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🌱 How Arroyo Grande residents coped through days of PG&E power shutoffs

Arroyo Grande, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Arroyo Grande! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Arroyo Grande residents coped through days of PG&E power shutoffs
  • How did Arroyo Grande fare in this week’s football shootouts?
  • Discover Arroyo Grande’s serene Oso Flaco Lake Trail close to home

Also on today's calendar: Fundraiser To Support Childhood Cancer Research and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official California election resources: Find a ballot drop box or vote center | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 70, low: 56.
  • Wednesday: Cool with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. PG&E power shutoffs end in SLO County after days of outages (sanluisobispo.com) — Power has finally been restored after PG&E’s multi-day wildfire-prevention shutoffs that left parts of Arroyo Grande and nearby communities in the dark. Residents coped with closed businesses, dark traffic signals, and reliance on generators and solar systems while crews inspected lines before safely turning the electricity back on.
   

2. Friday Night Highlights Week 8: Morro Bay wins first of the season, Santa Ynez wins a close one (ksby.com) — Arroyo Grande High’s football team put up 42 points in Week 8, highlighted in a broader roundup of Central Coast high school scores. Local fans can see how their Eagles stacked up against rivals like Righetti, Paso Robles, Nipomo, and others across the region.
   

3. California's ‘Take it Easy' Adventures (signalscv.com) — If you’re in Arroyo Grande and want a gentle outdoor adventure, the Oso Flaco Lake Trail offers a flat, accessible 2.1-mile walk through dunes, wetlands, and out to the beach. The broader guide also suggests other low-key California outings, from monarch watching in Pismo Beach to historic strolls in Knights Ferry and Ione.
   

4. Dramatic rescues, lost homes: Tales from one of SLO County's most dangerous floods (sanluisobispo.com) — Arroyo Grande residents can look back at how Lopez Dam once redirected catastrophic 1969 floodwaters that might otherwise have raced through town. The story revisits dramatic countywide rescues, washed-out bridges, and lessons for today’s El Niño season, urging people to avoid driving through floodwaters and to use local preparedness resources like ReadySLO.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • 🚨FOUND🚨Hi everyone!
    My daughter put her puppy out to go potty and she somehow got out. Please please if you see her reach out to me. cross streets of Brighton Ave and n… (Nextdoor Ocean View)
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    He's/she at Newport and 10th. Animal control is on its way. (Nextdoor Panra Bread)
  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Grover Beach. Apply here.
  • Denny's posted a job opening for Service Assistant - Franchise in Pismo Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arroyo Grande here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant?" — Swimming trunks! (Thank you Kristina F. for sending it in!)
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