by Aprll Charlton | Sep 1, 2018 | Business, Community, People, San Luis Obispo
Pediatrician Dr. Rene Bravo doesn’t exaggerate when he says during the course of his 30-plus-year career that has been spent entirely in San Luis Obispo he has easily treated 100,000 local youth. He does joke, though, he and his wife, Debra, of 38 years, have to...
by Aprll Charlton | Aug 1, 2018 | Community, Grover Beach, People
With three marathons to his name, Grover Beach City Manager Matt Bronson believes there’s an analogy that can be made between the workings of local government and what takes place when an individual sets out on a 26.2-mile foot race. “Running 26 miles is quite a...
by Aprll Charlton | Jun 1, 2018 | Community
Lisa Ray is one of those people who rarely has much time for herself, especially not in the last almost decade since starting her nonprofit—the Children’s Resource Network. And she’s OK with her phone always ringing, even as she’s trying to settle into a bubble...
by Aprll Charlton | May 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Grover Beach, People
When Central Coast natives Lalo and Jamie Tejeda met in San Luis Obispo in 2011 little did they know wedding cakes would be their future, with one of the first cakes being their own. Prior to saying, “I Do,” the couple relocated to Sonoma’s wine country for two years...
by Aprll Charlton | Apr 4, 2018 | Business, Community, People, San Luis Obispo
Lauren Bell describes herself as someone who isn’t afraid to blaze new trails. In fact, she prides herself on the ability to do so. “I am on the cutting edge of what is going to happen,” said Bell, emPower’s first female energy coach. “We have to transition (to more...
