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Lorena Carroll, Claire Devaney and Sarah Beaudin celebrate 1st place in the fine arts challenge at the Destination Imagination regional tournament. See more photos on page 12. Photos by Joseph Hurtado.
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G&E’s Eric Daniels has been making the rounds since the utility announced last year their planned 2024-2025 closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. As their Los Padres Division public relations representative he’s been the guest speaker at several luncheons with local citizen groups, usually paired with another agency to answer questions. In November he appeared at the Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach Chamber of Commerce Luncheon with City of SLO Assistant City Manager Derek Johnson to discuss, “Diablo Canyon’s Closing & Exit Plan.” Johnson was there as representative of the Coalition of Six Cities that banded together to lobby a better financial deal for their residents when the closure plan is approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Grover Beach was the only incorporated city in SLO County that opted not to join the Coalition efforts.
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ll the signatures finally got on the right lines in February to ‘OK’ the design and construction of a new animal shelter to serve San Luis Obispo County and the incorporated cities. All seven cities have long contracted with the county for animal control and shelter services. The cost to each varies quite a bit depending on population and projected “use” in the region, but the facility that supports all of it has been aging out for years. The site was apparently constructed in 1975, although neither the county staff, nor folks writing up reports for any of Memorandum of Agreement documents that required passage at the municipal level seemed to be sure. What is known is that it stands on the former site of a landfill, topped off in the 1940s by the U.S. Army and Camp San Luis Obispo. See Shelter, page 10
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s City of Arroyo Grande Mayor Jim Hill pointed out during the Feb. 28 meeting of the City Council, the ESDPA sounds like some sort of federal agency. It is not. In fact the acronym stands for the Elm Street Dog Park Association, and since 2015 they’ve been running the park for the city on a volunteer basis. Since the park is still a municipal facility though, they needed to get some official approval for two new rules. Adding to the current roster of 11, the officially posted rules carry the weight of law, currently enforceable under penalties of criminal misdemeanor. “There wouldn’t be a park without volunteers graciously giving of their time and effort,” said Hill, before moving to enact an ordinance recognizing the changes. “It’s a service to the community and to their neighbors that they’ve done their best to hold together under strain.” At issue, rules number 12 and 13, requiring, respectively, that canine males 12 months and older attending the park to have been neutered, and that owners only use water to break up fights or disturbances. While Councilmembers Caren Ray and Barbara Harmon echoed points brought up in public comment, regarding the most controversial of the two – i.e. What about stud animals
or show dogs? – the Council voted rule change, the current rule barring unanimously to back the changes as aggressive animals is too subjective for proposed in the staff report by Director her tastes, requiring proof of a pattern of Recreation Services John Rogers. of behavior rather than an objective Jan Scott, speaking for the ESDPA, measure. assured the council and attendees that “If there is an incident then yes, that is it was an additional tool to prevent when a volunteer could ‘lift the tail,’” she aggressive dogs at the park and that no said, however there was no answer to the one would be out “lifting tails” unless question brought up in public comment there was an issue. That said, she regarding how neutered animals with added, “there’s a smell difference. The cosmetic testes – or “nueticals” – might neutered males can detect the scent of be managed. non-neutered dogs, they freak out.” Councilmember Tim Brown brought Regarding the provision, allowing the discussion back to the real matter at the intact males to come to the park up hand, people. While the Elm Street Dog until their first birthday, no there is no Park is ostensibly for the dogs, rules are marked smell difference between 13 for their owners. Brown paraphrased months and 12, but it is a progression Cesar Millan, before noting, “it’s a into adulthood. privilege, not a right to attend the park. A year is six months longer than the It’s a service we provide. It defeats the limit imposed at the other dog purpose of the park to go there and parks in the county. Materials insist your dog is special and submitted to the council demand your rights. Dogs for review described bring peace and harmony “It’s not the negative effects, to people’s lives. ...We the breed, it’s especially on large don’t have them to create breeds such as German the human behind friction.” Shepherds, of being The rules passed the the dog.” neutered too early in life. initial reading and will And, while the city’s have to return to council -Cesar Millan contracted outside at a later date before counsel, Heather taking effect. Whitham, said she didn’t see a liability distinction in the
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he County Office of Emergency Services (OES) is asking SLO County residents and businesses to report any storm damage they may have sustained due to the recent storms. OES director, Ron Alsop, said in a news release, “Due to the ongoing ‘Proclamation of Local Emergency’ and as a result of damages and the continuing damaging effects from the recent storms throughout the County, the County Office of Emergency Services is requesting that residents and businesses report storm damage.” County Supervisors were given a storm damage update on Feb. 21 and voted to extend the local emergency proclamation, which was first approved Jan. 24. The proclamation was made partly because local agencies “require assistance beyond their capabilities to respond to storm related recovery efforts,” said Alsop. “The Proclamation of Local Emergency streamlines the approval process necessary to obtain additional State assistance and resources. Together, the local and State proclamations also allow local government agencies to apply for disaster cost reimbursement through the California Disaster Assistance Act “Disaster assistance through these particular programs,” Alsop explained, “are only available for costs and
damages to local government public agency infrastructure and related losses. However, the County Office of Emergency Services is requesting residents and businesses that incurred damages during the storms to report these damages. “The information will be complied and given to State and Federal authorities to help determine if the County might qualify for a Federal disaster declaration, which could provide assistance for individuals and businesses.” Businesses and residents have options on how to report their damages — via voice mail, email, or U.S. Mail — will be accepted. For phone reports, call (805) 7815020 and leave a message with the information. To email go to: www. slocounty.ca.gov/oes and click on the “Contact Us” link at the left-hand side of the website (http://www.slocounty. ca.gov/OES/ContactUs.htm). Or mail to: County OES, 1055 Monterey St, Rm. D430, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. If a federal declaration of emergency is declared for these storms and disaster assistance funds for individuals becomes available,” Alsop said, “this information will be made available to the public via media and the County Office of Emergency Services website.”
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Cal Poly Announces New VP and Chief Officer for Diversity and Inclusion
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osephine De Leon will serve as the campus leader of inclusivity and diversity initiatives at Cal Poly the school has announced. In her role, she will report directly to President Jeffrey D. Armstrong and will function as, “a leading voice on matters of equality, diversity and inclusion.” She will oversee efforts to develop, review and assess the effectiveness of a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs and activities relating to faculty, staff and students. “I am excited to join the Cal Poly community and advance the university’s efforts to cultivate a welcoming, supportive environment where we integrate diversity as a key component in enhancing Cal Poly’s excellence,” De Leon said in a press statement. “My first priority will be to connect with stakeholders across campus and listen to their assessment of our strengths and gain insight on areas where we can build collective effort.” As vice president of equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of New Mexico since July 1, 2008, she has led and coordinated diversity initiatives for a university that is considered one of
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four Hispanic Serving Institutions with a Carnegie Research Extensive designation in the country. Prior to joining the University of New Mexico, De Leon served as the first deputy secretary for Academic Affairs, Planning and Research for the state of New Mexico. For information contact Matt Lazier: mlazier@calpoly.edu.
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Arroyo Grande • March 5: Stuff was stolen from two unlocked cars on Carol Place. Other callers also reported thefts from unlocked vehicles on 400 Block of Noel St. • March 5: Mr. Unlucky, who had a previous felony conviction was contacted on a traffic stop and was found to allegedly have a loaded, concealed handgun, and was driving loaded. • March 3: A man pulled over for a traffic stop gave a false name and was later found to have a misdemeanor warrant and suspended drivers license, which explains a lot. The fun didn’t end there, though. He also allegedly had narcotics and paraphernalia in his vehicle. • Feb. 24: Stoner alert — Two juveniles and an adult were cited for possession of marijuana on school grounds at Arroyo Grande High School, a potential case of higher education at work.
Morro Bay • Feb. 20: Two cars went baddaboom at 2:13 p.m. in the 700 block of Quintana. V-1 broadsided V-2 and both left with the wrecker. • Feb. 20: Police are investigating a suspected case of forcible rape on Bolton, as if there’s another kind. • Feb. 20: Police took a report at noon in the 300 block of Dunbar of a large tree falling on two innocent cars, and in the 2600 block of Elm, some scoundrel vandalized a car. • Feb. 20: Unknown scroungers broke into two storage units in the 1000 block of Quintana, apparently not wanting to wait for the auction. • Feb. 20: Police responded at 9:47 a.m. to Monterey and Morro Bay Blvd., where a citizen tripped over a seed pod, and was planted on the cracked sidewalks. • Feb. 20: Police responded to a motel in the 200 block of Atascadero Rd., where some thief levied the tourist tax from inside a guest’s car. • Feb. 20: A disorderly fellow was buggering the decent folks at 10:42 p.m. at Beach and Morro. Police tossed the tosspot, 55, into County. • Feb. 19: Another disturbance was called in at 9:49 p.m. in the 700 block of Quintana. The 40-year old was citereleased for illegally camping where they can’t collect a tax. • Feb. 19: Police responded at 2:11 p.m. to the 700 block of Embarcadero where a big dog took an interest in — and a bite outta someone. Police turned the mongrel over to Animal Reg. • Feb. 18: Police responded to a noise complaint at 11:53 p.m. in a legendary tavern in the 800 block of Main, when they allegedly witnessed a rowdy fellow, 59, stagger out with a drink in his hand, a hanging offense in these parts. According to logs, “The male was determined to be intoxicated to the point where he was unable to care for his own safety” or as we like to call it
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“skulled.” He went to the hoosegow. • Feb. 18: Another disturbance was reported at 8:40 p.m. in the 800 block of Embarcadero. A 51-year-old bent fellow was popped for being moellered. • Feb. 18: Someone turned in a baseball mitt, no doubt left by error at Lila Keiser Park. • Feb. 17: Police logged a visit to the 1300 block of Clarabelle on a “narcotics investigation,” so be forewarned. • Feb. 17: At 6:50 p.m. police contacted a swizzle stick in the 700 block of Quintana and hooked up the honked fellow, 28, for suspicion of being UTI. Then at 8:57, they encountered another citizen of the year, 44, also in the Willow Camp Creek B&B, and arrested him for alleged UTI and possession of meth and paraphernalia. • Feb. 17: Someone turned in an iPhone they found while roaming town. • Feb. 16: A disturbance was reported at 7:40 p.m. in the 200 block of MBB and a 58-year-old fellow was hauled to the nick, thick as a tick. • Feb. 16: No doubt someone is forever bummed after their bike was found behind Forever Stoked on Quintana and given to police. • Feb. 16: Police responded at 11:51 a.m. to Albertson’s where some master criminal tried to buy hooch with a card that was reported stolen out of a vehicle. • Feb. 16: Someone burgled a home in the 900 block of Marina and someone burgled a locked vehicle in the 1000 block of Alesandro, as Trumpnado’s carnage in the streets continues. • Feb. 16: Police responded at 1:07 a.m. to Main and Fig for a single car accident. No further juicy details were available in logs. • Feb. 15: Now here’s a new one, a woman told police she’d received a suspicious package in the mail. Police said it tested positive for cocaine, just like the $20 bills back in the ‘80s. • Feb. 15: Police contacted a regular customer at 1:20 p.m. in the 1300 block of Embarcadero. The scofflaw, 48, had three bench warrants and was checked into the Parkinson Plaza. • Feb. 15: At 12:30 p.m. some Curly in the 600 block of Main reported suspicious soy-come-stance, nick, nick, nick… • Feb. 15: Someone at 10:27 a.m. in the 800 block of Morro reported a missing suicidal subject.
a.m. after she was allegedly candidly caught littering on a surveillance camera. When interviewed, police said she allegedly confessed to littering and was cited for trespassing and being a slob. • Feb. 14: Police contacted a man at 12:35 p.m. in the 700 block of Quintana who was “discovered vomiting.” Ol’ Ralph was handcuffed and detained for “erratic behavior” and taken via ambulance to the hospital. • Feb. 14: Police responded at 11:45 p.m. to Hwy 1 at Yerba Buena for a single car crash. The 25-year-old woman driver was nailed for allegedly being hammered. • Feb. 14: Police responded to the 1100 block of Embarcadero for a report of a seagull killed by two pellets from a BB gun, surprising as normally sea rats are tougher than that. • Feb. 14: At 1:20 p.m. police investigated a suspected ongoing domestic violence case, no doubt a Valentine’s Day from hell. • Feb. 14: Police filed a report of alleged assault on a staff member by a student at the high school, as someone’s going to make the Dean’s list.
