San Luis Obispo County, officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 269,637. The county seat is San Luis Obispo.
San Luis Obispo is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfway between the Bay Area in the north and Greater Los Angeles in the south. The population was 45,119 at the 2010 census.
The Central Coast is an area of California, roughly spanning the coastal region between Point Mugu and Monterey Bay. It lies northwest of Los Angeles County and south of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and includes the rugged, undeveloped stretch of coastline known as Big Sur. From south to north, there are six counties that make up the Central Coast: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is a public university in San Luis Obispo, California. It is one of two polytechnics in the California State University system.
California Men's Colony (CMC) is a male-only state prison located northwest of the city of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, along the central California coast approximately halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
KSBY, virtual channel 6, is a dual NBC/CW+-affiliated television station licensed to San Luis Obispo, California, United States and serving the Central Coast of California. The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. KSBY's studios are located on Calle Joaquin in southern San Luis Obispo, with an additional studio on Skyway Drive in Santa Maria, near the Santa Maria Public Airport. The station's transmitter is located atop Cuesta Peak.
Cuesta College is a public community college in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, McChesney Field is a civil airport near San Luis Obispo, California, United States. Three passenger airlines serve the airport with nonstop flights to eight cities: Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle. The airport was established in 1939 and used by the U.S. military between 1939 and 1945.
The San Luis Obispo Mardi Gras controversy was a major town and gown conflict in San Luis Obispo, California. In late 2004, the city's leaders called for an end to public celebrations during Mardi Gras, hoping to end the event's reputation as a statewide party destination for college students.
TPC-5CN or Trans-Pacific Cable 5 Cable Network is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking Japan, Guam, Hawaii and mainland United States.
PC-1 is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the United States to Japan.
Japan-US is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the United States and Japan.
Camp San Luis Obispo is the original home of the California Army National Guard. It served as an Infantry Division Camp and Cantonment Area for the United States Army during World War II.
California's 22nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
California's 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is represented in the 117th United States Congress by Republican Kevin McCarthy. Since January 2019, McCarthy has been House minority leader. The current district includes parts of the southern San Joaquin Valley, the Tehachapi Mountains and southern Sierra Nevada, and the northwestern Mojave Desert. It comprises most of Kern County and portions of Los Angeles and Tulare counties. Cities in the district include Porterville, Ridgecrest, most of Bakersfield, and part of Lancaster. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+12, it is the most Republican district in California and the second-most Republican district in the West Coast, behind only Washington's 4th district.
On Wong, more commonly known as Ah Louis, was a Chinese American banker, labor contractor, farmer, and shopkeeper in San Luis Obispo, California, during the late 19th and early 20th century. His Ah Louis Store building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ah Louis was a central figure in the development of the Central Coast of California, serving as an organizer of Chinese laborers during the construction of the Pacific Coast Railway's Avila—Port Harford spur and the tunnels through Cuesta Grade over the Santa Lucia Range.
The Dalidio Ranch Project refers to a development project proposal most recently known as Measure J, which was voted on by the citizens of San Luis Obispo County, California, on the November 7, 2006, ballot. The parcel proposed for the development project is a 131-acre (53 ha) parcel of farmland located adjacent to San Luis Obispo, California, west of U.S. Route 101, and east of Madonna Road. The parcel is south of the Promenade Shopping Center and bordered by Prefumo Creek. The project proposed would include "a 13-acre (5.3 ha) organic farm, a seven-day-a-week farmers' market, a monarch butterfly preserve visible from a grove of eucalyptus trees, a drive-through pharmacy, retail development featuring walkways and ornate fountains, and 60 units of workforce housing," and the construction of an overpass connecting U.S. Route 101 and Prado Road, according to an article by New Times San Luis Obispo. Ernie Dalidio was the former owner of Dalidio Ranch, and actively petitioned for the city annexation of the land starting in 1991; he sold the property in 2013.
KEYT-TV, virtual channel 3, is a dual ABC/CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Santa Barbara, California, United States and serving the Central Coast of California. Owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG), it is a sister station to San Luis Obispo-licensed low-powered, Class A Fox affiliate KKFX-CD ; NPG also operates Santa Maria-licensed Dabl affiliate KCOY-TV through a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner VistaWest Media, LLC. KEYT-TV's studios are located at 730 Miramonte Drive on TV Hill, overlooking downtown Santa Barbara; KCOY-TV and KKFX-CD share separate facilities at West McCoy Lane and Skyway Drive in Santa Maria north of Santa Maria Public Airport. KEYT-TV's transmitter is located atop Broadcast Peak, between Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez in the Santa Ynez Mountains.
KCOY-TV, virtual channel 12, is a dual Dabl/Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Santa Maria, California, United States and serving the Central Coast of California. Owned by VistaWest Media, LLC, it is operated under a shared services agreement (SSA) by the News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG), making it a sister station to Santa Barbara-licensed ABC/CBS affiliate KEYT-TV and Class A Fox affiliate KKFX-CD. KCOY and KKFX share studios on West McCoy Lane in Santa Maria; KEYT maintains separate facilities on TV Hill, overlooking downtown Santa Barbara. KCOY's transmitter is located on Tepusquet Peak east of Santa Maria.
Diablo Canyon (Nuclear) Power Plant, located in San Luis Obispo County California, was originally designed to withstand a 6.75 magnitude earthquake from four faults, including the nearby San Andreas and Hosgri faults, but was later upgraded to withstand a 7.5 magnitude quake. It has redundant seismic monitoring and a safety system designed to shut it down promptly in the event of significant ground motion.
