Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 1st of October.
Good morning, San Luis Obispo.
SpaceX’s Transporter-18 launch is scheduled for today at 11:18 a.m. from Vandenberg; residents nearby may hear sonic booms from the booster’s re-entry, with a backup launch planned for Friday if necessary.
Cal Poly alumni Bryan Lai hosted Back2Bass Comeback on Saturday, Sept.
12 in SLO with local DJs and Cal Poly’s United Movement performing progressive EDM to unite the community. Lai said he plans to bring more events like this in the future.
Mariachi Mustangos, a new club at Cal Poly, debuted at the Latinx banquet (celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month) and will perform for Día de Muertos (at the UU) on Oct.
2 as they work to build a permanent cultural legacy.
Cal Poly Dining has partnered with AV Ride to introduce new food-delivery robots to campus after Starship left higher education in June.
The new robots (using LiDAR to safely navigate hills and crosswalks) are expected to deliver food in half the time of their predecessors.
UC Master Gardeners will hold four Saturday Victory Garden workshops at Centennial Park in Paso Robles on Oct.
3, 10, 17, and 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. for beginners to learn water-wise vegetable gardening; fees are $55 for the full series or $15 per session with scholarships available.
State leaders unveiled a new sign naming a section of Highway 46 the James Dean Memorial Highway near Jack Ranch in Shanon on Wednesday evening to mark 71 years since the actor died in a car crash along that road; officials held a moment of silence to honor his legacy.
Respire, Fire and Ice opened its contrast therapy center in San Luis Obispo in March, offering sauna and cold plunge rotations to boost health and community bonding; General Manager Jacob Bilvado said the facility (its second after Visalia) helps people challenge their bodies and connect.
Freshman Egnatios & co-winner Zhang shared the individual title at Cal Poly’s golf tournament held at Northwestern’s Windon Memorial.
Egnatios birdied four of his last five holes, finishing eight-under 202 and achieving the third-lowest score in program history.
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