by Deborah Cash | Aug 1, 2019 | Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Community, Grover Beach, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Santa Maria, Templeton
Under the radar for years, fostered youth students now find new help—and hope Most of us cannot comprehend how it would feel, in high school, to sit in an assembly presentation about the benefits of attending college and think, “What am I doing here? They’re not...
by Deborah Cash | Jul 1, 2019 | Atascadero, Community, Nonprofit, San Luis Obispo
During a hike at Eagle Ranch in South Atascadero recently, a pair of the ranch’s namesake raptors circled overhead as if on cue for our group of trekkers to admire. Around us, beautiful oaks of many varieties, miles and miles of sprawling grassy fields, incredible...
by Deborah Cash | Jun 1, 2019 | Atascadero, Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo
Stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, while serving in the U.S. Army in the 1960s, an off-duty Don Saueressig loved cruising the famed Autobahn where drivers often exceed 100 mph on the venerable racetrack. Those familiar with the European motorway say it’s not uncommon...
by Deborah Cash | May 1, 2019 | Community, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
“Do you live in a house, ” I asked? “No, la calle (the street), ” he said. I knew that without asking. People with disabilities end up desperately poor in countries like Honduras. And poor people end up on the street. It was his lot. He reached for my hand and held it...
by Deborah Cash | May 1, 2019 | Business, Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo
“This community is important to us; we want to leave it better than before we came.” –Ty Safreno When Ty Safreno was asked what motivated him to start his own business—Trust Automation, Inc.—back in the early ’90s, he was pretty upfront. “It was mainly a...