Pismo Beach • Feb. 28: Police were unable to locate a woman 100 feet south of the Pismo Pier that a caller reported was so Schlitzfaced she couldn’t walk. • Feb. 27: A caller on the 100 block of Cuyama reported that a roommate, who had been drinking, was trying to get into his room. “Come and knock on my door…” • Feb. 27: Some graffidiot tagged a space between Margo Dodd Park and
“Someone called at 1 p.m. from the Amtrak Station to report a disorderly loudmouth sitting on a bench holleringʼ at passersby, this weekʼs example of why we need SWAT.”
the staircase. The City crew cleaned it up. • Feb. 27: Some bent guy, who had tossed back a few drinks, was punching holes in the walls and throwing furniture about on the 100 block of Oceanview. “A caller on the 300 block of • Feb. 27: Police were asked to keep the peace on Pismo reported that a parked, the 100 block of Dolliver semi truck was running with a loud after a guy reported that refrigerator unit, as the trucker his ex-girlfriend had put his belongings outside. He is apparently supposed to let his picked up what remained cargo spoil.” of his relationship and left the area. • Feb. 27: A suspicious • Feb. 15: Police confronted a disorderly subject was reported at the Spyglass woman in the 600 block of MBB at 9:14 Shell gas station “carving into a white substance” behind a trashcan at about
5 p.m. He checked out OK. About 4-hours later, a man at the same gas station was lying on the floor with a bloody gash in is head. He was disoriented and could barely stand, but didn’t appear intoxicated. He claimed to be distraught over a relationship. He was taken to the ER for treatment, but can they mend a broken heart? • Feb. 27: A caller on the 300 block of Pismo reported that a parked, semi truck was running with a loud refrigerator unit, as the trucker is apparently supposed to let his cargo spoil. • Feb. 26: A man and a woman got into an argument with their Uber driver near the 4th Street off ramp. Both had been drinking and decide to walk. When police caught up with them, they were calling another driver, as walking was apparently too much to ask. • Feb. 26: A caller on the 400 block of Oceanview reported that people had been inside her house. It turns out that her adult son had invited them in because they were homeless, and he wanted to let them live at her house. • Feb. 26: A caller on the 200 block of Boeker reported that two male juvenile ne’er-do-wells approached her and asked for jumper cables. She said that she had seen the youths’ picture online in connection with arrests made in Grover Beach. There was no harm, as they hadn’t committed a crime in Pismo, yet. • Feb. 26: Police could not locate a suspicious man seen wandering through the 400 block of Oceanview who’d reportedly stashed a bag in a basket by the walkway heading up to the caller’s front door. • Feb. 25: Dispatch received a report just after midnight of someone with a flashlight in the front seat of a car on the 2400 Coburn, who appeared to be rifling through the car. He checked out OK, as it was his car. • Feb. 25: An Uber driver went to the police station because he had a passenger who had been drinking and was unable to tell him where he should be dropped off and refused to get out of the car. Sir-drink-a-lot did end up giving up his address and was taken home. • Feb. 25: A transient sleeping in front of a door to the Post Office was told to ship out. • Feb. 25: A concerned caller in the Addie Street parking lot reported a hammered man was trying to ride a bicycle. The sloppy cyclist was turned over to a sober driver. • Feb. 25: A group of juveniles were throwing rocks from the bridge above Five Cities Drive. They were released on the scene per their proud parents’ permission. • Feb. 25: A caller on the 200 block of Park reported that her ex-daughterin-law had written several fraudulent checks from her account. • Feb. 25: Some McNugget sleeping in a truck in the drive-thru at McDonald’s was busted for being under the influence.
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down on the sidewalk in the 2300 block of Broad. The 49-year-old was arrested for being deep in his cups. • March 2: Police responded at 6:52 p.m. to the 900 block of Orcutt where
• March 3: A citizen reported at 6 a.m. from the 1800 block of Santa Barbara that a “DPSA Constructionâ€? work truck was parked on the street with the tool boxes open. “An Uber driver went to the A few minutes earlier a citizen in the 300 block of police station because he had Patricia noticed his or her a passenger who had been parked car’s doors were drinking and was unable to open, as some thief was apparently born in a barn. tell him where he should be dropped off and refused to get • March 3: A burglar alarm sounded at 4:53 a.m. in out of the car. Sir-drink-a-lot did the 1000 block of Chorro end up giving up his address on the storage room at and was taken home.â€? Sal’s Sandwiches. It was baloney. • March 3: Police were called at 3:26 a.m. to oversee the towing off of a gray Lexus someone banged his or her car into from Mustang Village, for which the stage and a wine barrel at Bang the daddy’s not going to be happy. They Drum Brewery and fled the scene. also towed off a gray VW Jetta, as • March 2: Police took a report from apparently the parking rules are life the 700 block of Orcutt of some and death. perv showing a 13-year-old boy a • March 3: Another alarm sounded pornographic picture. at 3 a.m. in the 1000 block of Marsh • March 2: Police were called at 5:35 at Davita Dialysis. Police found the p.m. with a complaint that a motorcycle no doubt flushed faced employee was parked blocking the sidewalk in the responsible. 1000 block of Higuera outside Firestone • March 3: A citizen called at 1:43 a.m. Grill. The bike was gone upon arrival, to report a suspicious subject checking no doubt a case of takeout takeoff. car door handles in the 800 block of • March 2: A citizen reported at 5:23 Pacific. p.m. that the driver of a silver Acura at • March 3: A noisy party brought Santa Rosa and Foothill was suffering Johnny Law at 1:39 a.m. in the 1400 a wee bit of road rage. The hothead got block of Slack. All was quiet so officers away. cut them some slack. • March 2: Police were called at 4:48 • March 3: Someone reported a p.m. to the 3400 block of Higuera suspicious fellow traipsing down Santa because there was a transient man Rosa at Olive and arrested the 24-year- camping in the back corner of the lot at old stumblebum for allegedly being County Social Services. Earlier, at 2:46 p.m. someone at DSS reported a caged schwasted. pit bull in the back of a parked truck • March 3: Police were called at 1:13 with a bloody nose. a.m. to the 1500 block of Palm where a man said his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend • March 2: Police were called to the 2200 block of Broad where a buzzed punched him in the face. fellow stole desserts from The Rib Line, • March 3: Police were called at 1 a.m. a case of don’t that just take the cake. to the 200 block of California where an Uber driver said a man broke his • March 2: A citizen came to the police windshield while he was at Campus station to report a hit-n-split that Bottle Liquor, which could have been happened at Mill and California. There worse had he picked up the CEO. A was another crash-n-dash on the first 19-year-old miscreant was arrested for level of a parking garage on Casa. alleged vandalism and being tore up. • March 2: A counterfeit $100 bill was • March 2: Police responded at 11:31 passed at Whiz Kids Toys in the 3900 p.m. to the 100 block of Ferrini for a block of Broad. report that some guy had covered the • March 2: Some spawn of hell surveillance camera and was yell at vandalized the Church of Christ on someone. The maniac was gone when Lawton. they got there. At the same time, they got a complaint of a loud party in the • March 2: Someone called at 1 p.m. 1300 block of Foothill. Police warned from the Amtrak Station to report the hostess with 30 revelers to shadd- a disorderly loudmouth sitting on a up already. Three minutes earlier in bench hollering’ at passersby, this the 1200 block of Stafford they warned week’s example of why we need SWAT. another 6-pack of rowdies to pipe • March 2: Police were called at 10:54 a.m. to Laguna Lake Park for a down. • March 2: Police were called at 10:55 suspicious subject, as apparently water p.m. to the 1100 block of Morro where in the lake isn’t the only thing that’s a guy said his girlfriend rammed his car returned. at Heritage Oaks Bank. • March 2: At 9:21 p.m. police were asked to check the welfare of a man
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rroyo Grande native Ryan Teixeira lost his battle against Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The 20-year-old Arroyo Grande High School graduate and star athlete died on March 4. Before Teixeira was diagnosed with Leukemia, he beat Stage-1 Ewing Sarcoma cancer. He was working to return to Colorado Mesa University where he had received a baseball scholarship. His grandmother, Cee Teixiera, wrote these words on the website Caring Bridges.
“Tonight our fearless warrior won his victory...at 7:pm Ryan went home to be with Jesus... It was very peaceful for Ryan...we know he’s running around heaven shaking hands telling everyone he’s Ryan...our hearts are broken...but God still reigns and He is still on His throne...He still loves us and we still trust...thank you beyond words for standing with us through this ... our gratitude is eternal.” Teixiera and his family shared his journey on social media using #17Strong, his jersey number.
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law enforcement. “My office is closely monitoring the situation on the Central Coast and met yesterday with ICE officials in Santa Maria to ascertain the extent of their operations and future operating procedure regarding deportations under this Administration. “Local ICE has informed us that so far there has been no significant change in ICE operating procedure on the Central Coast and their focus remains on apprehending individuals with previous, high-level criminal convictions, not large scale enforcement actions. “Immigrants have long contributed to the strength and vibrancy of America. The only way forward in solving our immigration crisis is through comprehensive immigration reform, not through xenophobic and misguided policies that dehumanize our immigrant populations.” For more information contact: Tess Whittlesey at (202) 281-7612.
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ome specific non-profit businesses that sustained damages from the early January storms can apply for federal disaster assistance, according to the Small Business Administration. Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available “to certain private nonprofit organizations in California” this after President Trumpnado’s federal disaster declaration as a result of “the severe winter storms, flooding and mudslides that occurred Jan. 3-12, 2017,” SBA announced. The catch? Only “Private nonprofits that provide essential services of a governmental nature are eligible for assistance.” SLO County is one of many California counties that are eligible under the disaster declaration. Others are: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Trinity,
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Diablo, from page 1 On March 2, Daniels was in the City of SLO to address a different audience, the SLO Business and Property Owners Association luncheon, joined this time by Michael Manchak, president and CEO of the Economic Vitality Corporation (EVC) of San Luis Obispo County. While Daniels started with the boiler plate overview of PG&E’s energy portfolio and the effects of regulatory benchmarks that’s become familiar to anyone with a cursory understanding of the company’s position – Diablo is their only operational nuclear plant, making up 23 percent of energy production in 2015 and California is legislated to have 50% renewable sources by 2030 - he did say two notable things in response to audience questions. “Grover Beach wasn’t left out,� he said, referencing the $75 million earmarked across the county, with $10 million in an economic mitigation fund. “The County’s support package in the proposal to the CPUC includes Grover. It didn’t seem fair that they get left out just because they didn’t join the effort to, oppose us, for lack of a better word.� And while both the EVC and the office of Congressional Rep. Salud Carbajal have sought to study other areas that have gone through such a plant shutdown to gain understanding of the long term effects, Daniels made an often overlooked point. “Actually we do have a playbook,� he said.� We have Humbolt [Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant] that was shut down in the 80s. We learned a lot from processes at Humbolt.�
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At the moment, between 92 percent and 95 percent of the space is split between cats and dogs, while the original plans called for 6,600 sq. ft. of accommodation for dogs and only 38 sq.ft. for the felines. Animal Services Manager Eric Anderson said the situation has evolved more into a small amount of space dedicated to dealing with unusual animals they receive from time to time, but that the constraints of a deteriorating, small facility lead to more staff resources and stress when they have unique visitors. The City of Pismo Beach report to the city council listed the “sexier� version of what the shelter deals with, citing, “a wide variety of animals ranging from rabbits, alligators, and emus to guinea pigs, monkeys, and snakes.� Yes, said Anderson, “We’ve seen pretty much everything in the last 15 years.� However to be clear there was only one alligator, and two monkeys, he said, “we won’t be looking to build a reptile room or a simian room.� What he would like to see in new space is a better rabbit hutch, as they’ve become quite popular pets in recent years, and better space to house live stock animals. “Unfortunately, the costs to fix the existing facility are so great that it makes more sense to replace the building,� said Assistant County Administrative Officer Guy Savage in a county press statement. “Now that we all agree on estimated costs and have selected a firm to manage this project, we can build a new facility that will better benefit the animals in our care
In fact that plant was shut down for refueling and seismic upgrades in July 1976 and never reopened as a nuclear facility, although other generators were used on site. In 1983 the utility announced it would no longer be profitable to pursue reopening and mechanical disassembly of the reactor vessel wasn’t finished until 2015. Manchak sees it different. “We don’t have a playbook,� said Manchak, after emphasizing some of the issues that will need in depth exploration. “The EVC is doing a community by community economic analysis that will give us an idea of how the round $1 billion in economic impact is spread and if that number is even accurate.� In 2013, he said, they had attempted to measure the impact of Diablo on the Community but that data could be dated by as many as five years by now. “At Diablo there are employees making $150,000 to $170,000 per year,� he said. “That’s theoretically replaceable by one large company [or a mix of several industries] but what about the taxes?� In addition, he told those gathered, the Diablo closure e xacerbates other crisis in the county. Manchak told the audience of business owners and landlords that the housing crisis would only grow worse when Diablo employees begin to phase out or retire. The EVC plans to have proposals from firms capable of performing the study reviewed by late April. The actual study would come some time in the summer with the next step being a second round of proposals to develop a strategy.
and encourage more people to visit and adopt animals or reclaim their lost pets.� He added that $13.7 million, the estimated total project cost is indeed, “a lot of money.� But as the staff report for the city of Arroyo Grande noted before their council signed off unanimously: “Animal care and control services will be provided to City residents in a facility that is consistent with current humane standards and public expectations. In addition, the City will benefit from the economies of scale of sharing both capital and service costs with the county and six cities in San Luis Obispo county. Staff has determined that the city cannot provide its own animal field services or shelter services and build its own facility for less than approximately $225,000 per year.� The disadvantages listed in the report Additional costs will be incurred for many years into the future. With the approval of the SLO County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 28, Anderson said the next step would be for the architect to make a site-specific study of the land made available near Animal Services’ current site after which they’ll need to go back to the Board for more approvals. Animal Services workers and their charges will need to put up with a leaky roof and poor drainage for at least another year, but eventually, he hopes, the result will be better outcomes for the 5,000 animals they see every year. Not least because the public will be able to come visit a more receptive, open facility, leading to more adoptions.
