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San Luis Obispo Tribune

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‘I'm destroyed.' Owner speaks on E. coli outbreak that shut down SLO County farm

After the San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Health linked Brookshire Farms to an E. coli outbreak that resulted in five confirmed cases and three children in intensive care, co-owner Shawn Callaway is still trying to get to the bottom of what went wrong. “I’m destroyed,” he said on Friday — the first day the farm was open to the public after shutting down for 10 days during peak pumpkin season. In the wake of the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak, Brookshire Farms voluntarily closed and found itself in the center of a media firestorm. Callaway’s phone kept buzzing with interview requests from CNN, USA Today, People magazine and other news outlets across the country. Meanwhile, one of their employees stood at the farm’s entrance to turn away families trying to visit the pumpkin patch. “We’ve gone through ... about 11 days now of numbness. I can’t explain it,” Callaway told The Tribune. “I mean, the worries, the fears, the concerns, the ups and downs. I mean, how do you explain it? I don’t know.” Safety has always been their top priority for both their customers and employees, he said. After working as a firefighter for 36 years, he's

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 2d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

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SLO County whale watching company closes, leaving only 1 other in beach town

Avila Beach’s whale watching tours just decreased by half now that the Avila Beach Ocean Safari has pulled its boats out of the water The move, effective on Nov. 1, leaves just one touring company left in the area. The owners, Avila residents Vincent and Emily Shay, shared the decision not to renew a license to operate with the Port San Luis Harbor District on Oct. 22. About 10 days later, the website no longer accepted reservations. Vincent told The Tribune that the decision was difficult and “deeply personal.” “It wasn’t one incident or one difficult season, or anything,” he said. “Between the weather, the cost of operating and the challenge of doing business within the harbor community in itself — which we have navigated for years ... It became harder to keep going in a way that felt sustainable.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Avila Beach Ocean Safaris (@avilabeachoceansafaris) The Shays started the wildlife touring company in 2024 — Emily as an accomplished water-woman and a professional educator at The Grizzly Academy, and Vincent an award-winning photographer with over 35 years of experience documenting different scenes around the world, according to Avila Beach Ocean Safari’s

Avila Beach, CA · 11h

San Luis Obispo Tribune

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Outage knocks out power to 1,700 in SLO County. When will it be back on?

This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here A power outage cut off electricity to more than 1,700 PG&E customers in San Luis Obispo County on Monday morning. According to PG&E’s outage report map , 1,718 customers in Creston and surrounding areas of eastern SLO County lost power around 11:10 a.m. PG&E said a team was “evaluating the electrical system to identify damaged sections and make necessary repairs in order to safely turn the power back on.” Power is expected to be restored by 3:15 p.m. Power Outages in San Luis Obispo County and California This map shows current California power outages and is automatically updated every 15 minutes. It shows the total number of customers impacted by county (in black), the general location of the outages with red (not planned) and orange (planned) circles, and more detailed power outage areas from PG&E when zoomed into the map (other utilities are not available for power outage areas). Tap on the locations for the number of customers affected and estimated power restoration in the left-hand column. Open SOURCES: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison,

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 4h

KSBY News

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Votes show lead for cannabis tax in Arroyo Grande

Polls are showing Arroyo Grande voters are supporting a new cannabis tax in the city, but a yes on this measure doesn’t mean cannabis stores can open just yet.

Arroyo Grande, CA · 2d

Tabby's Pantry

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After 57 Years, a Longtime California Grocery Store Is Locking Its Doors for Good

Safeway says it will close its store at 6150 Bollinger Road in San Jose on or around November 13, 2026. The closure affects a longtime neighborhood grocery store, while the company says employees will be reassigned to nearby locations.

San Jose, CA · 4d

montereycountynow.com

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Phil's Fish Market & Eatery, one of the county's most celebrated restaurants, goes up for sale.

Phil’s Fish Market & Eatery is on the market. Known nationally for his cioppino—and for beating celebrity chef Bobby Flay in a “throwdown”—Phil DiGirolamo opened the popular restaurant in 1982 in Moss Landing, moving to a historic downtown Castroville location in 2022. DiGirolamo also listed...

Castroville, CA · 3d

egoease.com

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California’s Dungeness crab fishing season delayed past Thanksgiving

On a gray November morning along the San Francisco waterfront, the wooden crates that usually fill with bright red crabs sat stacked and idle, and the familiar clatter of dockside sales never arrived. Families who build Thanksgiving around cracked shells and melted butter learned that the boats would stay tied up. State wildlife officials announced a Dungeness crab delay that pushes the commercial season past Thanksgiving and Christmas and into at least January, a choice made to keep endangered whales clear of fishing gear.

California · 2d

Country Herald

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California Layoff Alert: Netflix Reportedly Cutting 1,000 Jobs

Social media report claims Netflix plans to eliminate approximately 1,000 corporate positions.

