Good morning, San Luis Obispo.

Today the Strawberry Moon rises as San Luis Obispo County faces a $38M shortfall that may cut 700 programs and Lompoc canceled its 2025 Old Town Market due to budget cuts + public hearings are planned to get feedback.

Meanwhile, over 25 rocket launches have already taken place at Vandenberg with a draft environmental review open for comment, the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office sent 32 deputies to L.A. for public safety, and the City is seeking a vendor for a new café kiosk in Mission Plaza with applications open until July 7.

Logan Raven, a Cal Poly freshman in experience industry management, started Branded NIL to help athletes earn deals after the NCAA rule change and balances his schoolwork with business work.

He represents players like Cayden Ward and Kennedy Buntrock—using his sports background to tackle startup challenges—while he grows his agency.

Tablas Creek Vineyard completed its decades-long project to bottle all 14 traditional Châteauneuf-du-Pape grape varieties as single-varietal wines—finishing with a limited 25-case bottling of Muscardin that debuted this year at an industry event for wine professionals in the county.

Babies born at Adventist Health Twin Cities and Adventist Health Sierra Vista can enroll in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to get a new, age-appropriate book every month until age 5 as part of a partnership with United Way of San Luis Obispo County.

Adventist Health presented a check on June 9 + the funds will support mailing and distribution of the program books.

Atascadero student Asher Pauls earned two associate degrees from Cuesta College before finishing high school.

He took college courses since ninth grade while doing community service and sports at Atascadero High School—he plans to pursue a career in criminal justice.

Atascadero and Grover Beach city councils voted on June 11 to raise sewer rates to pay for maintenance and infrastructure improvements—Grover Beach will increase rates by about 89% over five years while Atascadero will raise them by 37% over two years—and property owners may file written protests under Proposition 218.