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cientists conducting a multi-year study of black bears along the Central Coast have concluded that only 101 bears exist in San Luis Obispo County, much lower than previous estimates. The population count was prompted by public outcry over an earlier proposal to allow bear hunting in the county. Biologists used bait to attract bears to several sampling stations throughout the county, and wrapped each station with two strands of barbed wire to capture hair as the bears passed through. “The study confirms what wildlife advocates have said all along - the county’s black bear population is too small to support a sustainable hunt,” said Jeff Kuyper, executive director of Los Padres ForestWatch in a press statment. The conservation organization works to protect the Los Padres National Forest, where most of the county’s bears reside. “We thank everyone involved for gathering the data necessary to ensure that the county’s bear population remains healthy and strong,” he added. In 2009, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife announced a controversial proposal to open a bear-
hunting season in San Luis Obispo County. The agency then resurrected the proposal a year later, claiming that up to 52 bears could be hunted and killed each year and that 1,067 bears resided in the County. Fore stWatch teamed up with the Humane Society of the United States, wildlife attorney Bill Yeates, and Dr. Rick Hopkins, one of the state’s most preeminent bear biologists to demand that the Department undertake a scientifically-defensible population survey based on genetic sampling. The Department withdrew both proposals and eventually agreed to undertake a more thorough count of black bears in San Luis Obispo County. According to data gathered in the field, the County’s bear population is more than 90% smaller than the initial estimates used to justify the hunting
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proposals. Only four bears were found in Monterey County, providing biologists with too small of a sample size to accurately estimate the black bear population, beyond noting that the county has an “Extremely low” number of bears. The report hypothesizes that barriers like highways, urban development, and reservoirs - coupled with natural barriers
- may be preventing northward dispersal of bears from San Luis Obispo County to Monterey County. The report also confirms earlier studies showing that bears in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties are part of a single population descended from bears that moved into the area from the southern Sierra Nevada. The report suggests changing how the Department manages bear populations statewide. Historically, wildlife officials estimated the total statewide bear population by relying on the number of bears that hunters killed each year. For more information contact: Jeff Kuyper, Los Padres ForestWatch, 6174610.
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was greatly encouraged and deeply inspired the other day after having read a musical message posted by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and Mary fame, announcing that the folk song protest of days gone by is anything but muted. As a matter of fact, it’s very much alive. “People have been wondering what folksinger/activists, some of them septuagenarians like Noel Paul Stookey and me, might be doing in the face of the current cataclysmic challenges to our democracy and our nation. The answer is simple: we are going to keep on keeping on.” Yarrow stated that they inherited a legacy from Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, the Weavers and many others who inspired them. “They never quit, never stopped and never stopped advocating,” he said. “No, we’ve not gone away. We, and others who also come from the folk music/activist tradition, are solidly committed to using our music to generate community and consensus at our concerts and at gatherings and demonstrations to confront the most dangerous of challenges now threatening our country.” Having quantified that commitment, Yarrow introduced the latest PP&M protest piece written by his musical colleague, Noel “Paul” Stookey called “Impeachable: a new kind of Protest Song.” “By far the most important effort yet,” he said, “by either Noel Paul or me — in terms of its reach and, in my opinion, its brilliance — is Impeachable, a parody Noel wrote of the song ‘Unforgettable,’ which was a huge hit by Nat King Cole from the early 1950s.” While perhaps not as rousing as anthems like “If I Had a Hammer” or “Blowing in The Wind,” “Impeachable” does provide an amusing poke at President Donald Trump and his current administration: “Impeachable, that’s what you are… Impeachable, and yet so far...You’ve avoided closer scrutiny and even though Vlad-i-mer Putin, he opens many doors, it only makes you more... “Impeachable, and when, some day we can say you’re fired and you go away. You may have thought you were unreachable (but) history makes some moments teachable: someday Pence may be impeachable too.” Yarrow said, “Impeachable is a new twist on the kinds of songs that Peter Paul and Mary were singing that helped to mobilize Americans at the time of
the Civil Rights Movement and the Anti-Vietnam War Movement.” During the 1950s and ‘60s, the folk protest movement became very vocal and advocated change you well may remember: “Well, I’ve got a hammer and I’ve got a bell and I’ve got a song to sing all over this land; it’s the hammer of justice, it’s the bell of freedom, it’s a song about love between my brothers and my sisters, all over this land…” Pete Segar’s anthem, just one of many of PP&M’s protest songs showcased on their tours and concerts, like the very incredible venue they played in Los Olivos years ago, in an old barn during a raging rainstorm, where thunder and lightning tried to compete with their performance but failed to match their intensity, determination, and spirit which the group has displayed ever since its inception in 1962 with tunes written by Bob Dylan: “Come senators, congressmen please heed the call. Don’t stand in the doorway don’t block up the hall for he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled. There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’. It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls, For the times they are a-changin’.” And as Yarrow declared, Woodie Guthrie was part of their legacy: “This land is your land, this land is my land from the California to the New York Island, from the Redwood Forest, to the gulf stream waters, this land was made for you and me…” With their repetition at rallies, marches and on the radio, these songs inspired many newcomers to the world of activism, “Who asserted to us that our music, and that of our fellow folk musicians, became the sound track of their political awakening.” Yarrow said that he and Paul will continue to ring bells and sing songs to defend freedom. “Be assured that a large body of former artist-activists is mobilizing now with their songs, their poetry, their heart-rending videos, their humor and their visual work on signs and memes that spread across the Internet with ever more amazing directness, humor, and determination. As long as this continues to build, we’re walking together and gaining strength. Let’s carry it on, my friends. In solidarity and love, Peter.” I’ll be more than happy to share your passion, Peter. Google Impeachable Song, and let’s spread the word.
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Philly Sound Legend Going Strong at 80 Then & Now By Judy Salamacha, photos courtesy John Madara
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life well lived and still going strong at 80, John Madara of Cambria continues to build his t legacy. r The 1950s rock ’n’ roll hit, “At the d Hop,” not only earned him a Gold Record, but is the title of a movie he t plans to produce about Philadelphia’s y musical hey-day. Why not? He lived e the dream before he conquered La La Land. r “I grew up in the projects,” he said. e “Billy Jackson [future Columbia r Records producer] was my best buddy. r We were ‘po’ not poor. I’d walk to the a store and offer to carry groceries home s for folks for tips. Seventy-five cents would buy ingredients for Grandma’s pasta Faggioli.” y His Italian parents stressed a strong n work ethic using one’s best talents. “My y voice was my best instrument.” s The first-born of six, Madara had g three jobs by age 17 — messenger for d the Philadelphia Inquirer, gas station r attendant and clerk at a record store. r “My friends were my neighbors,” t he recalled. “I never knew color. Everybody’s colored. I marched with r them in D.C. and Mississippi in the 50s s and met Martin Luther King and John Lewis.” He’ll meet up with Lewis again n this May in Philadelphia. “I never planned a career in music,” t he admitted, but when his first record s “Be My Girl” reached national charts, his path showed potential. Madara’s R&B and Gospel roots struck “gold” in r 1957. “That same year I co-wrote ‘Be The Bop’ with Dave White. American Bandstand with Dick Clark had just e gone national. He suggested bop was s out and “At the Hop” was a better title.” m Clark was right. Performed by Madara’s group, Danny f and the Juniors, the song went “Gold” r and was No. 1 for seven weeks. A classic today, it was the first record to achieve that level of success. “I bought a record shop and met s distributors picking up records,” he d said. “When I added a piano, the kids t k f
would play and ask about the gold record on the wall.” For many of those kids he would launch their careers — including Carl & the Commanders with “I Need Your Love,” and Maureen Gray with “Today’s the Day.” Madara co-wrote and/or produced mega hits like “Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay” for Danny and the Juniors, “The Fly” for Chubby Checker, “1-2-3” for Len Barry and “You Don’t Own Me” for Leslie Gore (See: www.thephillysound. com). Madara also discovered future talents. Leon Huff was performing with The Lavenders in a nightclub. Huff later teamed with Kenny Gamble to become one of the most prolific songwriting teams in Rock ‘n’ Roll history. Madara and White co-produced many of their songs, including “Western Union Man.” The Spokesmen formed by Madara released the controversial answer song to Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction” titled “The Dawn of Correction” — both featured in Time Magazine. Madara’s created a publishing company in 1965 and talents like Hall & Oates until he sold it to Michael Jackson in 1984. “Everything you learn you keep up here,” Madara said pointing to his brain. “He anticipated technology would change the sound of music — provide options never heard before. He’s been called an industry futurist. Certainly, his 60-year tenure is testimony that Madara’s musical offerings are contemporary — “Speaking clearly of given eras, but have equal impact on all eras.” When Hollywood was where the record industry was growing, he moved his company west. Instantly, he launched into movies producing the soundtrack for “Cinderella Liberty,” and accomplished prolific projects in television including music supervisor for the “Sid and Marty Kroft Comedy Hour.” With Quincy Jones, he arranged, “You Don’t Own Me.” Still a classic, the
song has sold over 400,000 records internationally, been used in television shows, commercials, covered by multiple recording artists and was the theme of the movie, “First Wives Club.” Madara worked with greats like Wayne Newton in Las Vegas, John Williams, and the Beatles. While dating Joey Heatherton, he toured with Bob Hope entertaining the troops. His songs and productions have appeared on some of the biggest grossing soundtracks of all time, including “Hairspray,” and “Dirty Dancing.” More than 60 television shows have featured his songs, including “Donny and Marie,” “Laverne and Shirley,” “Sonny and Cher,” and most of Dick Clark’s productions. “At the Hop” was voted into the Top 100 songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America and in 2013, Madara was inducted into the Philadelphia Walk of Fame. Madara’s youngest of three sons, San Francisco-based photographer, Jason Madara, suggested he and Christy relocate to Cambria 14-years ago. He practices and touts healthy living for keeping him young. Besides producing his movie “At the Hop” what else is on John Madara’s bucket list? “I’ve never done a CD of my own voice,” he said. “I have six new songs. If Tony Bennett can do it at 90, I can do it at 80.” Freelance writer, columnist and author, Judy Salamacha’s Then & Now column is a regular feature of Simply Clear Marketing & Media. Contact her at: judysalamacha@ gmail.com or (805) 801-1422 with story ideas.
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10 a.m. Tuesday, March 14 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay. The program will have the winners of the Morro Bay High School Essay Contest discussing their essays in celebration of Women in History Month. Tickets to the April 30 Garden Tour will be available, too. Meeeting is open to the public.
