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Visit SLO CAL selects new president, CEO

Cathy Cartier to serve as new president, CEO, effective immediately – Visit SLO CAL, the official destination marketing and management organization for San Luis Obispo Full Article

State helps seize nearly seven million fentanyl pills, 3,725 pounds of fentanyl powder

Recently, Newsom more than doubled the deployment of CalGuard servicemembers to crack down on fentanyl smuggling – Ramping up efforts to continue tackling illicit fentanyl Full Article

Central Coast Verizon users experience service outage Monday evening

– Verizon users across the Central Coast reported service outages Monday evening, leaving them with only basic access to emergency services. Residents from as far Full Article

Charles Dickens’ great-great-grandson to perform in Cambria

Event includes both matinee and dinner show performances – Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, will perform a one-man show of “A Christmas Full Article

California State Fair expands to include cannabis sales, on-site consumption

Cannabis exhibition hall will be open to state fair attendees aged 21 and over – The California State Fair, held annually in Sacramento, will make Full Article

PG&E conducting helicopter patrols today in SLO County

Safety team aboard helicopters will depart from Paso Robles airport – On June 18, as part of a drill, PG&E will be conducting helicopter patrols Full Article

Firefighters rescue horse trapped in San Miguel pool

Horse’s metal shoes couldn’t grip the pool tiling to exit the pool, reports say – Firefighters came to the rescue of a horse trapped in Full Article

Coast Guard medevacs woman participating in World’s Toughest Row race

Woman successfully transported to emergency medical services at San Luis Obispo Airport in stable condition – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew medically evacuated a Full Article

SLO Council of Governments seeking input on road safety plan

SLOCOG will be at the Safety Fest in the Paso Robles Downtown City Park to gather feedback – The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Full Article

Cal Poly hosts astronaut and alumnus Victor Glover for special day of learning

Glover met with students working on projects developing exercise regimens for astronauts – Victor Glover, a NASA astronaut, and 1999 Cal Poly engineering graduate, spent Full Article