Good morning, San Luis Obispo.

The Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties was 95% contained after burning 131,614 acres, destroying five structures and injuring 15 people—12 firefighters and three civilians.

A barn fire broke out in Creston off Ryan Road on August 23 at 3:17 p.m.—fire crews put out the blaze by 4:30 p.m. and one person sustained a minor injury while the cause remains under investigation.

The San Luis Obispo County Department of Airports invites students from kindergarten through 12th grade to submit original drawings or paintings that show aviation’s connection to the area for the Wings Over SLO CAL 2026 contest—entries must be postmarked by Oct.

20 and in-person submissions will be accepted at the Oceano Airport event on Sept. 20.

Almond Acres Charter Academy is seeking two community board members to guide the school’s mission and support creative learning at its modern Paso Robles campus—applications and role descriptions are available on the school’s website.

The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District will host Coffee with the Superintendent on Aug.

28 at 8 a.m. in the district boardroom at 800 Niblick Road, where Superintendent Loftus & assistant superintendent Pawlowski will update the community on district finances and upcoming projects.

Vitalant will offer a free A1C test to blood donors from Sept.1-7 as part of National Blood Donation Week to help hospitals with planned treatments and emergencies.

Donors of all types, especially type O, can schedule appointments online or by phone and donate at local drives including the Patriot Day event on Sept.11 at 1050 Oak Street — test results will be available in a week.

Norada Real Estate Investments reported that home prices in San Luis Obispo County fell nearly 10% from July 2024 to July 2025—sales took a median 27 days on the market compared to 20 days a year ago.