Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 6th of November.
Good morning, San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly Cat Program is asking local students and residents to foster cats until permanent homes are found.
The program supplies food and litter and requires a one-month commitment—short-term fostering frees up space to rescue more cats.
The PASOSafe Volunteer Initiative and the SLO County Community Emergency Response Team will host the second annual World Day of Remembrance on Nov.
16 at Centennial Park in Paso Robles, with a reception from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and a memorial from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. to honor those killed or injured in road collisions (attendance is free).
During Halloween week, the sheriff's office and county tobacco control program teamed up for decoy operations in unincorporated areas + three out of 45 retail locations were cited for selling tobacco products to a minor.
A Cal Poly professor, Paulo Iscold, led a flight test today that sent a Carbon Cub UL to 37,609 feet over the Central Coast, breaking the old record.
The plane left SLO County Airport at 9:55 a.m. and offered students a live lesson in flight testing.
Students at Lewis Flamson Junior High observed K9 teams providing tracking, detection and bite-suit demonstrations during Red Ribbon Week as part of a drug prevention event, with local agencies — Paso Robles Police, Atascadero Police, the Sheriff’s Office and Atascadero State Hospital Police — supporting the activity.
Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo is honoring first-generation college students during its third annual celebration week—aiming to recognize their achievements and expand support services to help them succeed.
The City of Paso Robles announced a new paramedic squad funded by Measure J-20 that will launch on November 9 to improve emergency response times in the community.
The unit will provide advanced life support care—ensuring fire engines remain available for other emergencies and reducing equipment wear.
On Tuesday afternoon, community leaders gathered at Aevum Hospice in San Luis Obispo for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that marked the approval of Aevum’s license to offer new hospice care after Wilshire Health and Community Services closed—addressing the county’s high need for end-of-life services given its large population of older residents. Jeff Bariel, Aevum Home Health co-owner, noted the ceremony coincided with National Hospice Month to highlight the gap in care options.
Local high school football playoff games will begin Friday night as Division IV top-seeded Templeton hosts its first game against the winner of the contest between Coalinga and Monache — matchups in Divisions III and II will also see the higher-seeded teams hosting their games at 7 p.m. with winning teams advancing and losing teams ending their seasons.
Cal Poly Volleyball extended their conference-leading win streak to eight with wins over Cal State Bakersfield Friday and CSU Northridge Saturday night.
The Mustangs, who remain undefeated at home, will face Long Beach State Friday, Nov. 7 — aiming to continue their strong play.
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