California · 3d

San José Spotlight

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Gilroy hotel tax increase will generate thousands of dollars

A ballot measure in Gilroy is on a path to victory that will allow the City Council to raise its hotel tax significantly. As of Friday, Measure B shows voter approval at 65%, which gives the city the ability to raise the transient occupancy tax (TOT) from its current 9% to as much as 13%.... The post Gilroy hotel tax increase will generate thousands of dollars appeared first on San José Spotlight .

Gilroy, CA · 2d

andnowuknow.com

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Plant Sciences Genetics Launches The Rejoice™ Blackberry Platform

WATSONVILLE, CA - PSG launched the first year-round primocane blackberry under the new Rejoice™ platform. With this berry launch, the Rejoice platform addresses a variety of unmet needs across the value chain:. Retailers get blackberries that are never out of season and always in demand, with big,. firm fruit...

Watsonville, CA · 3d

SFGate

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San Jose Spotlight: Gilroy Hotel Tax Increase Will Generate Thousands Of Dollars

A ballot measure in Gilroy is on a path to victory that will allow the City Council to raise its hotel tax significantly. As of Friday, Measure B shows voter approval at 65%, which gives the city the ability to raise the transient occupancy tax (TOT) from its current 9% to as much as 13%. The measure only requires a simple majority to pass. Contingent on how the council votes, the city could see an additional $300,000 in annual general fund revenue at 11% or $700,000 at 13%.

Gilroy, CA · 2d

Silicon Valley

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Medical device tech company sells Sunnyvale site to real estate firm

SUNNYVALE — Medical device and technology company Intuitive Surgical sold a Sunnyvale research and office building it plans to vacate for well above its assessed value, documents filed on Nov. 4 in Santa Clara County show. Bay Area real estate firm Graymark Capital led an affiliated group that paid...

Sunnyvale, CA · 4d

booksnreview.com

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Barnes & Noble Opens Four New Bookstores Today in New York, Virginia, California and Texas as Expansion Continues

Barnes & Noble is opening four new bookstores today, Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Middletown, New York; Alexandria, Virginia; Cupertino, California; and Fort Worth, Texas. The company's news page lists 10 a.m. ribbon-cuttings with author signings at the first three, and a press release issued Nov. 3announces the Fort Worth store for the same hour, Central time.

Alexandria, VA · 5d

Stacker

partner publisher · 77.0K followers

The best and worst cities for women in tech

SmartAsset reports that San Jose ranks as the best U.S. city for women in tech, while Bakersfield has the largest pay disparity.

San Jose, CA · 12d

dreambiglivetinyco.com

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This 440-sqft San Jose ADU Makes a Perfect Backyard Guest House

At just 440 square feet, this one-bedroom ADU by Villa Homes creates a complete backyard guest house without requiring a major remodel to the main home. Built in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood, the H450 gives the homeowner a dedicated place for visiting family and friends to stay while still giving everyone their own privacy. Instead of sending guests to a nearby hotel, the backyard home creates a comfortable space where they can stay close, relax, and spend more time together.

San Jose, CA · 13d

hoodline.com

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San Jose Bakery Sells Out in 90 Minutes as Line Stretches a Block and a Half

A block-and-a-half-long line snaked down Snell Avenue before Panapolis Bakery even opened its fourth San Jose location on October 11, and within 90 minutes, every tray in the display case was empty. For owner Aldo Ortiz, it was the latest proof that his family's pan dulce has found an audience far beyond the kitchen where he started.

San Jose, CA · 7d

santacruzworks.org

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Downtown Pops! Accepting Applications for Former Logos Space

Downtown Pops! is the City's program designed to lower the barriers to entry for businesses looking to open a brick and mortar space. In addition, the program intends to reduce the risk for property owners to take on new tenants during challenging times. Through the program, the City enters a master lease with downtown commercial property owners with vacant spaces on Pacific Avenue, provides a guaranteed minimum rent, and then sub-leases these spaces to various pop-up tenants for a six-month term.

Santa Cruz, CA · 5d

San José Spotlight

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Silicon Valley billionaires shell out to defeat Proposition 40

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Californians are already voting on whether to implement a one-time 5% tax on billionaires that could generate as much as $100 billion toward healthcare and other social services over the next five years. And local billionaires are weighing in — with their wallets.

California · 7d

Gilroy Dispatch

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Gilroy voters prefer hotel tax increase, early results show

Early Nov. 3 election results show Gilroy voters are favoring a measure to increase the city’s transient occupancy tax, or hotel tax. Results posted by the Santa Clara County Registrar’s Office at 8:30pm show 66.57% of the votes counted so far in favor of Measure B. “No” votes so far account for 33.43% of the vote.

Gilroy, CA · 5d

lookout.co

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29 new businesses have opened in downtown Santa Cruz since 2025. Here’s why.

Lizi Barba never papered her windows while she prepared to open her gourmet market, Tomato Tomato, on Walnut Avenue. While the first-time business owner jokingly called the messy process a “performance art piece,” she liked that people constantly stopped in to ask questions as she stocked her shelves with specialty ingredients and high-end pantry staples.

Santa Cruz, CA · 7d