Good morning, San Luis Obispo.

On Veterans' Day, Central Coast Memorial Museum honored eight veterans with awards and talks as family and friends gathered to share service stories (with keynote speakers).

The event helped community members remember military service and value these heroes.

Woods Humane Society announced a donation match challenge that doubles contributions up to $15,000 from November 18 through December 2 to support animal care at its local shelters.

CEO Emily L’Heureux noted that care costs about $800 per animal—with special needs incurring higher fees—and the added funds will help stretch every donation.

Downtown SLO’s new restaurant Honey Belly’s is drawing crowds with its all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue that features sizzling skillets of food — the spot opened November 18 and has quickly become a local favorite.

Artists from around the world gathered at Pismo Beach for the first-ever Sand Art Festival.

They created temporary designs (each lasting only a few hours until the tide washed them away) that required careful teamwork and precision.

Cheap Trick will headline the All Washed Up Tour at Vina Robles Amphitheatre on Wednesday, April 22, with local presales starting today at 10 a.m. and general ticket sales beginning on Nov.

21 at 10 a.m.—the band is set to celebrate their new album along with a storied legacy of rock hits.

'Weird Al' Yankovic will launch his Bigger and Weirder Tour in 2026 with a show at Vina Robles Amphitheatre on Sept.

15, and tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m.—the tour follows a successful 2025 run of 75 shows in 67 cities.

A new makerspace opened on campus yesterday to let students use a variety of machines for hands-on projects—its setup encourages practical learning across disciplines.

Cal Poly asked prospective students if they might begin in the spring for research as it studies year-round operations—while it is not planning to enroll off-cycle students for the coming academic year.

Applications for first-year and transfer students are due Dec. 1.

At Cal Poly, the Goat Enterprise class let students learn animal care by working with goats on campus — student managers Matt Habib and Rachel Colby explained that hands-on work builds real farming skills.

The program is part of Cal Poly’s agriculture and animal science curriculum that enhances classroom learning.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Templeton today at 9:54 a.m. Pacific Time, located 8 kilometers west of Templeton with a depth of 5.7 kilometers—data from the US Geological Survey.

Multiple storms brought rainfall totals by November 18 that were two to three times above average across San Luis Obispo County, with some areas receiving over 10 inches and San Luis Obispo city about 2 inches.

Reservoir levels remain healthy with supplies between 25% and 86%—including Santa Margarita Lake and Whale Rock Reservoir—showing that the heavy rains helped keep water stores strong.

Cal Poly's mustang mascot, Chase (formerly Moonstar), will retire after 12 seasons as he makes his final appearance at a Saturday, Nov.

22nd, 2 p.m. home game against Eastern Washington; he will spend his retirement at the Oppenheimer Family Equine Center.