Morro Bay Art Association will host a free demonstration of seascape painting in oil, by award-winning artist, Patricia Newton, 3-5 p.m. Monday, May 8 at the Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. Newton will teach and overall class including supplies, applications and methods to achieve a desired result. Newton is a member of Oil Painters of America and Portrait Society of America and her artwork is in private collections throughout the U.S. and seven other countries.
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••• The Cayucos Rotary Club’s Annual Masquerade Ball is set for 6-10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at the Cayucos School auditorium. Tickets are $75 a person and available by calling Dick Moore at (805) 995-1661. The event is a fundraiser for the Cayucos School District, Keep Cayucos Clean, Lost at Sea Memorial, Rancho El Chorro Project, Christmas in Cayucos and other local charities supported by Rotary. Sponsors are Sim Real Estate, Dale Kaiser Real Estate and Rabobank. The event includes dinner, dancing and one of the wildest creative auctions anywhere. ••• The 7th Annual Cayucos Sea Glass Festival is set for Saturday-Sunday, March 11-12 at the Cayucos Vet’s Hall (in the back of the building). Dozens of sea glass artisans will have their creations on display and for sale, plus great food and beverages and live music with Catalina Eddie & the Blue Keys, and Burning James & the Funky Flames on Saturday; and Sunday has New Horizons and James Conroy & the Mystery Brothers.
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business as an ink and paint artist. The exhibition is a collection of vibrant oil and watercolor paintings that evoke the dazzling glow of sunlight. ••• Los Osos Library is hosting several public events at the library, 2075 Palisades Ave., and sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Events are free unless otherwise noted. Call 528-1862 for more information. School age children can make ‘n’ take home a craft at 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month (March 15). An adult book reading and discussion group is held from 6:30-8 p.m. the third Thursday of the month (March 16). Family Movie is set for 2 p.m.
Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery is hosting, “Sarajevo 1992-1995: Years of Peril,” a photo exhibit taken during the war by, Milomir Kovacevic, now through Friday, March 24. Kovacevic is a photographer from Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 1978-95, he was a photographer for various journals in Sarajevo and earned acclaim for his images of prisons, flea markets, rock concerts, soccer fans, political rallies, and most significantly, the war. Photographs are of the siege of Sarajevo, and include images of child soldiers, graveyards, familial separation and loss. The University Art Gallery is located in Rm. 171 of the Dexter Building (next door to the Kennedy Library) on campus; open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. ••• Morro Bay Art Association will present a demonstration of mixed media artworks by award winning artist, Ellen Jewett, 3-5 p.m. Monday, March 13 at the Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. Free and open to
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doing animation and live action films. Jonas also worked for film directors, Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppolla and In 1989, Jonas retired from Disney to teach art at California Art Institute in Thousand Oaks and to pursue fine art. In 1999, Jonas moved to Los Osos with his wife, Susan, who also worked 35 years in the animation
Saturday, March 18. They supply free popcorn and a G or PG-rated movie. Call 528-1862 for title. ••• The Morro Bay Chapter of American Association of University Women or AAUW will hold its monthly meeting at
the public. This demo will give overall review of supplies, applications and methods used by Jewett. See: www. artcentermorrobay.org for more on the offerings at the Art Center. ••• Online sports website, Max Prep Sports, is taking nominations for its
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Team Mom Awards, looking for moms who do “whatever it takes to help the team? A mom who sacrifices personally to help the kids and coaches? Tell us about her!” Max Preps announced. Co-sponsored with the American Beverage Assoc., the contest is looking for the deserving team moms and has three $1,000 prizes and a feature on the website on the line. To nominate a team mom, go to: www.maxpreps.com/ teammom and follow the instructions. Winners will be announced the week of Mother’s Day. Nominations close y March 31. k ••• The Estero Bay Republican Women’s Federated, whose members encompass Los Osos, Morro Bay and Cayucos, will have its next monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at the Morro Bay Golf Course Clubhouse. For reservations call Gayle at 772-2841. Speaker this month will be Sonny Tenenberg who has been sending packages to soldiers overseas and how the need continues. Lunch is $22. The Republican Women’s Club promotes a Republican political platform. For membership information call Joanne Tobias at 772-3874 or e-mail to: joannetbs@gmail.com. ••• Coastal Sanctuary Wellness presents Living Well & Aging Gracefully featuring keynote speaker medical specialist Gary E. Foresman MD. The day will also feature Deprise Brescia, a California mixed media artist who creates art for uplifting spaces, and Carlota Santa Cruze, who combines humor, science and art to help individuals reduce stress and unleash their creativity. They day will conclude with a Mindfulness and Yoga session. Participants will receive a packet with wellness materials and recipes to take home. A paleo breakfast and lunch will be served. Living Well & Aging Gracefully will be held at the Woman’s Club in Arroyo Grande from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 18. Registration fee is $99 with discounts available for couples and small groups. To register, call 480-253-7308 or visit www.coastalsanctuarywellness.com/ events. ••• Ready to push yourself? Run the CHC Inspired 5k Fun Run at the Inspired Health & Fitness Expo! The 5k takes you along the Highway 101 Bike Path up to Madonna Mountain and back up to the Alex Madonna Expo Center. This run affords you beautiful views of the hills and pastures of San Luis Obispo over a distance of 3.1 miles. The run will begin at 8 a.m. at the Madonna Expo Center on Saturday, March 18 during the Inspired Health & Fitness Expo of San Luis Obispo. All proceeds from the CHC 5k Fun Run will benefit Project Teen Health, a program preventing childhood obesity developed by Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo
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County, Inc. You do not have to be a serious runner to participate and teams are encouraged. Registration costs $30 online, but the cost will go up on race day. To register or receive more information, visit www. inspiredexpos.com/5k-run or call 805-772-4600. ••• The City of Arroyo Grande Recreation Services Department is offering three Digital Photography classes this March. Instructor Peter Boonisar is a professional photographer and was a Field Training Specialist for Olympus Camera Company for many years. Participants should bring a digital camera, a list of questions, and enthusiasm to learn how to use their camera. The classes offered are Introduction to Digital Photography on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., “On Location in Morro Bay” Advanced Photography on Saturday, March 11 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Photo Critique Class on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Both Introduction to Digital Photography and Photo Critique Class are offered at the Elm St. Community Center in Arroyo Grande, while “On Location in Morro Bay” Advanced Photography will be in Morro Bay. Prices range from $30 for Introduction to Digital Photography, $25 for “On Location in Morro Bay” Advanced Photography, and $15 for the Photo Critique Class. Registration is available online at arroyogrande.org or in person at the Arroyo Grande Recreation Services Office at 1221 Ash Street in Arroyo Grande. For more information, contact the Recreation Services Office at 4735474. ••• Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation (PRYAF) invites you to enjoy a beautiful evening celebrating youth arts and enjoying a shrimp boil & BBQ on Saturday, April 8 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the historic Rolling Hills Ranch, a spectacular indoor/outdoor vineyard venue set in a 130-year-old, dirt floor barn located in San Miguel. Heels not recommended, but jackets are a good idea! Enjoy a New Orleans style feast of Cajun Shrimp Boil, sausage, steak, sourdough bread, salad and dessert. One complementary drink will be provided, with additional beer and wine available for purchase. This year’s event will include an exciting live auction, raffle, and student performances, with proceeds benefiting PRYAFs free Visual & Performing Arts Program which serves 400 students per quarter in 50 classes per week in art, music, voice, dance, theatre, video production, creative writing, and much more. Tickets are $65 per person or $500 for a table of eight, and are available at Brown Paper Tickets: www. shrimpboil2017.bpt.me/, or by calling (805) 238-5825 ext. 15. Reserve yours by Saturday, April 1.
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to creating secure passwords for Internet accounts. It is important to develop strong passwords that contain a combination of words, numbers, symbols, and both upper and lower case letters. And, different passwords should be created for every unique account, such as online banking, shopping, subscriptions, and e-mail. Also, one should be very cautious when connecting to Wi-Fi sites, assume that Wi-Fi connections are not secure, and avoid logging onto financial accounts or other sensitive accounts when using public Wi-Fi networks. Other safety measures include protecting your mobile device by only downloading apps from reputable sites, and never leaving your mobile device unattended in public places. Avoid “taking the bait”, i.e., don’t open attachments or click on links from unknown or non-trusted sources. Plus, keep your firewall and antivirus software updated. Responding to cyber crimes is only one aspect of The San Luis Obispo County Victim/Witness Assistance Program, which works to reduce the trauma, frustration and inconvenience experienced by victims, witnesses, and family members affected by crime of any nature. It does so by providing a
wide variety of services to victims of crime and their families, in addition to supporting victims and witnesses throughout the criminal justice process. As part of their mission, they inform victims of their constitutional and statutory rights under California law, and explain how to exercise those rights. The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Unit can be contacted by calling 805.781.5821. Or, you can visit their website at http://www.slocounty. ca.gov/DA/VictimWitness.htm. San Luis Obispo County Commission on Aging invites the public to join us at the Veteran’s Hall on Grand Ave. in San Luis Obispo on Friday, March 17, from 10 a.m. – Noon. Our topic that day will be” “Caregiver Relief: Support and Services for Families Dealing with Dementia”, and will be presented by Mara Whitten (CAPSLO Adult Day Care Services), and Sonya Branco (Alzheimers Association Director). For more information about the Commission on Aging, visit www. slocounty.ca.gov/coa.htm, or call 2355779.
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aging loved one that they did not lose their ability to drive because someone, arbitrarily “took it away.� It was the changes experienced from their disease or condition of aging that makes it no longer safe for them to drive. Make sure you have a transportation plan in place. Your loved one still needs to get to doctor appointments, social events, and to the grocery store. Develop a plan with family members and friends and gain commitment. Remember, it’s best to have this conversation sooner rather than being forced because of an accident.
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hired to the force. One night, right around 9 p.m., he was coming home from a full, arduous day of peace officer classes and firearms training, exhausted beyond exhaustion. But, his dedication to duty – marrow deep! As he made that final turn into his little cul-de-sac, just yards from home, he slowed toward his driveway. Through the darkness of night he noticed a figure; someone or something lurking on his roof top. Earlier that day, unbeknownst to Tom’s mom or dad, the youngster had been decorating. With excited purpose, Tom fashioned chicken wire he found in the family’s garage and mom’s leftover sewing material to resemble a good-sized green leprechaun. Tom thought his “lucky charm” looked pretty darn good too! You know, for a wire gnome. Then, without mom’s permission, he quietly climbed up dad’s extratall ladder, carefully positioned away
at the side of the house, and hoisted his life-sized creation. With authentic tenacity, Tom set the pipe-smoking dwarf on the roof, street side, using bricks to hold its felt boots in place. It took several trips up and down to complete the mission. How Tom’s mom didn’t hear the all of the ruckus, he didn’t know, but he was jazzed. “Wow, how cool is this gonna look?” With centurion-like instincts, and reflexes on high, his now-alerted dad pulled halfway into their driveway and stopped. Quickly, he exited his vehicle and drew his off-duty service revolver from its holster. Legs spread wide in a hostile stance, he aimed the snub-nosed .38 Smith and Wesson and, with commanding authority Tom never heard before, shouted, “Sheriff’s deputy – halt or I’ll shoot!”
outside. “Dad,” Tom shouted, “It’s a leprechaun!” Tom’s dad looked at both of them as they all busted out laughing. Thomas and his mom were never more proud of the man. He could do this job, and do it well! Goodbye lingering doubt, hello super cop dad. Soon, the whole block came out to see, and praise, the new Sheriff in town. Scott Taylor is currently working on a narrative non-fiction concerning his days in the trenches as a Los Angeles undertaker. He is a member of SLO NightWriters, for writers at all levels in all genres; find them online at slonightwriters. org.
