Ken Allard

San Luis Obispo

Digital Content Producer at KSBY-TV (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Nightside producer at @KSBY. @Calpoly grad. Southern Cal native. News tips, hate mail: [email protected].

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Articles

Cal Poly hosts annual egg-drop competition. For many, it didn't go over easy

6 days ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

Cal Poly's Packaging Club held its annual egg-drop competition at the farmers' market in downtown San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening. The club partners with the global packaging-solutions company Pregis to host the competition with one goal in mind: to keep the egg intact. Competitors create their own packaging or use a club-provided kit to protect their grade-AA large egg, then drop it from a boom lift three stories high, letting it fall to the asphalt below.
SloDoCo's Atascadero location is set to close. Here's where it's going next

6 days ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

One of San Luis Obispo County's most well-known doughnut shops is moving locations. A sign on the SloDoCo building in Atascadero says it will be closing that location and relocating to Paso Robles. Effective Monday, May 12, the SloDoCo storefront at 6917 El Camino Real will be closed. The new location will be at 2110 Spring St. in Paso. The sign at the Atascadero location does not say why the company is closing it.
Authorities release drone footage of boat rescue off Isla Vista coast

1 week ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

Two men stranded on their damaged boat off the coast of Isla Vista were rescued by fire officials last Saturday. Now, authorities have released the drone footage that captured some of the incident. Santa Barbara County Fire Department officials posted the drone footage to the department's social media pages. It shows the rescue attempt of two men whose catamaran became disabled three-quarters of a mile offshore after a "mechanical mast issue," officials said in the post.
Fire risk in Atascadero is changing. Officials held a workshop to explain that

1 week ago | 953thebeach.com | Ken Allard

A wildfire mapping workshop was held at Atascadero City Hall on Wednesday to help residents better understand local wildfire risk. City staff shared information about the state mapping process and took questions from the community about the new draft maps for Atascadero, which include expanded fire severity zones and updated wildland-urban interface maps.
Fire risk in Atascadero is changing. Officials held a workshop to explain that

1 week ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

A wildfire mapping workshop was held at Atascadero City Hall on Wednesday to help residents better understand local wildfire risk. City staff shared information about the state mapping process and took questions from the community about the new draft maps for Atascadero, which include expanded fire severity zones and updated wildland-urban interface maps.
Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Salud Carbajal address concerns at community town hall

3 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

Two big-name California lawmakers held a town-hall event on the Central Coast Tuesday evening. Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-24) discussed their work in Congress and took questions from the hundreds who attended the event at Cuesta College. The two discussed a handful of issues over roughly 90 minutes, including questions about Medicare, the environment, tariffs, the war in Gaza, and the state of the nation during President Trump’s second term.
Atascadero child killed in hit-and-run to be honored with lifesaving award

3 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

A ceremony will be held Tuesday evening in Atascadero to honor the life of the 11-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run accident earlier this year. Atascadero police announced that the ceremony for José Gutiérrez will be on the steps of Atascadero City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The department will be awarding the Honorary Lifesaving Medal to José posthumously. It's one of the highest honors the department can bestow, officials said in a press release.
Man, 19, killed in 3-vehicle accident in Santa Barbara County

3 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

One person was killed and at least one other injured after a head-on accident involving three vehicles in unincorporated Santa Barbara County earlier Thursday. California Highway Patrol officials said a 19-year-old crashed head-on with a vehicle driven by an 87-year-old Goleta woman on Modoc Road east of Via Senda.
Bidding Farewell to Mike Huckabee

1 month ago | govmikehuckabee.substack.com | Ken Allard

By Ken AllardYou should appreciate the transcendent gravity of what occurred yesterday as Governor Mike Huckabee raised his right hand and swore the oath of office to become Ambassador Mike Huckabee. As President Trump’s hand-picked envoy to Israel, Ambassador Huckabee clearly understood the financial, psychological and personal risks attending anyone from the moment you accept orders to a war zone.
New visitor center, shared office space opens in Paso Robles

1 month ago | ksby.com | Ken Allard

A new visitor center and shared office space in Paso Robles has officially opened. The Paso Robles Visitor Center has been described by local officials as a hub for business support, tourism information, and community collaboration. The space will be occupied by the Paso Robles & Templeton Chamber of Commerce and the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, which representatives say is vital in promoting the region's wine industry.