages; $29.50 to $79.50 plus fees at prekindle.

com) to deliver his “energetic flow and clever lyricism” evident on tracks such as “Revenge” and “Bag Klan.”

Numbskull and Good Medicine

So many shows, so little time. Start your weekend early with singer-songwriter and raconteur Peter Mulvey on Thursday, Oct. 10, in Club Car Bar (7 p.m.; all ages; $21.84 presale or $25.96 day of show at goodmedicinepresents.com).

The Roves bring their guitar-driven rock ’n’ roll to Templeton on Friday, Oct. 11, in Club Car Bar (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $15.66 at goodmedicinepresents.com). The band says their “influences range from the familiar to the bizarre, but one thing that remains true is their dedication and oath to this thing we call rock ’n’ roll.”

Country star Deana Carter plays on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at BarrelHouse Brewing (6 p.m.; all ages; $36.77 at goodmedicinepresents.com). The Nashville native has eight albums to her credit, most recently Southern Way of Life, which explores the “sometimes rocky terrain of adulthood, including loss of love, relationships on many different levels, trials, tribulations, and simply put—life.”

Post-hardcore band Hawthorne Heights drops the hammer on Wednesday, Oct. 16, in The Siren (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $46.04 at goodmedicinepresents.com), with pop punk act Amber Pacific opening.

Tyrone Wells plays on Thursday, Oct. 17, in The Siren (7 p.m.; 21-and-older; $29.56 at goodmedicinepresents.com). In his bio he explained, “I’m a lot of things in no particular order, … a preacher’s son, a brother, a husband, a dad, a real estate lover, a major-label artist, an independent artist, an opener, a headliner, a very self-conscious dancer (think Footloose, only without the cathartic cutting loose), a gardener, a wanna be surfer, a person who has needed therapy, a pickleball player, a barstool theologian, and this next one kind of goes

without saying because you’re here reading my bio, … I’m a singer-songwriter.” Cal Poly music alum Mike Annuzzi opens the show.

The

Siren

Morro Bay’s only nightclub is ready to rock your week with Manuel the Band on Friday, Oct. 11 (7:30 p.m.; 21-and-older; free). The Long Beach act fronted by Manuel Grajeda writes songs that blur the lines between rock, pop, and jam music.

Dill Pickelson is up next on Saturday, Oct. 12 (2 to 5 p.m.; 21-and-older; free). This is a newish local cover act playing everything from Sabbath to Chappell Roan to Hendrix to The Fugees.

Flannel 101—The Ultimate ’90s Party Band returns on Saturday, Oct. 12 (8 p.m.; 21-and-older; $18.48 at tixr.com). Hear hits from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Sublime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, No Doubt, 311, Oasis, Stone Temple Pilots, The Offspring, Rage Against the Machine, Blink 182, Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple, The Breeders, Veruca Salt, and more!

SLO Brew Live at Rod & Hammer Rock

There’s a full slate of great shows at Rod & Hammer this week starting with California rockers The Mother Hips on Thursday, Oct. 10 (doors at 7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $32.36 at ticketweb.com) with Sam Blasucci opening.

Hawaiian roots, rock, and reggae artist Mike Love & The Full Circle plays on Friday, Oct. 11 (doors at 8 p.m.; 18-and-older; $34.42 at ticketweb.com), with special guests Boostive and Sound Destroyer to open the show! Love

mixes Rastafarian spiritualism with socially conscious reggae tinged with rock, pop, R&B, soul, blues, flamenco, jazz, and more.

Santa Barbara alt-rock act Cydeways makes a stop on their Shaken Not Stirred Tour on Saturday, Oct. 12 (doors at 7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $27.21 at ticketweb.com), with Wide Eyed Kids opening. Cydeways has a killer new single out in “Wasted Summer.” These guys come to party.

SLO Brew Live and KCBX present Dylan LeBlanc on Sunday, Oct. 13 (doors at 7 p.m.; 18-and-older; $29.27 at ticketweb.com). The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has a super distinctive voice and terrific songs. He’s touring in support of his album Coyote. I caught saxophone and drum act Moon Hooch at Live Oak last June, and they’re a crazy high-energy hoot. See them on Thursday, Oct. 17 (doors at 8 p.m.; 18-andolder; $28.24 at ticketweb.com), with special guest percussionist Cofresi opening.

