Good morning, San Luis Obispo.

On Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at 880 Oklahoma Ave, the Sheriff’s Advisory Foundation will hold its annual bike auction featuring 20 donated bicycles.

All proceeds will support the program that refurbishes bikes and provides helmets to children for the holiday season, with bidders paying cash + credit.

SabesWings will host its sixth annual Strike Out Medical Financial Toxicity event on Oct.

10-11 in Paso Robles to raise funds for cancer patients. Jason Aldean will headline the Oct. 10 gala at Rava Wines, while a celebrity golf tournament and fashion show will follow on Oct. 11.

Community leaders gathered Wednesday at Greengate Ranch for the Women’s Legacy Fund luncheon focused on women’s health and access to care.

Organizers celebrated a record $125,000 in grants awarded to six local nonprofits, with funds raised supporting next year’s grant program.

CAL FIRE SLO reported that two fires burned about four acres off Estrella Road east of Paso Robles on Tuesday afternoon, with the first reported at 3:30 p.m. north of Highway 46 and the second discovered ½ mile away while firefighters halted forward progress during the investigation.

Cal Poly’s Biblioteca Kennedy received the 2026 Merit Award from AIA San Diego for its redesigned infrastructure and sustainability upgrades.

The $78 million renovation finished in 2025 and added a new cafeteria, reopened courtyard, and energy-efficient system that cuts energy use by 30%.

Cal Poly cultural clubs & community members gathered at Sichuan Kitchen to share dishes like Filipino adobo and Japanese curry as part of the Table of Belonging event hosted by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover visited the event, which supported the participating clubs.

Cal Poly earned its fourth consecutive top ranking in the West among master's-level institutions in the 2027 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings and moved up 17 places in social mobility (maintaining strong marks in veteran support and engineering programs).

A Tesla caught fire on Highway 101 north of Cal Poly today at 1:45 p.m., sparking a wildfire that grew to 50 acres and led to mandatory evacuations in parts of the northern Los Padres Forest (Cal Fire spokesperson Ryan Grebe said the blaze is 20% contained).

The California State Coastal Conservancy approved a $42 million grant on Sept.

17 to help Wildlands Conservancy buy 2,060 acres in Wild Cherry Canyon north of Avila Beach, expected to open to the public soon. The preserve will feature miles of trails & campsites and remain off limits to development.

County Sheriff Parkinson, Public Works Director John Diodati, and CHP Captain Mike Brown filmed a winter safety PSA in Paso Robles today.

They urged drivers to avoid floodwater, follow road closures, and never drive around barricades (a reminder as a strong El Niño is forecast).

Cal Poly will host UCSB on Sept.

25 at 7 p.m. for the Blue-Green rivalry night game at Spanos Stadium — with the Mustangs looking to break a winless streak as conference play begins.