by Don Morris | Nov 1, 2018 | Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo, Sports
Back in the early 2000s, when he was just a college student, the only thing Ben Londo had to worry about was lowering himself onto 1,500 pounds of stallion confined in a bucking chute. Today, as Cal Poly’s Rodeo head coach, he worries about making sure his team wins...
by Aprll Charlton | Oct 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo
Most people who know Karen Rizzoli would say the 32-year-old San Luis Obispo native was born with adrenaline running in her veins. And they would probably be correct. By the time Rizzoli was 8 years old, the brunette with the big smile was competing in junior drag...
by Susan Stewart | Sep 1, 2018 | Business, Community, Cover story, Food, People, San Luis Obispo
Coker Ellsworth worked in his father’s corner grocery store from the time he was 7 years old. He had a special wooden crate to stand on emblazoned with the words “Shortest Box Boy.” For many summers and vacations to come Coker would stock shelves, work the cash...
by Susan Stewart | Aug 1, 2018 | Atascadero, Community, Cover story, People, Santa Margarita
She wasn’t expected to live more than 20 minutes. That’s what the doctors told Tara Olson’s frantic parents when they arrived at the hospital shortly after the car crash. But against all the odds, and with a defiance no one expected, this month, Tara and her family...
by Susan Stewart | Jul 1, 2018 | Community, Cover story, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
He is not your father’s lawyer, says the Mobile Law Center’s Stephen Stern. And just one visit to the tricked- out 1978 Airstream Argosy confirms it. Carefully selected to convey a welcoming message of affordability and utility, the inside of the Argosy has been...
by Deborah Cash | Jun 1, 2018 | Community, Cover story, People, San Luis Obispo
I typically had a plan in life for what I would do next,” Rita Neal said. But in 2012 when she was offered the position of County Counsel to lead the department’s legal team, Rita admits it was a bit of a surprise. “I didn’t have a plan for that!” she laughed. She...
