by Susan Stewart | Sep 1, 2020 | Atascadero, Avila Beach, Community, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
Last month, leaders from government, industry, the military, and academia took a giant leap toward making the Central Coast a global player in the fast-growing commercial space industry. On August 5th, a signed commitment was announced to develop a shared vision for...
by Susan Stewart | Jul 1, 2020 | Community, Cover story, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
The last live SLO Symphony concert any of us will attend for a while was performed just two weeks before the stay-at-home order was issued in the State of California. In a twist of irony no one could makeup, the title of that concert was Sounds Like Home, and Anna...
by Susan Stewart | May 1, 2020 | Business, Community, History, San Luis Obispo
Here’s what architect, professor, planning commissioner and former San Luis Obispo Mayor, the late Ken Schwartz, had to say about landmarks. He’d been to a conference back east and was impressed by the value and importance city planners placed on creating and...
by Susan Stewart | May 1, 2020 | Business, Community, People, San Luis Obispo
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “The measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” As the threat of Covid-19 leaks slowly but inevitably across our city and county,...
by Susan Stewart | Feb 1, 2020 | Community, Paso Robles, People, San Luis Obispo
Don’t get him wrong, Brendan P. Kelso, materials engineer, understands very well the value of STEM courses (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in schools. But Kelso is one of those rare individuals who is not just that “math kid” who aced all those classes;...
