Good morning, San Luis Obispo.

In late September, 29 local and regional responders, including Paso Robles Fire & Emergency Services, Atascadero Fire and Cal Fire, practiced an overpass collapse drill at the new Public Safety Training Center at Station 3 to strengthen coordination for mass-casualty response, rescue and patient care.

Crumbl Cookie closed its San Luis Obispo County stores after three years, including the Pismo Beach location on Five Cities Drive where 50 jobs were created when it opened in 2023—only the Santa Maria store remains active on the company website.

The Paso Robles City Library’s Cinema Club will screen Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds for adults from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.

23 in the library’s Story Hour Room at 1000 Spring St. Registration is required (11 seats available as of Wednesday).

County officials say only about 12,000 of 280,000 residents are signed up for emergency alerts, so people are urged to register with AlertSLO + Reverse 911—a process that takes only a few minutes and keeps alerts tied to their home address.

PG&E had begun shutting off power to about 10,460 customers in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday, Oct.

14 because of dry offshore winds, affecting 357 Medical Baseline customers; the outage is set to continue through Saturday, Oct. 17.

Cal Poly volleyball’s middle blockers built a strong bond during practice today in San Luis Obispo as they overcome injuries and compete for starting roles; coach Caroline Walters & assistant coach Addie Picha emphasized the team’s resilience as they prepare for upcoming matches.

Cal Poly tennis star Jack Cross won the UCSB Fall Classic open singles title by defeating Santa Clara’s Tiago Boschmans, capping a strong weekend run in which he won four matches in a row (including key wins over UCLA and UC Santa Barbara).