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RTA awarded $6.2 million Department of Transportation Grant

Grant will be used to build administration, bus maintenance facility –The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is receiving a $6.285 million grant to Full Article

United way sponsors local 211 program

–Since January 2010, United Way has made available 2-1-1 SLO County, a free program that is a one-stop way to get timely access to health Full Article

Governor signs Diablo closure mitigation bill into law

–California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bipartisan bill into law Thursday that will ease the local and statewide impacts of the impending closure of Diablo Full Article

Book of the Year program at Cuesta features ‘Black Dove’

–Cuesta College’s 2019 Book of the Year program will bring renowned Mexican-American Chicana scholar, novelist, and poet Ana Castillo to Cuesta College in March of Full Article

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Small Wilderness Area Preservation walk happening Sept. 15

–The monthly Small Wilderness Area Preservation Nature Walk in the Los Osos Elfin Forest is slated for Sept. 15. Join local naturalist Al Normandin and stroll around Full Article

Condor shooting under investigation in California

Reward offered for information –The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the shooting of an endangered California condor found on a remote private property Full Article

Valley Fever on the rise in San Luis Obispo County

Submitted by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Agency –With Valley Fever, knowledge is power. That’s why the Public Health Department wants everyone in Full Article

Southbound 101 lane in Santa Margarita closed for drainage work

–The right lane of southbound US Highway 101 will be closed just south of Tassajara Creek Road on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 9 am until Full Article

Suicide reported at San Luis Obispo County Jail

–On Sunday, during a scheduled check of inmates at the San Luis Obispo County Jail, correctional deputies found an inmate unresponsive and hanging in his Full Article

Fire near Franklin Hot Springs destroys structure, burns 47 acres

–A fire that ignited yesterday near Franklin Hot springs has burned a total of 47 acres and destroyed one structure, according to Cal Fire Twitter. Full Article