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Acai Bowl Competition Saturday, March 18th 1pm-3pm in the Seminar Area Blind Judging by a panel of judges 1pm-2pm Attendee tasting from 2pm-3pm Seeds Ubatuba Acai Shine Café
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xpected to start at first base or be Cal Poly’s designated hitter in his first season as a Mustang, Elijah Skipps could also play in the outfield. At Cypress College he was a .333 hitter with 50 hits in 46 games as a sophomore. Skipps had 12 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 35 RBI with three stolen bases. He compiled .462 on-base percentage and .510 slugging percentage. His eight home runs were eighth in the state and his 32 walks also were No. 8. He helped the Chargers to a 31-15 overall record and a spot in the California Community College State Championships, finishing 1-2. He has played for the summer league Pacific Union Financial Capitalists in 2015 and Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League in 2016 (.215, eight doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI). While he attended Arizona -- Skipps appeared in eight games with one start at Arizona in 2015, collecting one hit and driving in one run. Skipps was a 2014 graduate of Cypress High School. He is a switch-hitter who
throws right-handed and played under head coach John Weber. He earned All-Empire League honors three times, was named league MVP in 2014 and was named to the All-CIF-Southern Section Division 2 team. Skipps led the Centurions to a pair of Empire League titles and the 2013 CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship. As a senior at Cypress, Skipps hit .360 with a .477 on-base percentage, three home runs, 29 runs scored and 17 RBI. He batted .337, with two triples, 13 RBIs and 17 runs scored. As a junior in 2013, he was named a 2014 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American. Skipps played for the Miami Marlins scout team in Jupiter, Florida at the 2013 Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) Championship. Skipps is the son of Van and Agnes Skipps and has one brother, Jeremiah. He chose to attend Cal Poly because of its “academics and baseball program’. He was born May 28, 1996, in Irvine, Calif. and is majoring in business administration.
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4 cups brussels sprouts, outer leaves removed and quartered ½ cup pancetta, chopped ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted ½ cup golden raisins 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard ¼ cup champagne vinegar 1 small lemon, juiced 1/3 cup olive oil, plus more for roasting sprouts 2 shallots, sliced thin ¼ cup milk ¼ cup flour Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper and dash cayenne 1 cup sunflower oil Directions Preheat oven to 375°. Toss the sprouts with a tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper and lay them in a single layer on a parchment covered baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the outer leaves are browned & crispy and the insides are still firmly tender. In a medium frying pan, cook the pancetta until the fat has rendered and it is cooked through. Place on a paper towel lined plate to drain and crisp up. Whisk the mustard, vinegar and lemon juice in a small bowl. Drizzle in the olive oil, whisking until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper. Pour it into the still warm pancetta pan over low heat and let it bubble and reduce a bit, then turn the heat off. In a small saucepan, heat the sunflower oil over medium high heat. Soak the shallot slices in the milk. Mix the flour, salt, pepper & cayenne together in a small bowl. When the oil is hot, toss a tablespoon of the sliced shallots into the flour mixture. Shake off and carefully drop them into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown and remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Continue the process for the rest of the shallots. Add the pancetta, almonds, raisins and brussels sprouts to a medium serving bowl. Add the crisped shallots to the bowl (reserving some for garnish). Pour the dressing over the salad a little at a time until it reaches your preferred moisture. Serve warm or at room temperature with some crispy shallots to garnish. Kathleen Snyder is a food caterer, educator and blogger currently partnering with Talley Farms Fresh Harvest CSA providing recipes showcasing their produce. She is a San Luis Obispo County Yelp Elite reviewer and also writes reviews on Delish-Dish.com for restaurants all over the world. www.delish-dish.com
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Local Labyrinth Framed
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he labyrinth goes back to ancient times. They are structures mentioned in Greek mythology, they are seen on Cretan coins as early as 430BC and became popular as garden mazes during the Renaissance. They are found worldwide, in prehistoric petroglyphs in India, in Native American culture and as remote as on the Solovetsky Islands in Russia. Most commonly associated with a maze the mythological labyrinth was unicursal, with only one path to reach the center. Garden mazes were multicursal, having more than one choice of direction to walk. The labyrinth can be seen in art represented in the weave of baskets, on pottery, etchings on walls of churches and caves, and in tiles and mosaics set on floors. Today’s labyrinth is more typically used as a spiritual tool in rituals, meditation and for therapeutic use. They are created from stones, turf, tiles or paint and some are temporary while others are permanent. They are even found in SLO County. This meditation labyrinth is in Baywood Park at the Back Bay Inn, a beautiful spot to meditate along the bay.
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Dealing With a Fearful Dog Good Dogma By Lisa Ellman
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raumatic incidents early in a dog’s life, can lead to fear for the remainder of one’s life. Fortunately, there are solutions to overcome these fears. Desensitization and counter conditioning are often the most effective, especially when used together. I have encountered many canine students, especially young or rescued dogs, that are afraid of safe, inanimate objects, like shoes, bicycles, loud trucks or hats. When working with an animal that shows fear, the process of changing that behavior must work for the victim and it must be done at the pace of what is comfortable for that creature. It is essential, however, to first rule out any medical causes for your dog’s fearful behavior and your first step may be to take your dog to the vet for a medical evaluation. For dogs, desensitizing and counter conditioning must be done in a very methodical, structured way. After determining what triggers the animal, the stimulus can be controlled by the human and made to work for the desired result instead of against it. Determining why your dog is fearful is not always essential to treating its fear behavior, although the reason for the fear will dictate the relative success of the treatment. A dog genetically predisposed to fearfulness, or improperly socialized during a critical stage in its development, might respond
less efficiently to some treatments than a dog that has developed a specific fear in response to a specific experience. Dogs display a variety of behaviors when they are afraid: escape, submission or freezing in place. Some dogs bark and/or growl at the object that is causing their fear. A fearful dog will display body postures, including lowering the head, flattening the ears back against its head, and tucking his tail between his legs. It may also pant, salivate, tremble and/or pace. Some of the things that frighten dogs can be difficult to reproduce and/or control. For example, if your dog is afraid of thunderstorms, it may be responding to other things that occur during the storm, such as smells, barometric pressure changes and/or changes in the light. Keep in mind that when a fearful dog feels trapped, or is pushed too far, it may become aggressive. Some dogs respond aggressively to whatever it is that frightens them, and this can end badly for both the dog and the victim. Here are some things to keep in mind if you have a fearful animal. Never punish an animal for being afraid. Punishment may only create more fear.
Because desensitization and counter conditioning can be difficult to do consistently, and because behavior problems may increase if the techniques are applied incorrectly, you may want to seek professional help from a trainer/behavior specialist. Keep in mind that, as with humans, the longer a behavior exists the longer it takes to change it.
Don’t force the animal to experience the stimulus that is causing the fear, and never punish the animal after the fact for destruction or soiling caused by anxiety or fear. This behavior is the result of panic, and punishment will do more harm than good. Do not attempt to reassure your dog when it is afraid. Unlike with humans, this may actually reinforce fearful behavior. If you pet, soothe or give treats when behaving fearfully, the animal may interpret this as a reward for the behavior.
Lisa Ellman has been working with a wide range of animals for over 20 years. Her passion, however, is dogs, and in 1996 she founded Good Dogma Obedience Training. With a foundation built on positive reinforcement, Good Dogma provides basic obedience training and behavior modification for the family dog and human members of the pack. Lisa’s comprehensive theory on training is a simple one: “Train the human, condition the dog.” Good Dogma is a monthly feature of Simply Clear Marketing & Media.
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America in the 1960s, an era that encouraged LOVE, was populated by “Mad Men” and “Mod Women” trying to navigate the new normal. In this freshly conceived production of Neil Simon’s classic, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, true comedy ensues when a modern man in the hip sixties looks for something new and different, but ends up finding himself in the same situation, again and again...and again! Barney Cashman is middle-aged, married, overworked and overweight. It’s finally his turn to join the sexual revolution before it’s too late! Last of the Red Hot Lovers will be performed on Wednesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. Seating is $48 for Gold, $44 for Silver, and $39 for Bronze. For more information and tickets, visit www.clarkcenter.org or call 805-4899444.
The Clark Center presents “Presley, Perkins, Lewis & Cash: A Night to Remember”, the number one rocking tribute to legendary Sun Records recording artists Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. Enjoy rockabilly, country, gospel and pure 1950’s rock and roll music performed live backed by an authentic rockabilly band featuring former cast members of the Broadway smash, “Million Dollar Quartet.” Fans and venues alike are raving about this show. Be a witness to and experience rock and roll royalty with the music and talent that has stood the test of time. True American music featuring acclaimed national talent guaranteed to get you rocking and rolling! “Presley, Perkins, Lewis & Cash: A Night to Remember” will be performed on Saturday, March 11 at 8 p.m. Reserved seating is $48 for Gold, $46 for Silver, and $41 for Bronze. For more information and tickets, visit www.clarkcenter.org or call 805-489-9444. Some of the finest African guitarists from Canada will perform at the African Guitar Summit, set for 8 p.m. Friday, March 10 in the Spanos Theatre at Cal Poly. Student and general tickets are $31.20 & $39 respectively and available at the PAC Box Office, Mondays–Saturdays, noon to 6 p.m. Call (805) 756-4849 or order online at: www.calpolyarts.org. Winners of Canada’s version of the Grammys — the prestigious Juno Award — the starstudded world music collective unites six musicians who live in Canada but are of African origin, each an expert in their individual style. A free pre-concert lecture led by Cuesta College faculty member Jennifer Martin will be held in the Philips Lecture Hall, beginning at 7 p.m. Show sponsored by Gerald Finken and Kathleen Enz Finken, Holiday Inn Express/SLO. Acclaimed songwriter,
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perform at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 at the Morro Bay Wine Seller, 595 Embarcadero in Marina Square. Darling recently released a criticallyacclaimed third album, Dream Country, available for streaming via Soundcloud or Spotify. Her previous albums garnered a half-million downloads worldwide and her top hit, Home to Me, lead to performances on Conan O’Brien, Fox & Friends, and opening gigs for artists like Carrie Underwood and Kacey Musgraves.
