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Daily editionTuesday, October 27th, 2026

Good morning, San Luis Obispo.

The Daily San Luis Obispo Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 27th of October.

Community

  1. Cal Poly Campus Dining will host its annual Pumpkin Fest with its first chef competition on Oct. 29 (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) at the 1901 Marketplace, where students can sample pumpkin dishes from four Campus Dining chefs and vote for a winner; the event will include pumpkin painting, games, giveaways, and photos with Tony the Tiger.

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Culture

  1. Pinhead Gunpowder will perform at the Fremont Theater on Nov. 8, and Boo Boo Records has a limited number of in-person tickets + flexi discs available while supplies last; support acts Constant Insult and Stay Out will join the Bum Rush Tour stop.

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  2. New York Times best-selling author Susan Branch kicked off a farewell tour Sunday at The Secret Garden (Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort) with an author talk, Q and A, and recipe tasting for her final handwritten book, Comfort and Joy: 'Tis the Season.

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  3. Atascadero and the Central Coast Zoo are seeking a local artist to create animal artwork for gift shop merchandise, with proposals due Nov. 6; the selected artist will have designs reproduced on cards, apparel, and drinkware and may display an original piece at the zoo (Atascadero Lake Park).

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Economy

  1. Eligible small-business PG&E customers in the area will automatically receive a $36.18 California Climate Credit on their October electric bill, the second such credit this year totaling $72.36; nearly 370,000 customers will get more than $26 million in credits, and those missing it by November should contact PG&E.

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  2. San Luis Obispo recorded a record $12.28 million in transient occupancy tax revenue for the 2025-26 fiscal year, the city reported at an October City Council meeting, and Council unanimously approved extending the TBID for another year.

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Education

  1. The California Coastal Commission is accepting art and poetry entries (K-12) for its annual contest, due Thursday, Jan. 28, 2027 at 5 p.m.; winners will be announced in April 2027 and receive $100 gift certificates, Aquarium of the Pacific tickets, and $50 gift certificates for their teachers.

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Environment

  1. California State Parks raised the two-year Mussel Fee Sticker from $16 to $42 effective Oct. 22 to fund inspections, decontamination, early-detection monitoring, prevention planning, and grants to fight spreading golden mussels at freshwater lakes (Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio).

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Government

  1. San Luis Obispo’s Halloween Safety Enhancement Zone doubles fines to between $700 and $1,000 for noise, unruly gatherings, open containers, and weapons; it ran from Friday, Oct. 23 through this morning and will resume Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:00 a.m. through Monday, Nov. 2 at 7:00 a.m., with extra patrols downtown, in neighborhoods, and on Cal Poly property (students are subject to campus rules).

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  2. A city study found Grand Avenue's 2025 pilot increased pedestrians 44% and cyclists 29% but did not cut collisions, so the council is considering an $8.5 million paving project with stronger barriers and $250,000 in lighting that is set to begin summer 2027.

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Sports

  1. At Twin Rivers Ranch in Paso Robles, James Alliston swept the USEA Young Event Horse West Coast championships, winning the 5-year-old title with Viodor (89.35) and the 4-year-old title with Wizmo Warrior OMR (82.46).

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