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Sunny Acres stakeholders move through sluggish state grant process after the death of founder Dan DeVaul
Sunny Acres founder Dan DeVaul, who faced tumultuous years before San Luis Obispo County took control over the Los Osos Valley Road sober-living facility, has died, according to community members and officials. “He was a mentor and a father figure and showed tough love. We will always remember him and forever be grateful for his kindness and big heart, even though at times he had a strange delivery,” Hope’s Village SLO Director Becky Jorgenson…
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SLO County supervisors create fund to help children impacted by immigration enforcement
San Luis Obispo County 1st District Supervisor John Peschong’s call at the January TRUTH Act forum to help U.S.-born children affected by federal immigration enforcement gained steam at the April 7 Board of Supervisors meeting, even though he rejected a funding injection. “I’m not going to support that today,” Peschong said at the meeting. “It’s not because the Community Foundation is not a good organization; they’re a wonderful organization and do good work in the…

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Rules are for suckers, right?
SLO County’s “love him or hate him,” Don Quixote-esque battler of the powers-that-be has gone to the big junk-strewn soberish ranch in the sky. Dan DeVaul—the founder of Sunny Acres, a…
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Sugar + Spoon caramels honor founder’s great-grandmother’s original recipe
Every May, Anne Marquart, owner of Sugar + Spoon Handmade Caramels in Paso Robles, unveils her lavender and honey flavor, a Mother’s Day favorite produced in collaboration with local vendors Hambly Lavender Farm and Sierra Honey Farm. Go for the goldFind Sugar + Spoon Handmade Caramels…
Central Coast bakers deliver homemade goods to underserved children
Lee Coogan feels blessed that her birthday was always celebrated when she was a kid. So was her son’s, and so are her grandkids’. But some people aren’t as fortunate to get a slice of cake in honor of the year ahead. Starting 10 years ago,…
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