The Clark Center

The Clark Center has two tribute acts lined up this week starting with Sweet Dreams: Mandy Barnett sings Patsy Cline on Friday, Oct. 11 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $34 to $59 at clarkcenter.org). Barnett got her big break at 18 when she was cast by Ryman Auditorium in the title role of their premiere jukebox musical Always ... Patsy Cline. American Songwriter called her “the Judy Garland of our time.” Motown Mania! is next up. Hear hits by The Temptations and other superstars of Motown performed by Philemon Young & Seville on Saturday, Oct. 12 (7:30 p.m.; all ages; $53.50

SHAMROCK ROCK Celtic rock awaits when Flogging Molly plays Vina Robles Amphitheatre on Oct. 12

RAY OF SUNSHINE Nashville native and country star Deana Carter plays a Numbskull and Good Medicine concert at BarrelHouse Brewing on Oct. 16

PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOD MEDICINE PRESENTS

to $74.50 at clarkcenter.org). If you love ’60s through ’80s R&B, don’t miss hearing songs like “My Girl,” “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” and “Baby I Need Your Lovin’.”

More music …

The Molly Ringwald Project plays the Pismo Pier this Friday, Oct. 11, as the city of Pismo Beach celebrates the 1,740-foot pier’s centennial (3 to 7 p.m.; all ages; free). You can also expect local historians, clubs, organizations, and food and beverage vendors. According to Emma Rhoads of TJA Advertising, “The pier will be broken into ‘eras’ as you walk it. Each will have their own music. The ’80s and ’90s section will be towards the end of the pier and have the Molly Ringwald Project band. The rest will have DJs with music from that era.” Come celebrate a local landmark.

Sound out!

Prine this Saturday, Oct. 12, in Humdinger Brewing (7 p.m.; $23.27 at my805tix.com). Performers include the trio Sisters of Song, and solo artists Cynthia Ford, Bradly Coats, J. Gavin, Jonathan Low-Fi, Gary Garrett, Victoria Roberts, Lone Quail, and Barry McGuire. Expect iconic songs such as “Angel from Montgomery,” “Hello in There,” “Paradise,” “Dear Abby,” and “Illegal Smile.” Scott Cooper & Friends will play a mix of semi-acoustic originals and covers at The Olde Alehouse on Sunday, Oct. 13 (1 to 4 p.m.). Cooper is an inveterate performer in the Santa Cruz scene.

Send music and club information to gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

Grateful Dead tribute act Rosebud plays an outdoor concert at Dark Star Cellars in Paso Robles on Saturday, Oct. 12 (1 to 4 p.m.), but expect more than just Dead music. You might hear some Beatles and other classic rock.

Singer-songwriter Jody Mulgrew and guitarist Grey Bear play Moonstone Cellars on Saturday, Oct. 12 (6:30 p.m.; $30 at moonstonecellars.com). They perform Mulgrew’s award-winning songs on voice, acoustic, and baritone guitars. Both of these guys are deeply talented.

Songwriters at Play hosts a bevy of songwriters playing A Tribute to John

Jazz Vespers returns to SLO’s First Presbyterian Church this Sunday, Oct. 13, with the Carl Sonny Leyland-Chloe Feoranzo Duo (4 p.m.; all ages; free, though donations are welcomed). Leyland is a master of boogie and ragtime, and Feoranzo plays clarinet and has sung with Post Modern Jukebox.

The Famous Jazz Artist Series continues on Sunday, Oct. 13, when pianist Marshall Otwell appears in concert in Cambria’s Woodlawn Concert Hall (formerly Painted Sky Recording Studio) with concert organizers Charlie and Sandi Shoemake (vibes and vocals) sitting in for a few numbers (5 to 7 p.m.; all ages; $30 reservations at (805) 9359007 or charlie@talsanmusic.com). Marshall is a jazz piano instructor at Cuesta College who’s recorded with Carmen McRae. ∆

Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

Flavor

BY BULBUL RAJAGOPAL

Honey—it’s home

Paso Robles has been rooting for the bees for 11 years straight. This year the Downtown Paso Robles Main Street Association keeps the tradition buzzing.

“Bees is the one that creates all of these things that we have. One of every three bites of food is pollination and results of bees doing pollination,” Main Street Association Chairperson Jodi Tellier said.

On Oct. 19, the association will host the annual Golden Oak Honey and Pumpkin Festival in Downtown City Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. What was originally a car show and later a harvest festival morphed into an educational, delectable public gathering on all things honey and the importance of bees.

“There are 200,000, approximately, different kinds of bees, and lot of people just look at the honeybees that aren’t even native to North America,” Tellier said. “We have a lot of native bees, and native bees don’t sting. … They just want a place to live and do their thing.”

Tellier is a San Luis Obispo beekeeper who volunteers with the Main Street Association. She isn’t alone in this sweet pursuit. Thanks to its perennially returning stream of backyard beekeepers and honey vendors, the Honey and Pumpkin Festival sprouted a beekeeping club. Roughly 60 members make up the group called the Central Coast Beekeepers Alliance, which was founded by afficionados Rob Kimmell and Anna Rempel.

Visitors of the upcoming honey festival can expect a bounty of honey, according to Tellier.