The SLO Film Festival comes to Morro Bay for a skateboarding film double feature with a short film by local skating pioneers and a full-length cult favorite. The event is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at The Bay Theater. Beyond the Sidewalk is a documentary short film (8 min.) chronicling the historic 1976, skate across America journey made by Morro Bay locals, Jack Smith, Jeff French and Mike Filben. Produced by Smith and Ed Nadalin. The main event is Thrashin’, the 1986 cult favorite starring Josh Brolin (the honoree of this year’s film fest), and Robert Rusler, who star as boarding gang rivals. Other stars include Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Flea (93 min.). Tickets are $12 general, $10 students and Film Society members and available at the door. Sponsored by 93.3 KZOZ, Morro Bay Skateboard Museum and Bay Theatre. The Great American Melodrama is producing a new musical, “When Butter Churns to Gold,” now through April 23. Show times are WednesdaysFridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 6. Tickets are $20 to $27, discounts available for groups, seniors, students, active military, and children. Season passes also available. For more information and to purchase tickets, call the Melodrama Box Office, at: (805) 489-2499, or see: www. americanmelodrama.com. In the spoof of classic melodrama, poor orphaned farm girl, Constance Goodwin (played by Katie Worley Beck) attempts to save the family farm from the villainous Friedrich von Fouler (Toby Tropper). Can the strapping hero, Jack Strongfellow (Jeff Salsbury), stop the villain in time? Can the trusty sidekicks (Billy Breed, Eb Madson, and Eleise Moore) help save the day? The Great American Melodrama is on Hwy 1 in Oceano, 3-miles south of Pismo Beach. The Masters of Hawaiian Music will lay Cal Poly’s Spanos Theater at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15. Student and adult tickets are $38.40 and $48 and are available at the PAC Box Office, Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon to 6 p.m. and one hour prior to curtain times. Call 756-4849 or order online at: www. calpolyarts.org. The show features the slack-key magic of 4-time Grammy Award winner, George Kahumoku, Jr.,
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Otwell Trio, 4 p.m. Sunday, March 12. Joining acclaimed pianist, Marshall, will be local favorites Darrell Voss on vibraphone and percussion, Dylan Johnson on bass and vocalist, Laura Vidaurri. Reception follows. Donations appreciated at the door. First Prez is located at Morro and Marsh streets in Downtown SLO. Irish band, Skipper’s Alley, will perform two local SLOFolks shows set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11 at Castoro Cellars, 1315 North Bethel Rd., Templeton; and at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at Coalesce Bookstore Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay. Tickets are $20 for each show and available online at: www.castorocellars.com/Events, or call (805) 238-0725 or at Boo Boo Records in SLO for the Castoro Cellars show. For Coalesce, call 7722880 to reserve or in person. Hailing from Dublin, Skipper’s Alley plays traditional Irish music. See: http:// skippersalley.ie/ for more on the band. Several Cal Poly students will screen their short films at the 23rd SLO International Film Festival at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 in the Mission Cinemas, 1025 Monterey St., next door to the Fremont Theater. The screening is part of the Central Coast Filmmaker Showcase. The short films were written, produced and directed by Cal Poly students over the past quarter. Tickets for the screening are available at the door, on a first-come, first-served basis. The screening is free for all Cal Poly students with IDs. For more information about individual tickets or festival passes, see: slofilmfest.org. Sponsors include the College of Liberal Arts and the Science, Technology and Society Minors Program. Ranging from heartwarming to bone chilling, the students’ short films convey stories of self-discovery, sibling rivalry, inescapable danger and humor shared between friends. The SLO Film Fest will host the North American premiere of “Between Land and Sea,” directed by SLO Film Fest alumnus, Ross Whitaker (his short Bye Bye Now screened in 2010), at the festival’s, “Surf Nite” event set for 7 p.m. Friday, March 17 at the Fremont Theater in Downtown SLO. Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 students and Film Society members. Tickets available now at: www.slofilmfest.org. Festival passes and Red Carpet tickets accepted for this screening. The film chronicles a year in the life of an Irish surf town at the mercy of the Atlantic Ocean. This observational feature — at times intimate, at times epic — embeds itself in the big wave surf community for an engaging and visually stunning portrait of the ever-changing life at land’s end. Renowned French dance company, Malandain Biarritz Ballet will perform Prokofiev’s “Cinderella,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 at the PAC at Cal Poly. Tickets are $24-$66 and available at the PAC Box Office, Mondays–Saturdays, noon to 6 p.m. Call (805) 756-4849 or order online
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at: www.calpolyarts.org. The production is not what one might expect from Prokofiev’s original score but a darker, richer, and more comically dramatic interpretation. Malandain Biarritz boasts 22, classically-trained dancers, choreographed by Thierry Malandain. Malandain Biarritz Ballet is one of Europe’s most widely seen companies, with 80,000 fans per season and almost 100 performances a year, including a strong run abroad. A free pre-show lecture led by Cal Poly Dance faculty emeritus, Moon Ja Minn Suhr, will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the PAC Pavilion. Classical guitarist, Jaxon Williams, will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at St. Benedict’s Church, 2220 Snowy Egret Ln., Los The Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble and Osos. Suggested donation of guest artists will perform music and dance $20 cash at the door. This from North Africa is another G. Roger Bailey Scholarship Fund benefit show. Reservations 771Irish folk band Young Ireland is set 8138 or email to: cbailey_1@charter. to perform two benefit concerts in net. Williams is a former Fulbright March for The Hearst Cancer Resource Scholarship recipient and studied in Center (HCRC) and the Assistance Spain. League of San Luis Obispo County. This Irish-American band formed in 2010 with the father/son duo Patrick The San Luis Chamber Orchestra O’Hara (guitar, mandolin, vocals) and will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, March Michael O’Hara (vocals) at its core. 19 at First United Methodist Church in With songs inspired by the historical Arroyo Grande, 275 N. Halcyon Rd. On struggles and traditions of early the program are Bach’s Brandenburg Ireland in the mid-1800s, the duo Concerto No. 4, Schubert’s Unfinished performs up and down the coast of Symphony, and music from popular California. Through their music, the movies and TV shows. Admission group shares a passion for giving back is a $10 donation at the door. Call: to the community and leaving a lasting (805) 748-6087 or email to: info@ impact on the organizations to which sanluischamberorchestra.org. they support. The first concert will take place on Sunday, March 12 at the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre. Doors Local folk ensembles and musicians open at 7 p.m. for attendants to enjoy will join forces to perform the music of complimentary appetizers, wine, beer Sidney Willson Young from 2-4 p.m. and non-alcoholic beverages, and the Sunday, March 26 at Coalesce Bookstore music starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are Chapel in Morro Bay. Tickets are $15 $35 and all proceeds benefit The Hearst a person and available at Coalsesce Cancer Resource Center. To purchase Bookstore, 845 Main St., Call 772-2880 tickets, please visit hcrcbenefit.bpt. or email to: coalescebookstore@gmail. me. The second concert will be held com. Willson Young is a veteran singer- on March 18th at the Pewter Plough songwriter and guitar picker who has Playhouse in Cambria. Doors open at played with numerous groups and 6:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 ensembles over 30-plus years on the p.m. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds local music scene. Friends and former benefit the Assistance League of SLO band mates will turn out to perform County. Tickets for this concert are including members of The Belles, Three available for purchase at ALbenefit. Sheets to the Wind and the Coffee bpt.me. Horze, plus special guests, Steve Watt (Thunder Canyon String Band), Elita Chaffin (Dovetail), Judi Brown (Gillie The Avila Beach Foundation is Wheesels) and Bob Liepman (Bob & a sponsor of the San Luis Obispo Wendy, Shadowlands). A performer Film Festival and in conjunction since she was a teenager, Willson Young with the sponsorship a short film is counts among her early influences being produced by a Cal Poly student her older brother Geoff, her mom highlighting the history of Avila. Margi, classical and sacred music, Bob The film is scheduled to be shown Dylan, Billie Holiday, Peter, Paul and on Sunday, March 19 at 11:30 a.m. Mary, Buffy St. Marie, Leadbelly, Josh at the Fremont Theater in San Luis White, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Obispo. The film will be followed by Peggy Seeger, The Clancy Brothers, a Q & A and a showing of “California Ed McCurdy, Oscar Brand, blues, Dreaming” which was shot in Avila American mountain and international Beach in 1978. Tickets are $12 for folk music, show tunes, and pop and general admission, $10 for students rock of the day. and film society members. All SLO Film Festival passes will be accepted for this event.
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he best foods always have a story. Sometimes it’s about the ingredients, a chef’s ingenuity or the memories created when shared with friends. Sometimes the story is so big it starts a movement and the food scene is forever changed. As the local food critic for over 16 years, and a culinary storyteller who visits chefs around the Central Coast on my TV show, Taste Buds and with this column, when I heard that the SLO International Film Festival Opening Night was screening a documentary about Ella Brennan, the matriarch of a New Orleans restaurant empire, I decided an opening night foodie party was in order. “This will be a foodie’s dream event!” Wendy Edison, SLO Film Fest director said. “Chefs from restaurants around San Luis Obispo County will be sharing their tasty culinary treats alongside amazing Central Coast wines and other libations. Café Musique will perform their eclectic, high-energy music from the stage. It’s guaranteed to be a festive atmosphere that celebrates Miss Ella and the generous spirit of New Orleans.” More than 35 local chefs, wineries, and breweries are already onboard to share their favorite creations at this Mardi Gras-themed tasting and viewing party at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 at the Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo. Tickets are only $50 and include every taste, sip, dance and movie. The Chefs I chose include my favorites from Taste Buds’ season one, including Nicola Algretta of Mistura with Peruvian delights for us to savor; and Bunn Thai with their authentic cuisine from owning a restaurant for over three generations in Bangkok. Local favorite, Joe DiFronzo of Giuseppe’s Restaurants, is sharing Central Coast-inspired Italian cuisine. Sarah Paddock of Chipwrecked, who I believe to have the most inspired palette of any chef out there, will be dazzling with home made chips. Resindo of Papi’s Grill will startle us with butter beef tacos; while Efren’s Mexican Restaurant shares taco street cart fare that is so tasty it becomes a fiery habit. Then the giants of taste, my culinary crush, the team at The Spoon Trade and the incendiary Crab Bisque from the Cracked Crab will blow your minds. Jeffry’s Catering has always impressed me with wine inspired food and Vivant Cheese will be laying out a board of savory treats. They turn plain milk into soul-turning bites you will not long forget. Surfside Deli will be rocking the mac & cheese comfort food, and Oki Momo will drive it home with their amazing wings. Chef Chris Beckett of Fish Gaucho, coming straight from his Best Chef win, will be dazzling us with Mexican offerings, while Bon Temps stirs our souls with real Creole cuisine. The Apple Farm will be serving up desserts, something Willet Vey has been doing for over 30 years, with newcomer Royal Baklava dazzling, with Central Roast Coffee complimenting
the world could never have anticipated. What many don’t know is that when Ella Brennan was a teenager in 1940s New Orleans, the city’s food and drink business was in its infant stage, generating less than $1 million dollars a year. Today, it has grown into a billion-dollar industry for the city, many crediting the Brennan Family, guided by Ella, for pushing Creole wining and dining into the American mainstream and creating a lasting impact on how Americans eat and drink. Interviews and vintage footage with current and former Commander’s Palace chefs, restaurateurs, peers, family, and friends will provide the past and
the sweet treats. You can taste them all, with their libation partners, for the one ticket price of $50. Our wet-your-mouth partners are a “who’s who” list of the best creators of grape juice into a Bacchanalian’s desire. From Baker and Brain, the winemaker’s favorite; to Talley Winery with the tradition and experience; to boutique winners like Amplify, Field Recordings, and Timbre, they will all impress and offer something not seen at usual foodie events. My favorite Chardonnay has always come from Kynsi and now you can try it along with crab bisque. The hops crowd will be pleased by M Special, Barrel House Brewing and Puffer’s of Pismo, all offering unique tastes for the beer drinkers, to go well with the spicy New Orleans inspired food. Other giants of taste and stature include Opolo, Summerland, and Cambria serving the perfect complements to this aweinspiring food. Admission includes unlimited food and drink tastes, live music with Café Musique and viewing the new full-length documentary film: “Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table” by Oscar and Emmy-nominated director and producer, Leslie Iwerks. A pioneer of the modern American food movement and recipient of the
James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award, “Miss Ella” groomed chefs such as Emeril Lagasse at her Commander’s Palace, helping to launch the celebrity chef phenomenon. Leslie (director of this film and many others including, The Pixar Story, Citizen Hearst, Recycled Life), will be in attendance with Ella Brennan’s daughter, Ti Martin, and son, Alex Brennan, who were recently named “2016 New Orleans Restaurateurs of the Year.” They are looking forward to talking about the storied history of Commander’s Palace. Other Big screen luminaries such as Josh Brolin and French Stewart will be on hand for interviews and to discuss the film and the food. Today, the world knows Ella Brennan as the matriarch of a Creole-flavored dining dynasty dating back over a half century. She has become a household name in the restaurant business with the success of New Orleans establishment Commander’s Palace. Restaurateurs and chefs from all walks of life recognize the important role that Ella has played in building and enhancing Creole cooking in a way that
present glimpses into Ella’s unique life and world. For a woman “who can’t cook worth a lick,” but knows “how good food should taste,” this is the intimate and inspiring story of a true American icon. Tickets for this all-inclusive evening are $50 or $40 for students and Film Society members. For tickets go to: www.slofilmfest.org
Teri Bayus is the Host of Taste Buds, shown on KSBY Ch. 6 at 3:30 p.m. Sundays and The C-W Ch. 7 at 11 a.m. Sundays, and are available o n l i n e at: www. tastebuds. tv, and Taste Buds Channel on YouTube. Dinner and a Movie is a regular feature of Simply Clear Marketing & Media.
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he “Big Brass� from a number of State agencies descended on San Luis Obispo March 1 for the opening of the brand new Central Coast Cyber Forensics Lab (CCCFL). It’s not at all the type of lab displayed in an episode of CSI or Bones, but inside officers from a variety of law enforcement agencies as well as students from Cal Poly will learn how to dissect smart phones, protect electronic evidence and defend against cybercrime. As San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow said at the inaugural event for the facility, the first of three buildings being retrofitted at the base for the California Cyber Training Complex (CCTC), “nearly every crime now contains an element of cyber or digital evidence, from DUI...to human trafficking.� With a long list of partners to thank in bringing the site to fruition, he added that he was thrilled at the success of the grand opening celebrations as well, which saw, Timothy White, chancellor of the California State University system and Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, California’s Adjutant General responsible for the operation of the State Military Department, joining Dow to cut the ribbon along with Cal Poly University President Jeff Armstrong.
Maj. Gen. Baldwin used the occasion to announce the formation of a new 39 member National Guard cyber security unit which will operate out of the facility at Camp San Luis Obispo s soon as their training is completed on the East Coast. In the future added the base commander Col. Joe Righello, such training will be able to be augmented here at home. Camp San Luis Obispo’s primary mission is already one of training for the State’s National
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The site is apt for technological reasons as well though. The three buildings, including the CCCFL building affectionately nicknamed the “pizza hutâ€? due to its appearance before the remodel, were home to the US Property and Fiscal Office of California. The work carried out there required a lot of data infrastructure and the Camp had a fiber optic line connected to the enormous data trunk line that comes ashore at MontaĂąa de Oro State Park. Bill Britton, interim chief information officer for Cal Poly and director of their cyber security center, said that the CCTC would have a fluctuating budget as they draw funding from multiple agencies in ebvs and flows, but that the idea is to have the infrastructure ready, then be ready to have research funded. Classrooms and other facilities for modeling real world training scenarios are still under construction, but around 7 technicians can begin work in the lab immediately with their digital recovery uploaded to a protected, Department of Justice approved cloud service. A supervisor can also have an office on site, a luxury as forensics teams in the county have scrounged for space. For more information as the facility develops go online to: cctc.calpoly. edu.
