Good morning, San Luis Obispo.

A celebration of life honoring Jake Beckett will be held Friday, Feb.

27, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Riboli Winemaking Facility (2017 Wisteria Lane) in Paso Robles as family and friends gather to share stories and memories.

On Friday, the city hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Mission Plaza to mark the installation of Sculpture Jam (a new art piece crafted from redwood and copper) that expands the local public art program.

PG&E announced that applications for coworker-funded college scholarships are open for high school, college, and continuing education students in its service area; awards range from $1,000 to $6,000 (over $300,000 is available) and applicants must submit their forms by Feb.

28.

Cal Fire (SLO Unit) will conduct a prescribed pile burn in Heritage Ranch near Lake Nacimiento from Feb.

3 to Feb. 5 to lower wildfire risk, with daily operations between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; residents may see temporary smoke.

Cal Poly Women’s Basketball lost 62-58 to Cal State Bakersfield after building a 17-point lead with key plays from Vanessa McManus (18 points, eight rebounds) and Dulci Vail (17 points).

The Mustangs will face UC Riverside on Saturday following a tense finish at home.

Local Bearcat athletes earned weekly recognition after strong performances; Tori Hollbrook helped lead a 73-30 win by forcing five steals while teammates Jeremy Borm, Vander Gibson, Anthony Maldonaldo and Harlem Rickson also impressed on the court and field.