“This is going to be a good year because we’ve had plenty of rain, and also the varieties of honey people have gotten,” Tellier said. “Where they’ve gotten access to putting the bees in different areas, like, you know, they’re really just used for pollination.”

Water is crucial for bees. Tellier explained that beekeepers ensure that the bees have their own water source so that they don’t dip into the water supply of other animals and drown in the troughs.

“In North County, they’re kind of suffering right now. They have to be supplemented with water,” she said.

A cut of the money from visiting vendors’ honey sales goes to the association, which the group uses for advertising and procuring permits. Paso Robles Waste and Recycle donates to the cleanup process.

In its debut year, the honey festival ran into a sticky situation—the bees were missing. Exeter-based Matt’s Bees saved the day. The eponymous Matt had his sister dropped off a truckload of honey, which he usually sells at farmers markets. The delivery made up the festival’s supply of honey to sell.

Matt’s Bees delivers for Tellier’s tastebuds, too. Her favorite honey is the orange variety that she consumes by the spoonful. She has a tough time finding it locally because of the sparse availability of orange groves, so Tellier gets her share from Matt’s Bees.

“Especially when all this sickness was going on, I was consuming two or three spoonfuls a day, and I would say it kind of keeps me healthy,” she said.

Others embraced the festival too. Cal Poly beekeeping instructor Jeremy Rose acts as a mentor and offers educational talks at the festival.

“He also helps us with getting queens [bees] because

lots of times we have to replace the queens,” Tellier said. “It’s very hard to transport a queen because they’re not made here. They’re usually made in another part of the country.”

Roughly three years ago, the honey festival got a pumpkin pairing. The Main Street Association tried to get pumpkin growers to bring their pumpkins to the park, but the farmers’ harvest schedules prevented that from happening. The backup solution: host a pumpkin pie-eating contest.

“All over the United States, you’ll find berry pie, you’ll find cream pie, as far as eating contests, but you’ll never find a pumpkin pie eating contest,” Tellier said.

The pies arrive from Costco, and the contestants arrive from all over the county. In youth and adult categories, they must demolish slices of pie—topped with whipped cream—in record time. The winner gets to take home a whole pie and a pumpkin.

“You never know. You would think size or whatever,” Tellier said. “But it has nothing to do with that. … Sometimes the smallest girl or boy win it.” ∆

Staff Writer Bulbul Rajagopal is ready to beat the fall heat with pumpkin pie and honey. Send Cool Whip to brajagopal@ newtimesslo.com.

BEE TEACHER Cal Poly beekeeping instructor Jeremy Rose will give educational talks at the upcoming Golden Oak Honey and Pumpkin Festival in Paso Robles.

HAND Exeter-based Matt’s Bees was the Honey Festival’s first honey supplier and continues to be a friend and vendor.

PHOTO FROM MATT’S BEES FACEBOOK

PIE SHOWDOWN The Honey and Pumpkin Festival’s pumpkin pie-eating contest consists of pies from Costco and contestants young and old from all over SLO County.

PHOTO COURTESY OF HONEY FESTIVAL FACEBOOK PAGE

LOCAL FLAIR Taste and buy local honey from SLO County vendors like the Templeton 4-H Beekeeping Group at an upcoming festival in Paso Robles.

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NOTICE AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NOs. 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, AND 1149.

ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 21 (ZONING CODE) AND ZONING MAP AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE UPDATE RZN 23-02 AND ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO TITLES 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 19, AND 22 IN RELATION TO TITLE 21 UPDATES

Notice is hereby given that at its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6:30 PM, the City Council of the City of El Paso de Robles adopted the above entitled Ordinances (Ordinance Nos. 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, and 1149) resulting in the following Zoning Code text and Map amendments, and amendments to Titles 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 19, and 22 of the Paso Robles Municipal Code:

The following is a summary of the Ordinances:

• Ord. 1144 – amends Title 21 (Zoning Code) by repealing and replacing all of Title 21 as part of a comprehensive update, including the following amendments:

o Article 1 of Title 21 establishes the purpose and application of the Zoning Code and defines the individual zoning districts, overlays, and Special Planned Developments. Key changes include repealing Special Conditions Overlays D and E. Overlay D, initially aimed at preventing adverse effects on the downtown area, is removed as the shopping center it covered is now fully developed. Overlay E is also repealed as the parcels it covered have been rezoned for multi-family residential uses, thereby eliminating the potential for commercial competition with the downtown area;

o Article 2 establishes the permit and entitlement process and identifies review authorities for the same. Key updates include a new modification process to allow the Design Review Committee and Planning Commission to approve changes to certain development standards via a Modifications process;

o Article 3 consolidates land use categories in the land use table and updates definitions for clarity. New development standards have been added to zones where they were previously missing and certain standards have been revised to allow more flexibility;