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Tanks A Lot- Lordy be, I apparently forgot the “h� in thanks to kick this column off. My bad. And my backspace key isn’t going back anymore! Um, let’s see, need to summon any possible creative juices to incorporate “tank� into the abyss I’ve fallen into. Okay, here goes. How about the tank job the Los Angeles Lakers are serving up to their faithful as they sheepishly begin their free-fall towards the end of another miserable NBA season? And it’s a lot, hence, the boldlettered lead. It appears that once Magic Johnson came aboard to handle basketball operations the first course of action was to rid the team of top scorer Lou Williams, whom they shuffled off to Houston for seldom-used backup Corey Brewer and Houston’s 2017 first-round draft pick. To give you a hint as to how bad the Lakers really were/are, Williams was not a starter and still led the team in scoring! That’s also when the idea of a tank job surfaced. El Lay is a bottom feeder as they are currently the third-worst team in the league. Finishing the season as such will bring the Lakers a sumptuous top-three draft pick. This year’s NBA draft will be rife with a talented pool of collegiate stars who will enter the draft. Also, the prominence of European players drifting towards the NBA further enhances team’s chances of landing blue-chip talent. In order to stay in sight of a topthree pick all the Lakers have to do is compete, not win. Tank, not throw games. All upper management, er, Magic Johnson has to do is send the word down to head coach Luke Walton to start bringing guys off the bench earlier than usual and the sights on that high draft pick are set. And truth be known, Lakers fans are probably applauding this stealth move. Now, Laker lover, here’s how you can secure yourself season tickets. You hook up with your local betting parlor. If you are in England it’s your betting parlour. If it’s thru connections you have with the mob it’s the betting pahla. Or you go the safe route and travel to Vegas. Okay. For the rest of the NBA season you are going to bet against the Lakers on the money line, not on the point spread line. Betting the point spread is a no-no as the Lakers could cover. Odds are that this team is not going to win
many games from here on out. This gives you the edge betting the money line. Granted, there are no “locks� in sports betting. But be assured that the Los Angeles Lakers will do what it takes to remain positioned to end up with that cherished high draft pick. Take this simple advice and you may very well be hob-nobbing with Jack Nicholson courtside at Staples Center next year. Accordingly you’ll be sending me an email saying “Tanks a lot!� I, Tonya- Aye, aye aye! It’s finally coming to fruition. The bedeviling saga starring Tonya Harding and unsuspecting victim Nancy Kerrigan will drop on theaters nationwide in 2018. Can’t wait for it, can ya? Let’s go back in time and bring the event to the forefront. T’was 1994 and Harding and Kerrigan were the top draws at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships held in Detroit. Trailertrash Tonya fittingly was the perceived underdog to nicey-nice Nancy. Harding, her ex-husband and her bodyguard hired a goon to break Kerrigan’s leg prior to the competition. One day, after Kerrigan left the ice after her practice session, this goon nails her above the knee on one leg with a baton, forcing her to withdraw. Caper completed! Harding went on to win the competition. Both were selected to represent the U.S. in the upcoming Olympics. Harding placed eighth and Kerrigan, fully recovered physically from the attack, took the silver medal. What shook out after the attack was discovered and prosecuted by authorities was that the ex-husband accepted a plea bargain in exchange for testimony against Harding and the bodyguard and goon served prison time. Harding pleaded guilty and received three years probation, community service, a $160,000 fine and was banned for life from any U.S. Figure Skating Association events. I did not just make this story up guys. Or gals. And the movie title is...wait for it...wait for it...no, wait for it. No need. You already read it. Subject ends as subject begins: I, Tonya I, Michael feel fortunate to have never crossed paths with or crossed up Tonya Harding. Feel free to email Sports Shorts at sportsshorts8@gmail.com if you ever came in contact with Tonya and survived the encounter.
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angers and officials with the County of San Luis Obispo say now may be the best time in eight years to visit the Lopez Lake Recreation Area at the reservoir. “The use we’re seeing now is much different than last year because shore access was minimal,� said Park Ranger Lenny Cridebring, standing near the marina boat launch. “If you’d come out in December this entire finger of the lake was dry. The launch was dry.� Storms since the beginning of the year have filled the reserve to nearly 60 percent full now. Even without the expected rain over the weekend, the water level continued to slowly rise as water streamed out of saturated hillsides into the dammed lake. “If you go on line [to wr.slocountywater. org],� said Mark Hutchinson, SLO County’s deputy director of water resources, “you can watch that same slowly arcing graph [of the water level climbing] that I look at every day.� With the recent state of emergency in Northern California around conditions at the Orville Dam, Hutchinson has been answering a lot of questions about how things work in in the valley served by Lopez, and why the county does some of what it does to manage the watershed. He even went so far as to create a Frequently Asked Questions flyer to help the SLO County Board of Supervisors answer constituents. Top of that list is, “Why is water being released from Lopez Dam?� The three main legal reasons involve the California Fish and Game Code, Federal Endangered Species Act, and Water Rights of downstream landowners. But aside from being mandated to keep certain flows going, it’s good practice to keep the downstream water tables as charged up as possible. “Last time I did the math it was three percent of what we take in that was released, said Hutchinson. “Downstream recharge is good for farmers but it’s also to keep salt water out of the city wells.� The county has been operating with a Low Reservoir Response Plan that plans out reductions in flow at certain benchmarks. “It’s not filling at a dangerous rate,� said Hutchinson, “Right now we’re only at 28,000 [acre feet], getting up into the 30,000s would be good. Our response kicks in if we fall below 20,000. It is going to be an interesting spring.� While the rangers on the ground were optimistic that the amount of rain that filled the lake so far would be enough to carry recreation activities through the end of the year, if levels don’t continue to climb as hoped the reprieve on usage will be temporary. Typical yearly use for the Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach,
Pismo Beach, Avila Beach and Avila corridor is in the neighborhood of 8,000 acre feet, said Hutchinson. It will also be an interesting spring, in the sense that tests on groundwater wells in Grover Beach will be carried out sometime in April with recommendations regarding the county’s state of drought emergency to follow.
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Cannon’ s Well Worth It campaign raised $1,800 at its annual pancake breakfast this past Valentine’s Day. More than 160 people enjoyed the breakfast cooked and donated by Popolo Catering. Since the inception of Well Worth It in 2010, Cannon has helped raised more than $100,000 to build seven wells and fund a drilling rig. The firm has partnered with the organization “charity: water” to help serve more than 1,500 people with safe, clean drinking water. Mindbody, Inc. (NASDAQ:MB) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016. Mindbody reported that their total revenue in the fourth quarter was $38.2 million, a 35% increase year over year, Subscription and services revenue in the fourth quarter was $22.4 million, a 32% increase year over year. Payments revenue showed a 44% increase year over year. Morris and Garritano Insurance is opening a second full-service office. Located at 2721 Santa Maria Way in Santa Maria, the new office and staff will be dedicated to serving Northern Santa Barbara County individuals and businesses. The new location will serve as an extension and companion to Morris and Garritano’s home office in San Luis Obispo by offering comprehensive client services including employee benefits, commercial insurance and personal insurance. CEO Brendan Morris said, “An additional location will improve our client’s experience through added convenience while also allowing us to be more visible and connected to the communities in which we work and live.” ARTS Obispo’s, Open Studios Art Tour, is taking applications now for artists to be included on the tour, which is set for Saturdays-Sundays, Oct. 14-15 and 21-22 throughout SLO County. Artists can apply via online applications at: artsobispo.org/open-
studios-art-tour-participants. The fee is $150 before April 21 and late applications are $200 through May 15. All participants must be ARTS Obispo members at the Artist Level, $60, or higher. The Tour gives fine artists and crafters who live or work in the county an opportunity to showcase their art and demonstrate their process. They also get commission-free studio time to market their art to visitors with their information and locations included in full-color, print and online catalogs, as well as a mobile-friendly tour map. Participants can also do the Spring Open Studios Tour, May 5-6 at no additional fee. Founded in 1981, ARTS Obispo is a non-profit, state-local partner of the California Arts Council. French Hospital Medical Center Foundation announced the achievement of a $3.3 million campaign goal to complete the Copeland Health Education Pavilion at French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC). More than 50 donors each gifted $5,000 or more to support new technology, infrastructure, and interiors of the Copeland Health Education Pavilion, focusing on providing access to the most advanced health care education resources, free of charge. The lead donors in this campaign were Bill and Linda Frost, long-time supporters of FHMC. “We are extremely humbled and grateful to all of our generous donors for their continued support,” says FHMC President and CEO Alan Iftiniuk. “Funding for the Copeland Health Education Pavilion comes 100% from these donors whose passion is
The SLO Chamber celebrated member The Libertine Brewing Company with a ribbon cutting ceremony. to offer this one-of- a-kind facility to our community providing access to education and health care resources free of charge.” The San Luis Obispo City Council approved HERO, the Property Assessed Clean Energy Program. HERO will allow SLO homeowners that want to go solar, replace their AC unit, or install new efficient windows and doors can finance 100% of their efficiency-related repairs and upgrades. HERO financing payments may have tax benefits, and many homeowners see immediate savings on utility bills by investing in efficiency upgrades. “HERO is already empowering homeowners across California to make their homes more comfortable, lower their utility bills and reduce their emissions. We look forward to doing the same thing for the homeowners in San Luis Obispo,” said Blair McNeill, Vice President of Market Development at Renovate America, the company that administers the HERO Program. “HERO will also provide a boost to San Luis Obispo small businesses, just as it has across California.” Other local communities currently offering access to this innovative financing program include Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Paso Robles, and the County for residents of unincorporated areas. Mission Community Services Corporation hosted a luncheon workshop on how to access capital from the Small Business Administration, from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 at the Atascadero Library, 6555 Capistrano Ave., Atascadero. Representatives from SBA, Rabobank and micro-lender, Cal Coastal will lead the discussion. Free with refreshments provided. March 12 is the first of a
series of classes, “Sales Boot Camp,” led by the Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at SLO HotHouse, 872 Higuera St. Cost is $99 students and $165 public. Buy tickets online at: www.eventbrite. com/e/sales-boot-camp-2017tickets-31660016963. Class dates are March 22 and 29, April 5 and 12. Learn how to engage customers, refine the sales pitch, ask for and close the sale, and handle buyer resistance.
The County of San Luis Obispo has the top performing child support services agency in the state, according to a recent report by the California Department of Child Support Services to the state legislature. The rankings were based on the five federal performance measures during federal fiscal year 2015-16, which runs October through September. “The County Department of Child Support strives to best serve its customers by providing responsive and timely establishment and enforcement services,” said Child Support Services Director Julie S. Paik. “We work closely with parents and employers to make accurate and fair orders at the start ensuring children receive continuous child support.” County and state child support professionals work together so that children in the system can rely on their parents for the financial and medical support they need to be healthy and successful. For more information, visit www.slocounty.ca.gov/css.htm.
