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4 days ago
- General
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Remember when: Take a look into SLO County's past with these 7 stories
Stories by The Tribune journalists, with AI summarization San Luis Obispo County's past comes alive through photos, films, and oral accounts. The story of the Andrews Building shows how fires and changing building codes shaped downtown architecture. A rare 1938 travel film tours prewar landscapes and lost landmarks, such as Morro Bay's old hotel and undeveloped coastline. Stories like Photos From the Vault use newspaper archives and community memories to spotlight moments, from notorious red-light districts to historic heatwaves when entire towns relied on water hoses to cool off. These images and stories capture how people, places, and traditions have evolved across generations. Parts of the historic downtown building are more than 130 years old. | Published May 18, 2024 | Read Full Story by David Middlecamp In any era, water is the classic way to cool off, from the hose, a giant swamp cooler at the Mid-State Fair or a spray bottle. | Published July 6, 2024 | Read Full Story by David Middlecamp 'They were already laid to rest for the first time, and now we have to do it again,' a tribal officer for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians told The Tribune. | Published October 27, 2024 | Read Full Story by Ania Keenan Kaytlyn Leslie Photojournalist David Middlecamp reflects back on the founding of Photos from the Vault and what he's learned. | Published December 28, 2024 | Read Full Story by David Middlecamp 'One of my girlhood ambitions was to get right into the heart of the whistling demons,' one said. | Published January 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by David Middlecamp The 55-minute film includes visits to various landmarks and a circle flight over San Luis Obispo County. | Published March 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by David Middlecamp The photos show Morro Bay, Port San Luis and even Diablo Canyon ahead of its first official year of operation. | Published April 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by David Middlecamp The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Health
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No poultry and dairy cattle at the Mid-State Fair? Bird flu cancels some livestock shows
The bird flu is impacting more than just egg prices in San Luis Obispo County — now, it's hitting the biggest local agricultural event of the summer. The California Mid-State Fair has canceled its dairy cattle and poultry shows for the 2025 season due to a statewide ban brought on by the rapid spread of the avian flu across California, the Mid-State Fair Livestock group announced in a news release Monday. The disease has hiked egg prices and ravaged farms and ranches, affecting over 700 dairy herds and 60 poultry flocks, according to the release. As of January, the California Department of Food and Agriculture says the disease had impacted more than $15 million birds. The spread of the bird flu led Gov. Gavin Newsom to announce a state of emergency in December, followed in January by the State Veterinarian's ban on poultry and dairy cattle events at fairs. The Mid-State Fair is now falling in line with the regulations. 'The ban is a precautionary measure to protect exhibitors, livestock, the broader agricultural community and the public,' Monday's announcement read. The canceled shows include market broilers, market turkeys and bird show, as well as dairy cattle shows. The poultry show knowledge bowl will remain, since it doesn't include live poultry, according to the release. 'We will be following the situation closely and will update exhibitors with any changes,' it read. It was not immediately clear if the Fair planned to provide alternative options for youths who planned on showing their cattle or poultry during this year's event. The Mid-State Fair Livestock organization and a Mid-State Fair representative did not respond to a request for comment on the cancellations as of Tuesday evening.