o Article 4 introduces several updates applicable to all zones, including new rules for fence and wall standards, landscaping requirements with a minimum percentage for live plants, updated parking and open space standards, and clearer objective standards for development standards. A key addition is the new section on Objective Design Standards developed to comply with State law, enhance clarity in site planning and building design, and facilitate accelerated housing production;

o Article 5 introduces updates to regulations for certain developments, including Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), historic preservation, and affordable housing density bonuses. Notable changes include incorporating recent state law updates on ADUs and adding a reduced setback requirement between ADUs and primary structures;

o Article 6 introduces updated standards for specific land uses, including reorganized performance and development standards. Key changes include clarifying commercial animal keeping standards with a new table listing density limits for various animals and identifying instances requiring higherlevel review, such as a Conditional Use Permit. New food truck standards were established, which include outlining permit requirements, operational guidelines, and provisions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the community;

o Article 7 provides updated regulations for nonconforming uses, structures, and lots that do not meet current zoning requirements;

o Article 8 introduces several key changes related to environmental hazards. Notable changes includes the expansion of the hillside development standards to all zoning districts, removing the hillside overlay, and basing regulations on lots with slopes over 10%. Grading, retaining wall, and pad grading standards were also revised. New lighting standards require dark-sky compliance and modifications can now be made through the Development Plan process;

o Article 9 introduces updated definitions for technical terms and phrases used throughout the Zoning Code to ensure consistency and clarity. The majority of the definitions are new while others have been reworked from existing language to improve interpretation for both the public and staff;

o The Zoning Map has been updated to remove the Hillside District Overlay and instead regulate parcels based on average slope. Special conditions overlays D and E have also been removed and renamed as “Special Planned Development Overlays.

• Ord. 1145 – amends Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) to correct code references in relation to updates in Title 21.

• Ord. 1146 – amends Titles 3 (Revenue and Finance), 5 (Permits and Regulations, 9 (Public Safety), 12 (Vehicles and Traffic), 14 (Water and Sewers), and 22 (Subdivisions) to correct code references in relation to updates in Title 21.

• Ord. 1147 – amends Title 7 (Health and Sanitation) by repealing Chapter 7.24 (Mobilehomes and Mobilehome Parks) in its entirety, since mobilehome standards are already contained in Title 21 which is a more appropriate location.

• Ord. 1148 – amends Title 8 (Animal Control) to clean up conflicting code references in relation to updates in Title 21, including updates to reflect that bee keeping is no longer a prohibited use.

• Ord. 1149 – amends Title 19 (Signs) by repealing the text, renaming the Title to Billboards Signs, and inserting standards for billboards that were taken from Title 21 into Title 19 so they are not duplicative or conflicting.

The Ordinances were adopted by the City Council by the following vote: AYES: Gregory, Bausch, Roden, Strong, Hamon NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

The above summary is a brief description of the subject matter contained in the text of the Ordinance, which has been prepared pursuant to Government Code Section 36933. This summary does not include or describe every provision of the Ordinance and should not be relied upon as a substitute for the full text of the Ordinance. Copies of the full text of the Ordinance are posted in the City Clerk’s office at 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, California or on the City’s website at www.prcity.com.

Date: October 10, 2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Paso Robles Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following project:

Project Description: Amendments to Paso Robles Municipal Code Title 21 related to compliance with standards for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) in relation to California Assembly Bill 2533 and Senate Bill 1211 (Rezone 24-01, P24-0074).

Applicant: City Initiated

Location: Citywide

CEQA Determination: Under California Public Resources Code section 21080.17, CEQA does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, which is California’s ADU law and which also regulates JADUs, as defined by section 66313. Therefore, the adoption of the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from CEQA in that it implements state ADU law.

Hearing Date: The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Library Conference Center, 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

To participate remotely, residents can livestream the meeting at www.prcity.com/youtube, and call (805)865-7276 to provide live public comment via telephone. The phone line will open just prior to the start of the meeting.

Written public comments can be submitted via email to planning@prcity.com or US Mail (submit early) to the Community Development Department, 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446 provided that the comments are received prior to the time of the public hearing. Comments received prior to 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting will be posted as an addendum to the agenda. If submitting written comments, please note the agenda item by number or name. Comments on the proposed application must be received prior to the time of the hearing to be considered by the Planning Commission.

Challenge to the application in court will be limited to issues raised at the public hearings or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission or City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Copies of the project staff report will be available for review at the Community Development Department and on the city’s website (www.prcity.com/meetings) on the Friday preceding the hearing. If you have any questions, please contact the Community Development Department at (805) 237-3970 or planning@prcity.com.

COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING PLANNING COMMISSION

WHO County of San Luis Obispo Planning Department Hearing

WHEN Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM: All items are advertised for 9:00 AM. To verify agenda placement, please call the Department of Planning & Building at (805) 781-5600.