On Thursday, March 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the Employment Development Department or EDD will host a free seminar entitled, “Employees or Independent Contractors.” The seminar will focus on common misconceptions like combatting payroll tax fraud; how to distinguish
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between employees and independent contractors; and statutory and exempt employment and resources to help classify workers. Seminar will be at America’s Job Center, 880 Industrial Way, SLO (third floor, Rm. C3). Bring a coat, as the room gets chilly. To make reservations, see the EDD website at: www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Tax_
Seminars or call (866) 873-6083. Softec, the Central Coast’s premier software and technology association has appointed two ambassadors to keep up with the needs of its growing community events. Brittany McCrigler will represent SLO and North County. Steven Burgess will focus on South County and Santa Maria. Softec, a local nonprofit organization, is committed to creating monthly events that encourage the advancement of technology and innovation along the Central Coast. Its regularly scheduled events keep gaining momentum and the board has begun appointing ambassadors to help keep up with the many needs of planning fun and valuable events. On a monthly basis, there are north and south county TechBrews with TedTalk style presentations on up and coming technologies or products. Every other month there is an open house highlighting a local business and its advanced technology offerings. Annually, Softec hosts the Women in Technology dinner attended by 150 people and the Robotics Expo at the Madonna Inn Expo Center attended by 800 people. For more information, visit: www.softec.org Following tradition, San Luis Obispo owners, Anthony and Sylvia helped introduce The Taco Life to their local community. The San Luis Obispo location is an integral part of the brand’s rapid national expansion plan. On a national level, Chronic Tacos has hit a series of milestones in the past year. Amidst a surge of openings in 2016, the franchise announced it anticipated further growth by 50% in 2017. The fast casual restaurant also launched Nothing To Hide, showing a dedication to sustainability, traceability and allnatural, locally sourced ingredients. With the momentum of Chronic Tacos’ growth, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked it as #5 among Mexican Food. Going beyond its services, the spirit of Chronic Tacos also lives in philanthropy. The
franchise recently partnered with the ECO-Warrior Foundation to organize local beach clean-up’s and promote wholesome, active lifestyles for underprivileged youth. On March 4th, iFixit hosted the first ever Project Fix event in San Luis Obispo! Community members were invited to bring their broken stuff— anything from electronics, to jewelry, to clothing. If it fits through the door, they’ll help you fix it. Project Fix of the Central Coast is a free, monthly, local repair event. They’re assembling a team of volunteer fixers and tinkerers—people who know how to fix stuff and enjoy passing those skills on to other folks. For more information, visit; https://www.facebook.com/ events/251744488603751/ The SLO Chamber celebrated member The Libertine Brewing Company with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Libertine Brewing Company was founded in 2012 on the premise of bringing the best beer selection to the Central Coast, while brewing unique beers and products to compliment. With a strong emphasis on tradition while still being authentic to our region, they have grown from a small brewpub on the water in Morro Bay, to a 9000 square foot production and tasting facility on the edge of downtown San Luis Obispo. All of their Wild Ales are brewed and then transferred into an open-top “coolship” overnight, which allows the local wild yeasts of our area time to naturally fall in and start the fermentation process, giving their beers a true Central Coast Terroir. Along with Wild Ales, they also make cold-brewed coffee that is aged in bourbon and wine barrels and spiced with local ingredients foraged from the surrounding hills; according to their website. For more information, visit libertinebrewing.com.
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When Was The Last Time You Were Inspired? Bottom Line By Michael Gunther
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believe we have a propensity to look at what isn’t working or what problem needs to be solved in our work. I hear business owners discussing the issues or problems with their teams or organizations. I also find myself distracted at times — evaluating where my life and my business are and becoming frustrated that they are not where I want them to be against my goals. Is it human nature to be constantly assessing and judging the situations we are in to determine their relevance to our perceived ideal reality? You may be asking what this has to do with being inspired? I believe we have the ability to shift what we choose to focus on within our businesses and lives. By doing so, you may be surprised at what you find.
When was the last time you identified all the things your team is doing well? When have you last been inspired by your team’s actions? Have you taken a moment to assess the evolution in your own life in order to appreciate your own progress? As leaders, our jobs can be tough. We are expected to stay calm in a storm, keep a steady course, always be positive and support our teams, even when we might not be up for the challenge. We are after all only human. I recently discovered that by identifying something inspirational every day, my thinking shifted and I’m more satisfied in my personal and professional lives. I bet if you truly tried every day to find something your team does that inspires you — you will find it. As a leader, you can only inspire others to follow you and your vision if you are inspired yourself. It is your responsibility to keep yourself focused on your team and assist them. Don’t just problem solve, but build their strengths. What are you doing to find new knowledge or stories to generate
excitement or passion? The Internet is full of inspiration videos, quotes and stories. How about trying to find one, every day, which impacts and inspires you? I found that reading topics that interest me consistently provides a new level of understanding and inspiration. Inspiration could be found in the little things, such as having morning coffee sitting on your porch, watching the sun transition throughout the day creating different hues across the landscape, or just being with your loved ones. Once again, it is your responsibility as a leader to continue to explore new approaches and ideas to keep yourself relevant.
Bottom Line If you’re not inspired, your team will not be inspired. Begin by assessing what types of conversations you are having with your team. Are they issues and problem-focused or solution and inspiration-focused? You might be surprised.
Lastly, keep yourself inspired daily by finding something that will elevate you and your passions to keep you relevant and driven toward your goals. Be inspired.
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Doctor, Y Not? By Mark A. Diaz
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hen she first moved to the Central Coast, Dr. Ellen Yankauskas, MD did not plan on being the only female doctor working in Twin Cities Hospital, but l it turned out that way. She took over another female doctor’s practice and shouldered her way into the “boys club” of the medical field. Her whole career seems to be filled with firsts and actions that buck the cultural norm. “It’s not like I started out to be a feminist, I just did what I needed to do,” d said Yankauskas. Breaking tradition was nothing new for Yankauskas. She’s the only one in her family that practices medicine. “Most of the women I know that have gone into medicine have come from families where education is really valued,” she said. Yankauskas recalled t that her mother told her that you’re supposed to marry a doctor, not be a r doctor. “Ellen, it’s always something with you,” her mom had said. In fact, it was not her original intention to earn her medical doctorate. She wanted to become a physical therapist, but that did not go as planned. After entering into Cal State Long Beach in the physical therapy department, she was told in no uncertain terms that she did not belong, and that she should leave the program and go study medicine. Yankauskas left the program, but stayed in school and ended up getting a bachelor’s degree in zoology. After attaining her bachelors, Yankauskas turned her eyes to medical school, but once again she ran into opposition. During her entrance interviews into various medical schools Yankauskas said that she was repeatedly asked questions along the lines of; why are you not comfortable with your role as a woman in society? Why have you never married? Do you PARKING?...DON’T NEED IT! GASOLINE?...DON’T NEED IT!
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realize you’re taking a job away from a man that has a family to support? She was finally accepted into UCLA. “I got accepted in UCLA and got a master’s in public health and spent two years there, studying chronic disease epidemiology.” In the seventies, after UCLA, Yankauskas was approached by Group Health Services (GHS), one the first Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s) in the Orange County. The HMO Act of 1973 was an attempt to financially level the healthcare playing field. “The thinking of the great schools of public health; UCLA, Berkley, Harbor, and John Hopkins were all very upset that there were 9 million uninsured Americans,” said Yankauskas. “There wasn’t equity in terms of who got medical care and who did not. It didn’t impact the budget in a year, but this was going to impact it for a long time.” GHS offered to pay for her school. Since the medical schools in the United States seemed out of reach, Yankauskas took her Volkswagen down to Mexico and finally attained her medical degree at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. She and her Volkswagen traveled all across the
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Change Coming to SLO Natural Foods Story and Photos by Camas Frank
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fter four decades the SLO Natural Foods Co-op has joined a national organization for more consumer discounts and greater selection. The Co-op’s mission statement is, in part, to, “provide our members with products and information that empower health and wellbeing.” Another way to explain what they do for the SLO community might be, “better living through networking.” Now rounding out 40 years in business, the Co-op is owned by their roughly 1,100 members and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. But, said General Manager Gwen Schmidt, they’re still open for anyone to come on by and get organic local produce or hard to find health foods. There are perks and discounts involved with membership, but the old image of a co-op grocery store with “volunteer” cashiers is somewhat dated. Schmidt, the cashiers and stock clerks are paid employees although members still help
with backroom functions from time to time. Aside from the unique offerings and small location in an industrial and residential zoning corridor near the railroad tracks, the shop functions as a normal grocery store in every respect. In fact, it’s the last remaining locally owned one inside the City of SLO. Four years ago the Board voted to move to their current location and take out a peer-to-peer financing package through the nonprofit group Slow Money SLO, which advises food and farm oriented businesses to support sustainable small business growth. The larger Slow Money nationally facilitates lending to help such complimentary businesses, well, stay in business. Former co-op Board President Aimee Wyatt, currently working in an advisory role with the organization explained that the Co-op became among the first Slow Money SLO borrowers to be able to payback their loans in full. Now there are new changes coming
as the SLO Natural Foods Co-op joins the National Co+op Grocers (NCG), a business services cooperative. Just like the local co-op is formed by individual members, the NCG is essentially a co-op of co-ops, with 148 members nationally, 200 stores - of which SLO is one - operating across 38 states. What the affiliation will give them is buying power, and that means discounts. “As a member of the NCG, we’re able to purchase products at a lower cost
and are then able to pass the savings onto you through the Co+op Basics program,” Schmidt told members in a newsletter, “We’re committed to improving our product selection so that everyone can find more value when shopping here at the Co-op. Beginning on March 1st, you’ll find Co+op Basics items in the store. Just look for the purple tags with the Co+op Basics logo.” “What I’m most excited about,” she later told the SLO City News, “Is getting the brands that our members want at much lower prices...Organic Valley Milk or cans of black beans...a one third price cut on apple juice.” Important to note, Eric Michielssen, current Board President and owner of Pozo Organic Farms, “We’ll still be selling great, organic local produce. That’s what people come here for.” The trio then posed for a photo in front of the produce section, flanked by banners featuring local sellers. The SLO Natural Foods Co-op is located at 2494 Victoria Ave., one block off Broad Street up Caudill St. Their website uses the new designation “.coop”at: slonaturalfoods.coop.
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Women Lead Men on Feeling Engaged at Work By Mark A. Diaz
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ngagement of workers is a key aspect of employee retention. A small business can lose thousands of dollars in a year, due to job hoping employees. According to the Gallup article, Women Lead Men on Key Workplace Engagement Measures, â€œâ€Śemployees who work for a female manager are 1.3 times more likely than those who work for a male manager to ‘strongly agree’ that there is someone at work who encourages their development.â€? The poll also shows that woman feel more engaged in the workplace at 41% to men’s 35%, meaning that women tend to have a greater emotional commitment to an organization and its goals. Wendi Patterson, director of marketing of United Staffing Assoc. serving SLO County, told Simply Clear Media, “When we approach passive candidates to fill open positions, we emphasize the employee experience and expand on what the company is offering (training, workspace quality, company culture flexible schedule, and benefits). These reasons are why candidates consider moving to a new company and why employees return to former employers later on.â€? So far, employee engagement does not seem to be a problem in the San Luis Obispo area. The SLO metropolitan area rated second in a well-being poll in 2014, falling just under Fort Collins, CO by only 8 tenths. However, the county was at the top of the list
when it came to the employment wellbeing portion of the inquiry. The four questions asked did not cover all factors concerning employment, but did hit on crucial employee satisfaction components, such as; do you feel like you’re strengths are being utilized at your job, do you work in a trusting and engaged environment, and do you feel partnered with your supervisor rather than bossed around? Out of 530,000 people nationwide spanning more than 180 cities, the SLO area was the highest in the nation at 84% pertaining to the question concerning employee partnership However, women are leaving the workplace and are taking their unique managerial skills and engagement with them. A 2012 study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a steady decrease of women in the workplace. Until the turn of the century, the number of employed women had a strong increase, but upon entering the new millennium the numbers have been dwindling. According to the study in 2000, the percentage of women in the workplace had reached 59.9%, but in 2015 that number had fallen to 56.7%. The loss of 3.2% does not seem that dramatic, but coupled with the fact that female employment had been increasing since the mid 70s demonstrates a distinct trend reversal. There are several factors to consider that may contribute to the decrease in female employment, but it is possible
that more women are opting out of the workforce for education. The U.S. Census Bureau conducted inquiry in 1994 put women ahead of men in college enrollment; 63% over 61%. However, by 2012 direct female enrollment into college out of high school grew to 71% while the percentage for males remained unchanged. A Pew Research article titled “Among recent high school grads, Hispanic college enrollment rate surpasses that of whites,� explains that in 2012 49% of Hispanics (the fastest growing naturalized minority group in the U.S.) enrolled in college directly out of high school. The report also states that high school dropout rates for Hispanics dropped to a record low of 15%. Another factor that may contribute to the decline is the value that women place on a balanced work-life. A Gallup poll showed that 60% of women place a balanced work-life as ‘very important’ and that the majority of women at 54% would prefer to stay at home and take care of their home and family. In its “American Time Survey,� the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that on average women spend 2.3 hours a day assisting household members versus men’s 1.6 hours a day; a week’s average tallies up to 16.1 hours and 11.2 hours respectively. The Gallup Workplace Well-Being Poll also showed that twothirds of women placed working at a place that focused on their strengths at the top of their preferences list.
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