WHAT

Hearing to consider a request by Tom and Kim Modugno for a Variance (N-DRC2023-00051) to allow grading on slopes in excess of 30% for the demolition of an existing two-level 1,608 square-foot single-family residence and 240 squarefoot carport, and the construction of a replacement threelevel, 2,050 square-foot single-family residence, attached 972 square-foot ADU, 1,169 square-foot lower-level twocar garage and 862 square-feet of decking. The proposal includes the site disturbance of approximately 3,169 squarefeet on a 3,893 square-foot parcel. The project site is located within the Residential Single Family land use category and is located at 597 Park Avenue within the community of Cayucos. The site is in the Estero Planning Area.

Also to be considered is the determination that this project is exempt from environmental review under CEQA based on the General Rule or Common Sense Exemption.

County File Number: N-DRC2023-00051

Supervisorial District: District 2

Assessor Parcel Number(s): 064-081-038

Date Accepted: 3/20/2024

WHERE The hearing will be held in the Katcho Achadjian Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers,1055 Monterey Street, Room #D170, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Board of Supervisors Chambers are located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets. At the meeting all interested persons may express their views for or against, or to change the proposal.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of the staff report will be made available on the Planning Department website at www.sloplanning.org. You may also contact Andy Knighton, Project Manager, in the Department of Planning and Building at the address below or by telephone at 805-781-4142.

Ysabel Eighmy

Ysabel Eighmy, Secretary Planning Commission October 10, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2047 (03/01/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as Person Is Doing Business As: MUST WRITING SERVICES, 2108 N St Ste N, Sacramento, CA 95816. County of Sacramento. Must Services Group LLC (1375 E Grande Avenue Suite #103-509, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420). County of San Luis Obispo, State of California. This Business Is Conducted By A Limited Liability Company Must Services Group LLC, Francine Errico, Managing Member. This Statement Was Filed With The County Clerk Of San Luis Obispo On 09-26-2024 Hereby Certify That This Copy Is A Correct Copy Of The Statement On File In My Office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Paredes, Deputy. Exp. 09-26-2029. October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

AMENDING

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2050 (9/01/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as MOLLY JOLLY ENTERPRISE 618 Harrison St, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo County. Diana Elizabeth Pellerin (100 Crest Drive #532 Pismo Beach, CA 93448). This business is conducted by An Individual Diana Elizabeth Pellerin. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09/30/2024 hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 09-30-2029. October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2024

NOTICE AND SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1150

RESORT/ LODGING OVERLAY DISTRICT TO 1745 SPRING STREET, APN 008-283-012

Notice is hereby given that at its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at 6:30 PM, the City Council of the City of El Paso de Robles be considering Ordinance No. 1150.

The following is a summary of the Ordinance:

• Zoning map amendment to extend the Resort/Lodging Overlay District to the property at 1745 Spring Street (APN 008-283-012).

The above summary is a brief description of the subject matter contained in the text of the Ordinance, which has been prepared pursuant to Government Code Section 36933. This summary does not include or describe every provision of the Ordinance and should not be relied upon as a substitute for the full text of the Ordinance. Copies of the full text of the Ordinance are posted in the City Clerk’s office at 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, California or on the City’s website at www.prcity.com.

Date: October 10, 2024

Melissa Boyer City Clerk

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, RESIDENT ENGINEER, INSPECTION, MATERIALS TESTING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SERVICES for the Traffic Way Bridge Replacement Project Bridge No. 49C-0318

Federal Project No. BRLS-5199 (030)

The City of Arroyo Grande is inviting qualified firms to submit proposals to provide Construction Management, Resident Engineer, Inspection, Material Testing, and Environmental Monitoring Services for the Traffic Way Bridge Replacement Project. This project is subject to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 26 (49 CFR 26) entitled “Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs.” Consultants shall take necessary and reasonable steps to ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) subconsultants have an opportunity to augment their team. The City has established a DBE Goal of 22%. Consultants responding to the RFP will be required to meet this goal or document that a good faith effort was made to meet the goal prior to award of the contract.

The Request for Qualifications and Proposals is posted on the City’s website at http://www. arroyogrande.org/Bids.aspx

Proposals are due to the Arroyo Grande Community Development Department by 4:00 PM on November 1, 2024. Any changes, additions, or deletions to this Request for Qualifications and Proposal will be in the form of written addenda issued by the City. Any addenda will be posted on the website. Prospective proposers must check the website for addenda or other relevant new information during the response period.

/s/ Jessica Matson, City Clerk October 3 & 10, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2052 (9/01/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as CREATIONS AND LIBATIONS 1413 24th St, Oceano, CA 93445. San Luis Obispo County. Dennis Anthony Paduganan (1413 24th St, Oceano, CA 93445). This business is conducted by An Individual Dennis Anthony Paduganan. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 09/30/2024 hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 09-30-2029. October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2053 (01/29/2016)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as Person Is Doing Business As: INK WORKS WINE CO. 4910 Edna Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Phase 2 Cellars, LLC (4910 Edna Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). State of California. This Business Is Conducted By A Limited Liability Company Phase 2 Cellars, LLC, Kenneth Robin Baggett- Managing Member. This Statement Was Filed With The County Clerk Of San Luis Obispo On 09-30-2024. I Hereby Certify That This Copy Is A Correct Copy Of The Statement On File In My Office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stiletto, Deputy. Exp. 09-30-2029. October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2055 (09/03/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as Person is Doing Business As: TREEHOUSE VENTURES, 2372 Our Hill Ln, Paso Robles, CA 93446. San Luis Obispo County. This Business Is Conducted By An Individual /S/ Ian Funk (6801 Pacific View Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068). This Statement Was Filed With The County Clerk Of San Luis Obispo On 09-30-2024. I Hereby Certify That This Copy Is A Correct Copy Of The Statement On File In My Office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Stilleto, Deputy. Exp. 09-30-2029. Publication dates October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2056 (09/22/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as Person Is Doing Business As: COMPOSABLE PLATFORMS, 872 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County. Bandpass Technologies, LLC (872 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401). State of California. This Business Is Conducted By A Limited Liability Company /S/ Bandpass Technologies, LLC, Luke Diliberto, Member. This Statement Was Filed With The County Clerk Of San Luis Obispo On 09-30-2024 I Hereby Certify That This Copy Is A Correct Copy Of The Statement On File In My Office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Katz, Deputy. Exp. 09-30-2029. October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2057 (09/01/2024)

New Filing

The following person is doing business as AMONG FRIENDS, 2254 Main Street Cambria, CA 93428. San Luis Obispo County. Scott James Stern (2254 Main Street Cambria, CA 93428) Susan Jean Stern (2254 Main Street Cambria, CA 93428). State of California. This business is conducted by A Married Couple /s/ Scott James Stern. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Luis Obispo on 09/30/24. I hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, A. Webster, Deputy. Exp. 09/30/29. October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2059

(9/30/2024) New Filing

The following person is doing business as LUMPIA BROS CAFE 1187 West Grand Avenue, Grover Beach, CA 93433. San Luis Obispo County. Diane Cabrera (2485 Beach Street, Oceano, CA 93445). State of California. This business is conducted by An Individual Patrick Diane Cabrera. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of San Luis Obispo on 10-01-24 hereby certify that this copy is a correct copy of the statement on file in my office. (Seal) Elaina Cano, County Clerk, M. Katz, Deputy. Exp. 10-01-29. October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2061 TRANSACTION BUSINESS DATE (10/01/2024) New Filing The following person is doing business as, EDUB & SONS STRUCTURAL STEEL INC, 1160 Royal Oak Place, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420. San Luis Obispo

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2024-2063 (10/01/2024) New Filing

The following person is doing business as Person is Doing Business As: LS CO. HAIR, 742 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. San Luis Obispo County.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES

THE CITY ZONING MAP TO ADD A

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF:

KENNETH NOAH CHAPMAN DECEDENT

CASE NUMBER: 24PR-0301

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Kenneth Noah Chapman

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Terry Chapman in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that by Terry Chapman be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the Amended petition will be held in this court as follows: October 29, 2024, at 9:01 a.m. in Dept.: 4 in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1050 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. Superior Court - Probate

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Douglas M. Buchanan (SBN 147241) P.O. Box 234 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421 (805) 541-6440 October 3, 10, 17, 2024 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV-0558

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Brian E Saylor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Brian Eldon Saylor, to PROPOSED NAME: Peter North Dior.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: November 07, 2024, 9:00 am Dept. Paso Room 2, in person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, 1050 Monterey Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. Civil Court Operations. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county:

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF NAZARIO SALDIVAR

CASE NUMBER 24PR-0085

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: NAZARIO SALDIVAR A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JULIO SALDIVAR in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that by JULIO SALDIVAR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: December 17, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 4 in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1035 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Brian Craig Kreowski, Esq 1435 Shell Beach Road Shell Beach, CA 93449 (805) 773-5661 September 26, October 3, 10, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV-0563

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Kinson Her filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kinson Her, to PROPOSED NAME: Kaden Her.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: October 30, 2024, 9:00 am Dept. Paso Room 4, in person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo,1035 Palm Street, Room 385, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. Civil Court Operations. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times Date: September 11, 2024.

/s/: Tana L Coates, Judge of the Superior Court.

September 19, 26, October 3, 10, 2024

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM H. MCNAMARA CASE NUMBER: 24PR-0289

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: William H. McNamara

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Doona Jean McNamara in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that by Donna Jean McNamara be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the Amended petition will be held in this court as follows: October 22, 2024, at 9:01 a.m. in Dept.: 4 in person at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, located at 1050 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Benjamin Bourgault, Esq. 424 S. Main Street Templeton, CA 93465

805-392-3302

September 26, October 3, 10, 2024 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER: 24CV-0587

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Glenn Ernest Sparks filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Glenn Ernest Sparks to PROPOSED NAME: Glen Ernest Sparks.

THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: November 27, 2024, Time: 9:00 am, Department 4, in person or by Zoom at the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Superior Court, 1035 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: New Times

Date: September 20, 2024.

/s/: Judge Coates, Tana L., Judge of the Superior Court. Publication dates October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

CAROLYN BAKER AKA

CAROLYN L. BAKER

CASE NO. 24PR-0328

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of CAROLYN BAKER AKA CAROLYN L. BAKER.

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KATHRYN DENNIS in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN LUIS OBISPO.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KATHRYN DENNIS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The WILL and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act.

(This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 11/19/24 at 9:01AM in Dept. 4 located at 1050 MONTEREY STREET, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401

Your hearing will be in person or via zoom.

(Probate)

MEETING ID: 160 407 5307

PASSWORD: 79513

You may also access the Zoom information from the court website at https://www.slo. courts.ca.gov

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

AMANDA L. SINCLAIR - SBN 191211

HYDEN ZAKHEIM, LLP

2333 SAN RAMON VALLEY

BLVD., SUITE 350 SAN RAMON CA 94583

Telephone (925) 831-0636

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Notice to Creditors of Gilbert Starkenburg, Jr., Decedent Superior Court of California County of San Luis Obispo [California Probate Code § 19003]

In the Matter of Gilbert Starkenburg, Jr., Decedent. Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent, that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, at 1050 Monterey Street Room 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408, and deliver pursuant to Section 1215 of the California Probate Code a copy to Innette Starkenburg, as trustee of the trust dated March 14, 1991 wherein decedent was a settlor, at the following address: c/o Talley Law Group, LLP Attn: Karen A. Shiffman, Esq., 1100 Town & Country Road, Suite 1111, Orange, CA 92868, within the later of four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this Notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition the court to file a late claim as provided in Section 19103 of the Probate Code. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested.

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CNS-3855192# NEW TIMES

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Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny

Homework: What have you denied yourself even though it would be good for you? Write a note giving yourself permission. Newsletter.freewillastrology.com

ARIES

(March 21-April 19): In the coming weeks, you may be tempted to spar and argue more than usual. You could get sucked into the fantasy that it would make sense to wrangle, feud, and bicker. But I hope you sublimate those tendencies. The same hot energy that might lead to excessive skirmishing could just as well become a driving force to create robust harmony and resilient unity. If you simply dig further into your psyche’s resourceful depths, you will discover the inspiration to bargain, mediate, and negotiate with élan. Here’s a bold prediction: Healing compromises hammered out now could last a long time.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): Question 1: “What subjects do you talk about to enchant and uplift a person who’s important to you?” Answer 1: “You talk about the feelings and yearnings of the person you hope to enchant and uplift.” Question 2: “How do you express your love with maximum intelligence?” Answer 2: “Before you ask your allies to alter themselves to enhance your relationship, you ask yourself how you might alter yourself to enhance your relationship.”

Question 3: “What skill are you destined to master, even though it’s challenging for you to learn?” Answer 3: “Understanding the difference between supple passion and manic obsession.”

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): In 1819, Gemini entrepreneur Francois-Louis Cailler became the first chocolatier to manufacture chocolate bars. His innovation didn’t save any lives, cure any disease, or fix any injustice. But it was a wonderful addition to humanity’s supply of delights. It enhanced our collective joy and pleasure. In the coming months, dear Gemini, I invite you to seek a comparable addition to your own personal world. What novel blessing might you generate or discover? What splendid resource can you add to your repertoire?

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Ayurnamat is a word used by the Inuit people. It refers to when you long for the relaxed tranquility that comes from not worrying about what can’t be changed. You wish you could accept or even welcome the truth about provocative situations with equanimity. Now here’s some very good news, Cancerian. In the coming weeks, you will not just yearn for this state of calm but will also have a heightened ability to achieve it. Congratulations! It’s a liberating, saint-like accomplishment.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Healing will be more available to you than usual. You’re extra likely to attract the help and insight you need to revive and restore your mind, soul, and body. To get started, identify two wounds or discomforts you would love to alleviate. Then consider the following actions: 1. Ruminate about what helpers and professionals might be best able to assist you. Make appointments with them. 2. Perform a ritual in which you seek blessings from your liveliest spirit guides and sympathetic ancestors. 3. Make a list of three actions you will take to make yourself feel better. 4. Treat this process not as a somber struggle, but as a celebration of your mounting vitality.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The Beatles were the best-selling band of all time and among the most influential too. Their fame and fortune were well-earned. Many of the 186 songs they composed and recorded were beautiful, interesting, and entertaining. Yet none of four members of the band could read music. Their brilliance was intuitive and instinctual. Is there a comparable situation in your life, Virgo? A task or skill that you do well despite not being formally trained? If so, the coming months will be a good time to get better grounded. I invite you to fill in the gaps in your education.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 2010, Edurne Pasaban became the first woman to climb the world’s tallest 14 mountains, reaching the top of Shishapangma in China. In 2018, Taylor Demonbreun arrived in

Toronto, Canada, completing a quest in which she visited every sovereign nation on the planet in 18 months. In 1924, explorer Alexandra David-Néel pulled off the seemingly impossible feat of visiting Lhasa, Tibet, when that place was still forbidden to foreigners. Be inspired by these heroes as you ruminate about what frontier adventures you will dare to enjoy during the next six months. Design a plan to get all the educational and experimental fun you need.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Alnwick Garden is an unusual network of formal gardens in northeast England. Among its many entertaining features is the Poison Garden, which hosts 100 species of toxic and harmful plants like hemlock, strychnine, and deadly nightshade. It’s the most popular feature by far. Visitors enjoy finding out and investigating what’s not good for them. In accordance with astrological omens, Scorpio, I invite you to use this as an inspirational metaphor as you take inventory of influences that are not good for you. Every now and then, it’s healthy to acknowledge what you don’t need and shouldn’t engage with.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian Tom Rath is an inspirational author who at age 49 has managed to stay alive even though he has wrangled with a rare disease since he was 16. He writes, “This is what I believe we should all aim for: to make contributions to others’ lives that will grow infinitely in our absence. A great commonality we all share is that we only have today to invest in what could outlive us.” That’s always good advice for everyone, but it’s especially rich counsel for you Sagittarians in the coming months. I believe you will have a special capacity to dispense your best gifts those who need and want them.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn writer Susan Sontag was a public intellectual. She was an academic with a scholarly focus and an entertaining commentator on the gritty hubbub of popular culture. One of my favorite quotes by her is this one: “I like to feel dumb. That’s how I know there’s more in the world than me.” In other words, she made sure her curiosity and open-mindedness flourished by always assuming she had much more to learn. I especially recommend this perspective to you in the coming weeks.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Salem Witch Trials took place in Massachusetts from 1692 to 1693. They were ignorant, superstitious prosecutions of people accused of practicing witchcraft. The modern holiday known as Freethought Day happens every Oct. 12, the anniversary of the last witch trial. The purpose of this jubilee is to encourage us to treasure objective facts, to love using logic and reason, and to honor the value of critical thinking. It’s only observed in America now, but I propose we make it a global festival. You Aquarians are my choice to host this year’s revelries in celebration of Freethought Day. You are at the peak of your ability to generate clear, astute, liberating thoughts. Show us what it looks like to be a lucid, unbiased observer of reality.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20): A YouTube presenter named Andy George decided to make a chicken sandwich. But he didn’t buy the ingredients in a store. He wanted to make the sandwich from scratch. Over the next six months, he grew wheat, ground it into flour, and used it to bake bread. He milked a cow to make cheese and butter. He got sea salt from ocean water and grew a garden of lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and dill for toppings. Finally, he went to a farm, bought a chicken, and did all that was necessary to turn the live bird into meat for the sandwich. In describing his process, I’m not suggesting you do something similar. Rather, I’m encouraging you to be thorough as you solidify your foundations in the coming months. Gather resources you will need for long-term projects. Be a connoisseur of the raw materials that will assure future success in whatever way you define success. ∆

The freedoms you help defend may be your own.

No matter where we come from, what we look like, who we love or how we worship, Americans value our freedoms – including our freedom to elect leaders who govern in our name.

Extremists like Trump MAGAs and their Moms for Liberty offshoots have targeted San Luis Obispo County’s school boards and city councils for takeover. They want to strip our freedoms and impose their narrow worldview on the majority of us. These election-denying, culture-war radicals want to:

BAN books in classrooms and libraries they alone deem “unacceptable,”

IMPOSE religious doctrine in public schools and city government, STEAL public school money to fund religious schools, and TARGET the most vulnerable among us for public vilification and hate.

You can help stop this attack on our freedoms by voting for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot – from school boards to city councils to the California Legislature to Congress to the White House.

It’s time for Americans of all races, places and parties to come together – as we always have – to STOP the radical MAGA / Moms for Liberty attempt to control our cities, our schools and our lives.

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